New patient registration
To register with the practice you must permanently reside within the practice catchment map. Click here to check if your postcode falls in our catchment area.
Our registration process is quick and easy, please follow the link to complete a short form which should only take 10 minutes:
In some cases when you register you may be invited to attend for a health check. This gives us the opportunity to meet you and your family and plan any special health needs you may have and, where there is a family history of chronic disease eg diabetes or heart disease, conduct screening tests
The practice will try to accommodate any specific requests that you have regarding your medical care. If you have any personal requirements or health care needs due to religious, moral or ethical preferences please inform us in writing so that we can update your records accordingly. On registration with the practice you will be assigned an 'accountable GP'. This does not mean you have to see that person, if you prefer to be seen by a specific practitioner please let the practice know; however this may not be possible in case of emergency.
We look forward to welcoming you to our practice.
We (the NHS in England) are introducing a new electronic record called the Summary Care Record (SCR), which will be used to support your emergency care.
For more information please read the attached leaflet carefully.The leaflet can be found here.
It will give you information about the new Summary Care Record – your emergency care summary.
Dear Patient,
If you are registered with a GP practice in England you will already have a Summary Care Record (SCR), unless you have previously chosen not to have one. It will contain key information about the medicines you are taking, allergies you suffer from and any adverse reactions to medicines you have had in the past.
Information about your healthcare may not be routinely shared across different healthcare organisations and systems. You may need to be treated by health and care professionals that do not know your medical history. Essential details about your healthcare can be difficult to remember, particularly when you are unwell or have complex care needs.
Having a Summary Care Record can help by providing healthcare staff treating you with vital information from your health record. This will help the staff involved in your care make better and safer decisions about how best to treat you.
You have a choice
You have the choice of what information you would like to share and with whom. Authorised healthcare staff can only view your SCR with your permission. The information shared will solely be used for the benefit of your care.
Your options are outlined below; please indicate your choice on the form overleaf.
a) Express consent for medication, allergies and adverse reactions only. You wish to share information about medication, allergies and adverse reactions only.
b) Express consent for medication, allergies, adverse reactions and additional information. You wish to share information about medication, allergies and adverse reactions and further medical information that includes: Your significant illnesses and health problems, operations and vaccinations you have had in the past, how you would like to be treated (such as where you would prefer to receive care), what support you might need and who should be contacted for more information about you.
c) Express dissent for Summary Care Record (opt out). Select this option, if you DO NOT want any information shared with other healthcare professionals involved in your care.
Please note that it is not compulsory for you to complete this consent form. If you choose not to complete this form, a Summary Care Record containing information about your medication, allergies and adverse reactions and additional further medical information will be created for you as described in point b) above.
The sharing of this additional information during the pandemic period will assist healthcare professionals involved in your direct care and has been directed via the Control of Patient Information (COPI) Covid-19 – Notice under Regulation 3(4) of the Health Service Control of Patient Information Regulations 2002.
Please click here to download our Summary Care Record Patient Consent Form.
Temporary Registration
If you are ill while away from home or if you are not registered with a doctor but need to see one 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. You cannot register as a temporary patient at a practice in the town or area where you are already registered.
There are around 2.6m veterans in the UK. A military veteran is anyone who has served in the armed forces for at least 1 day.
When servicemen and women leave the armed forces, their healthcare is the responsibility of the NHS. It is very important that veterans both register with an NHS GP and tell them that they have served.
Telling the GP practice about your veteran status will trigger the transfer of your full medical documentation from the Ministry of Defence to your GP and enable you to benefit from veteran-specific services like prosthetics and mental health.
All veterans are entitled to priority access to NHS care (including hospital, primary or community care) for conditions associated with their time within the armed forces. But this is always subject to clinical need and doesn't entitle you to jump the queue ahead of someone with a higher clinical need.
If the NHS service you're dealing with is unaware of priority treatment, you're actively encouraged to tell them about it and ensure you have told them you have served.
We would also like to know if a member of your family is a military veteran, please inform the reception staff. If you have a friend or know a veteran, please ask them to inform their GP practice. Staff will be happy to answer any questions.
For further help and information, email england.armedforceshealth@nhs.net or visit Healthcare for the armed forces community - NHS