New Patient Registration

Patients wishing to register must attend the surgery to complete the appropriate form and to provide two forms of proof of address confirming they reside within the Practice area.

In the case of a new born baby it is only necessary for the parent to attend and complete the appropriate form.  

Once registered, should you move to a location that is outside the practice boundary (see below) you will be required to register with a new doctor. You will not be permitted to remain on our list of patients. 

It is the responsibility of the patient or the guardian of the patient to inform the surgery should any changes take place that could affect their medical care. The main issue here is with address and telephone number changes, also change from maiden to married names. 

Patients are registered with the practice and not individual doctors. It is completely fine to request an appointment with a particular doctor for continuity of care, etc. in the majority of cases we will be able to provide this, however there are times when it cannot be guaranteed.

Practice Boundary

Some years ago the practice boundaries for new patients were changed, this meant we no longer accept new patients from Shifnal, Codsall and Perton, for example. We felt, when this decision was made that it was unacceptable for existing patients in these areas to be asked to register with new practices and so they were kept on our list. However when such a patient changes address unless the new address is within our current practice boundary they will be asked to register with a new practice.

Guide to GP Services

The Royal College of General Practitioners has produced a useful guide for patients about the services on offer at GP Surgeries and how to access them.  You can download the guide below.

A Patient Guide to GP Services

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. Open the leaflets in one of the following languages

English	Urdu
Albanian	Hindi
Arabic	Lithuanian
Bulgarian	Polish
Chinese (Cantonese)	Portuguese
Chinese (Mandarin)	Spanish
Russian	French
Turkish	Punjabi
Gujerati	Somali
Croatian	Bengali
Farsi

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 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.