Register with the surgery

Catchment area

Before filling out a registration form, check you are in our catchment area.

You can also find out which GPs you can register with on the NHS website.

Registering with the surgery

To register with the surgery:

When you register, it’s helpful to have your NHS number. You can use the NHS website to find your NHS number.

You can also download and print a GMS1 (PDF) form and return it to the surgery.

After you have completed and submitted the form you must attend the surgery within 7 days with two forms of identification and the completed form.

Acceptable identification includes:

  • Passport
  • Birth Certificate
  • HC2 Certificate
  • Rough sleepers’ identity badge
  • Hostel Registration/mail forwarding letter

Until we have seen your identification you will not be registered at the practice.

For further information on registering with your GP, please visit the NHS website.

Temporary residents

If you are not registered with a doctor but need to see one, you can receive emergency treatment from any GP surgery.

If you need treatment for more than 14 days you will need to register with that GP surgery as a temporary or permanent patient.

To register as a temporary resident in England, please visit the NHS website to find GP surgeries near to your place of residence.

How to register with a GP surgery

Overseas visitors

In April 2015, changes were made to the way the NHS charges overseas visitors for NHS hospital care. These changes also affect some former residents of the UK. The changes were made so that the NHS does not lose out on income from migrants, visitors or former residents of the UK, who may be required to pay for their hospital treatment costs while in England.

How charges for NHS healthcare apply to overseas visitors

Related information

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