We welcome new patients to the Practice, before you register with us, please check our Practice area map
You can also check the Practice covers your postcode at Find a GP - NHS
We are using a new online service called Register with a GP surgery that makes it easy to register with us.
Just fill in this quick online form to start the process. You do not need proof of address or immigration status, ID or an NHS number.
The service is designed and run by the NHS, so your personal information is safe. It cuts our administrative workload and makes it easier for you to register.
Paper forms are still available here to download if you need one, or call into reception to collect a paper copy.
Named GP
Every patient is now allocated a named GP. This may be different from the GP you usually see. This does not change the way you book appointments.
It means that one GP will have overall responsibility for your care at the Practice. The Practice will make reasonable efforts to accommodate any requests regarding any preferences to be with a specific GP.
Should you wish to know your named GP please contact us and speak with a member of the team.
New Patient Health Check
As part of the registration process we will review the information you have provided to ensure that we have an accurate record of any repeat medication you may be taking and any health conditions that may require monitoring or review.
The practice will contact patients who require further follow up or a new patient check.
This does not affect medical treatment which is available from the date of registration.
Practice Drug policy:
We do not routinely prescribe the following medications, should you currently be on ANY of these medications to which you have developed dependency you may be asked to take part in a reduction programme on joining the surgery following a review appointment with the GP. If you do not agree to take part in a reduction programme or fail to complym, you may be removed from our practice list.
- TRANQUILISERS AND SLEEPING TABLETS: ZOPICLONE, TEMAZEPAM, DIAZEPAM, LORAZEPAM
- NEFOPAM
- DIHYDROCODEINE
- CODEINE DEPENDANCT
- PREGABALIN
- GABAPENTIN
- ORAMORPH
- TRAMADOL
- CYCLIZINE
- OXYCODONE
- DICLOFENAC
- CHLOREDIAZEPOXIDE OR OTHER ALCOHOL DETOXIFICATION DRUGS
- MST AND MORPHINE DERICATIVES: IE. BUTRANS PATCHES ETC
- ANTI-INFLAMMATORY USE WILL BE ASSESSED
- MUSCLE RELAXANTS/SPASMODICS SUCH AS BACLOFEN AND METHOCARBAMOL
- APPROPRIATE USE OF ANTIPSYCHOTICS
If you fail to attend your appointment:
If you are unable to keep your appointment you must contact the surgery at least one hour before to cancel it so that someone else can use the time. Patients who repeatedly fail to attend appointments and do not contact the surgery in advance will be sent a letter confirming the practice appointment policy and asking if there are specific problems preventing them from letting us know. Wasted appointments make other patients wait longer. After three DNA appointments in a six months period we will write to you informing you to find another GP practice to register with.
Practice Zero tolerance policy:
As a practice we embrace NHS zero tolerance policy and do not allow physical or verbal abuse against any member of staff. Patients may be removed without warning in exceptional circumstances. Examples include:
Verbal /physical abuse, discriminating abuse; Extreme rudeness; Unacceptable behaviour towards any member of the Primary Health Care Team; Intentional damage of practice premises; Sexual and racial harassment; Crime and deception i.e. fraudulently obtaining drugs
Proxy Access
If you are managing the health of another, you can apply for proxy access. This provides access to the person's online account for:
- book and view appointments
- order medication
- access to medical records
Proxy access on behalf of children
People with parental responsibility for children have rights to access their children’s records. This is in most cases. Not all parents have parental responsibility. Proxy access for parent and guardian to a child’s record is a practice-level decision.
Proxy access on behalf of another adult
A person with their own online access account can register for proxy access on before of another patient. Proxy is the recommended alternative to sharing login details.
More Information
Read the RCGP guidance on Proxy Access for more information [EXTERNAL PDF LINK]
NHS App: Using linked profiles to access services for someone else
Proxy Access Form
Return the completed form to the practice.
Temporary Registration
If you are ill while away from home or if you are not registered with a GP but need to see one you can receive emergency treatment from the local GP Practice for up to 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 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.
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