Register with our practice
Patients living within the practice area are welcome to register and our reception staff can confirm your eligibility from your postcode.
You will also need to complete a registration form (GMS1) and health questionnaire which will provide useful information whilst we wait for your medical records to arrive from your previous doctor.
Medical treatment is available from the date of registration. Please contact reception for further information.
Anyone in England can register with a GP surgery. It’s free to register. You do not need proof of address or immigration status, ID or an NHS number. You might be able to register with a GP surgery that’s not in the area you live. GP surgeries are usually the first contact if you have a health problem. They can treat many conditions and give health advice. They can also refer you to other NHS services. For more information click on the link below.
https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/gps/how-to-register-with-a-gp-surgery/
Registering your new baby
When we receive your discharge summary after birth, you baby is registered on our system. You will still need to complete a registration form for your baby as soon as possible, as we require extra details which your discharge summary doesn’t provide. Please complete the permanent patient registration form below. Alternatively, you can collect a paper version from reception and hand it back in. Once the form has been received, we can update any details.
We will send you a letter to remind you to register your baby and to remind you to book in for your 6-week mother and baby check. When your baby is around 8 weeks, you will also receive a letter from Child Health regarding their immunisations and an appointment to have them at the surgery. Please remember to bring the red book to all your baby’s appointments. If you cannot make this appointment, you must notify reception as soon as possible.
Homeless registration
Please complete the permanent registration form using the link below or ask reception for a paper copy. If you do not have an address, please use the surgery’s address. We do however need a contact number.
Refusing a registration
You can be refused a registration with us if:
- You live outside the practice boundary, and we are not accepting patients from out of area
- If you live outside our practice boundary and you would require extra care, such as home visits
- You have been removed from the practice register before
Temporary registration
Please only register as a temporary patient if you require an appointment. We cannot accept submissions on a ‘just in case basis’. You can download the form here or request the paper copy from reception.
Register for Online Services
Please note online services is for 16 years and over only.
If you wish to have online services, please click on the ‘register for online services form’ link below. Once we receive this you will be contacted to arrange to bring in your proof of photographic ID and address.
Alternatively you can print the form headed and bring your completed form plus photographic ID and address with you to reception.
Please note it will take up to 7 working days for access to be granted.
Catchment Area (Practice Boundary)
Named GP
From 1st April 2015, all patients registered at any GP practice are required to be allocated a named accountable GP.
What does ‘accountable’ mean?
The named accountable GP is responsible for the co-ordination of all appropriate services required under the contract and ensure they are delivered to each patient where required.
However, this does not mean that they will be the only GP or clinician who will provide care to that patient.
These responsibilities will be carried out within the opening hours of the Practice and do not change the way you currently access care outside these hours.
Will GP practices write to patients to inform them of their named GP?
No. However, we will inform patients of their named GP on request.
Can patients choose their own named GP?
The Practice will allocate a named GP for each patient.
Do patients have to see their named GP when they book an appointment?
No. Patients can, and should, feel free to choose to see any GP or nurse in the practice in line with current arrangements. As all patients have an electronic medical record this ensures that all clinicians in the Practice have access to the most accurate and up to date information. If you request an urgent appointment, this will be with any of the doctors who have available appointments.
All patients registered at Gladstone Surgery have been allocated a named accountable GP.
Please be aware that this does not affect your ability to make an appointment with any of the GPs in the practice of your choosing
Accessing someone else's information (Proxy Access)
Family members and carers can request proxy access. This can be requested in the following instances:
- By parents and/or guardians of patients younger than 16 years old, although children aged 13 to 15 may have access in their own right following a competence assessment by a GP)
- By carers of patients who lack capacity, for example those with dementia or learning disabilities
- By carers, relatives and/or friends of patients who are illiterate
If the patient lacks capacity to give informed consent for proxy access (which will be most of the cases), proxy access may still be given to a relative, carer and/or friend in the following circumstances:
- They must have a power of attorney for health and welfare
- Be a court-appointed deputy
- If the GP determines that it is in the patient’s best interest.
Once a young person turns 16, the previous competence assessment by default is no longer applicable as they are assumed to have capacity unless there is an indication to the contrary.
To request proxy access, please put this request in writing or via email to gladstone.referrals@nhs.net or complete the form below:
Please add your full name and date of birth as well as the patients details you would like proxy access to. Or print and complete the form below and return to the surgery with your proof of address and photo ID.
