New Patients

There is full access for disabled patients, reserved parking and toilet facilities.

If you have special needs, please let the reception staff know so we can do our best to assist you.

When you register, we will ask you to make an appointment to see the practice nurse (or doctor if you are on regular medication) for a new patient health check. This will ensure that our records are accurate and all routine checks to promote your health and wellbeing (such as blood pressure/smear tests/mammograms) are up-to-date.

Please make sure that you keep us up-to-date with your contact details. Please inform any of the staff members if you need to change any of the details we have for you (i.e. - name change, address change or telephone number). In the instance of a name change we may need to ask for proof ( i.e. marriage certificate, deed poll, driving licence or passport). This will be photocopied and scanned onto your medical records and a copy will also be sent to our medical records department for them to amend their records.

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.

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.

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