Join the surgery

To register permanently, you’ll need to complete a registration form. You can:

• Download a registration form and a new patient medical questionnaire, complete them, and then email them to the GP practice

In order for the practice to accept your registration, all new patients, including their family, must make an appointment to see our Advanced Nurse Practitioner or Health Care Assistant within 4 weeks of registration. This will include assessment of current and previous medical history, current medication and a general health check. In order to update our records fully, please can you bring a record of your children's vaccinations.

This information is extremely helpful, particularly as it can take 3-6 months to obtain previous medical records, even transferring within the locality.

When you register with us, it’s recommended that you provide information to confirm your:

• identity
• address

This means you can be matched to your existing NHS records. You shouldn’t be delayed or refused registration at a GP practice if you can’t provide identification or proof of address.

Anybody in Scotland can access primary care services at a GP practice without charge.

You can only register with a GP practice if you’re staying in the area for more than 3 months. If you’re not, you may still be treated but as a Temporary Resident.

• Download a temporary registration form, complete it, and then email it to the GP practice

For more information on being treated as a Temporary Resident please contact your nearest GP practice.

From 1st April 2015, practices are required to allocate all patients (including children) with a named accountable GP.

The named GP is responsible for the coordination and delivery of all appropriate services, where required based on clinical judgement, to each of their patients.

• Patients do not need to see their named GP when they book an appointment with the practice.
• Patients are entitled to choose to see any GP or nurse in the practice.