Register with our practice
We are proud to be a ‘Safe Surgery’ for everyone in our community. All are welcome.
Everyone in the UK has the right to free care from a GP. If you don’t have proof of ID or address, you can still register. Immigration status or nationality don’t matter -reception won’t ask for immigration documents and won’t share your information with the Home Office unless serious crime is involved.
In partnership with Doctors of the World UK, we will ensure that our practice offers a welcoming space for everyone who seeks to use our services. Ask reception for an interpreter if you find it difficult to communicate in English.
Did you know you can now easily and quickly register to join the practice and become a patient online, as long as you are in our catchment area?
When you use the online registration service you are asked all the questions needed to successfully register you. The service uses data validation. This means that you can only submit your questionnaire when all the mandatory information has been entered correctly. When you have finished registering online, we will be sent an email which will capture the information you have provided. This email should contain all of the information needed for us to successfully process your registration with surgery, we aim to do this within a matter of days where ever possible.
If you are unable to do this please speak to a member of our team.
Registering with the Practice
You are registered with the Practice rather than an individual GP and may see any of the doctors. You are able to express a preference of practitioner, and whilst the Practice will try to comply, it might not always be possible.
New patients have the opportunity to have a ‘new registration patient check’. This is a consultation with a Practice Nurse or our Health Care Assistant for a simple health check. You will need to bring a sample of urine to this consultation.
If you are on any regular medication, please note that you will need to see the doctor for this to be prescribed by the Practice.
Register OnlineCatchment Area (Practice Boundary)
Named GP
All practices are required to provide all patients with a named GP who is responsible for your overall care at the practice. Patients should contact the practice if they wish to know who this is, and if they have a preference as to which GP that you are allocated to. the Practice will make reasonable efforts to accommodate this request.
Whilst this doctor has been designated as having overall responsibility for care and support that our surgery provides for you, this does not prevent you from seeing any other GP or clinician in the practice as you currently do.
Access to Health records
The NHS is giving people better ways to see their personal health information online. We know that many patients want to be able to access their health records. The new Prospective access will help you to see test results, conditions allergies and medication. It also lets you read and review notes from your consultations, and some letters
From the 11th October 2023 we are allowing most patients to see all the information within their health record automatically. If you are over 16 and have an online account, such as through the NHS App, NHS website, or another online primary care service, you will now be able to see all future notes and health records from your doctor (GP). Some people can already access this feature, this won’t change for you.
This only applies to records from your doctor (GP), not from hospitals or other specialists. You will only be able to see information from when you register at the Practice. For most people, access will be automatic, and you won’t need to do anything.
Please note your doctor/a clinician may want to talk to you to discuss test results before you are able to see some of your information on the app in some cases. Your doctor (GP) may also want to talk to you before your full records access is given to make sure that having access is of benefit to you. There might be some sensitive information on your record, so you should talk to your doctor if you have any concerns.
These changes only apply to people with online accounts. If you do not want an online account, you can still access your health records by requesting this information through reception. The changes only apply to personal information about you. If you are a carer and would like to see information about someone you care for, please speak to reception staff.
The NHS App, website and other online services are all very secure, so no one is able to access your information except you. You’ll need to make sure you protect your login details. Don’t share your password with anyone as they will then have access to your personal information.
If you do not want to see your health record, or if you would like more information about these changes, please speak to your GP or reception staff.
