Please note: we cannot register anyone who lives outside our practice area – if you are in any doubt please telephone us beforehand.
Catchment Area
Register as a New Patient
If you live in our practice area and wish to register with us please visit the surgery with two forms of identification; preferably one photo ID such as a passport or driving licence and one with proof of address like a recent utility bill (within the last 6 months). This only applies to those patients aged 18 and over.
If you choose to submit forms electronically please note that your registration will not be processed until reception have seen your ID.
If you cannot meet our ID requirements, or cannot bring them to your surgery, please call 01326 240212 and ask to speak to the secretary
Temporary Patient Registrations
If you are ill while away from home or if you are not registered with a doctor but need to see one you can receive emergency treatment from the local GP practice for 14 days. After 14 days you will need to register as a temporary or permanent patient.
You can be registered as a temporary patient for up to three months. This will allow you to be on the local practice list and still remain a patient of your permanent GP. After three months you will have to re-register as a temporary patient or permanently register with that practice.
To register as a temporary patient simply contact the local practice you wish to use. Practices do not have to accept you as a temporary patient although they do have an obligation to offer emergency treatment. You cannot register as a temporary patient at a practice in the town or area where you are already registered.
Non-English Speakers
These fact sheets have been written to explain the role of UK health services, the National Health Service (NHS), to newly-arrived individuals seeking asylum. They cover issues such as the role of GPs, their function as gatekeepers to the health services, how to register and how to access emergency services.
Special care has been taken to ensure that information is given in clear language, and the content and style has been tested with user groups.