All new patients are invited to make an appointment to have a health check with our practice nurse.
Register With Us
To register with us, please check you live within our catchment area; you can do this using the map below.
Once you have ensured you live within our boundary, please complete the online ‘New Patient Registration’ form.
- The practice accepts applications from all patients to join the practice regardless of race, gender, social class, age, religion, sexual orientation, appearance, disability or medical condition.
We encourage all patients to register securely online using the link provided above.
If you are unable to complete the online pre-registration form, you can visit our reception desk and complete the paper registration form. Our reception is open from Monday to Friday 8am to 6.30pm.
The Registration Process
Patients should complete both forms for each member of the family being registered. If you are registering a new born child, please only complete the PRF1 form.
It is helpful to have proof of ID when you register with us as it can assist us in matching previous medical records and confirm parental responsibility. Examples of ID proof include passport, driving licence, birth certificate, HC2 certificate, rough sleepers’ identity badge or hostel or accommodation registration or mail forwarding letter.
If you are homeless, you can give a temporary address, such as a friend’s address, a day centre or the GP surgery address. But again it is helpful to have a mobile number so we have a means of communicating with you.
Ensure you complete every part of each registration form, especially the signature sections. Any gaps in information may result in a delay in your registration.
Please allow 10 working days for us to process your registration.
Once you have registered with us you will be allocated a named accountable GP. You can request to see any doctor. However, where possible, it is preferred that a patient sees the same doctor to encourage continuity of care.
Your health record & sharing of information
Your health record includes your medical history, details about your medication and any allergies you may have. With your permission, clinicians and others in healthcare services caring for you can share your record.
Giving permission to share your health record helps the NHS deliver the best level of care for you.
You have two choices which allow you to control how your record is shared. You can change these choices at any time by letting the surgery or service you are using know.
Your choices:
- Sharing OUT – this controls whether the information recorded at this surgery or service can be shared with other healthcare services.
- Sharing IN – this determines whether or not this surgery or service can view information in your record that has been entered by other services who are providing care for you, or who may provide care for you in the future.
Simply download and complete this form to indicate your sharing of your personal information choices.
Change of personal details
The only change of contact information that is more complex and for which we need the patient to attend the practice for, is an address change. They can inform us of this in advance by phone or AccuRx, but in order to update their records, as it links to the wider NHS system, we would like the patients to attend the practice in person, with photo ID and any document (e.g. bill, driver’s licence, etc) listing their new address on it.
For adding/changing a phone number or an email address on their record, patients can just:
- Submit an admin request or
- call us to inform us which numbers to remove from the record, and which numbers to replace them with (they will be asked the normal data protection questions). The more contact details we have, the better!
- or by coming to the practice in person to fill in a form.
You can also head this by something like: ‘We sometimes find that we are unable to get hold of some patients, as they do not always inform us of changes to their contact information. It is crucial that we hold up-to-date details so we can offer the best service possible, particularly addresses, mobile numbers, and email addresses, so we would like to thank you for making sure we can provide you with the best care possible by keeping your contact details up to date.’
Once your registration is complete, you will receive a welcome text message informing you that you have now been successfully registered and details of how you can set up an account for our ASKMYGP service.
Practice Area
If you would like to check whether you are resident within our Practice area and so eligible to register with us a Practice then please enter your postcode below.
We are only able to accept patients residing in the M15 and M16 postcode.
Catchment Area
Temporary Patient Registrations
If you are not registered with the surgery you will be unable to see one of our doctors unless you have a serious emergency. In most other cases, calling 111 is a better option.
If you are not registered but need treatment at the surgery you will need to complete a temporary registration form.
You can be registered as a temporary patient for up to three months. This means you can be registered with our practice 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 our practice.
Registering with a GP as a temporary resident – NHS – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
Details of any treatment you have will be passed to your permanent GP surgery. They will add the information to your medical records.
Overseas Visitors
Those who visit the UK from overseas must pay for their care when they are in England.
In 2015 changes were made to how the NHS charges overseas visitors for healthcare so the NHS does not lose out on income for the services these patients have received.
Find Your NHS Number
Sometimes when filling in online forms or speaking with our staff, you may be asked for your NHS number.
This online tool will help you find your number if you do not know it.
Please Note
You do not need to know your NHS number to use NHS services, but it can be useful to have it.
Other ways to get your NHS number
If you cannot get your NHS number online you can:
- find it on any letter from the NHS like a prescription or appointment letter
- call your GP surgery and ask them for your number
Non-urgent advice: What if you have missing information
If you do not have the information to hand or there is information missing for us to complete your registration, don’t worry; our reception team will contact you to complete your registration.