NEW PATIENTS
We welcome new patients and their families who are ordinarily resident within our catchment area. Please give your NHS medical card to our receptionists and ask for a new patient application pack.. Ordinarily residence entitlement would normally be defined as a person living lawfully in the UK voluntarily and for settled purposes as part of the regular order of their life for the time being. As part of the registration process new patients are requested to provide proof of settled residence .
TEMPORARY RESIDENTS / HOLIDAY MAKERS
You are entitled to see a doctor anywhere in the United Kingdom if you are away from home and in need of medical help. If you are temporarily living in the area for up to 3 months, you can ask to be registered with the practice as a “Temporary Resident”. We are also happy to see any relatives or friends staying with you if they need a doctor.
PATIENTS LEAVING THE UK FOR MORE THAN 3 MONTHS
Patients who have left the UK, or who are intending to leave the UK for more than 3 months, are not normally allowed to continue to be registered with us. Such patients are welcome to re-register with the practice if they subsequently return to reside in our catchment area.
OVERSEAS VISITORS
Visitors from EEA member states or Switzerland are entitled to necessary care. A passport, national ID card or one of the following forms: E111, E112, E119, E128 is required as proof of entitlement. The UK also has a bilateral agreement with a number of non-EEA states which provides entitlement to immediately necessary treatment. Please ask our reception staff for more details. For those overseas visitors not entitled to free NHS services, it may be possible to arrange a private consultation with a member of our clinical team. Details and fees are available from reception.