Practice Catchment Area
The practice area is shown with our catchment area marked in blue. Click on the map (will open in a new browser window) and enter your postcode to check if you live within our catchment area.
If you are unsure, you can also contact reception to confirm.
If you change your name and address or telephone number please see how to tell us about a change of name, telephone number or address. If you move out of the practice area, you will be required to register with a more local practice.
How to Register as a Patient
If you live in our practice catchment area (see above) you can join our list. If you are registering your new baby please see the next section.
To register please visit the surgery with the following information:
- General Medical Services form (GMS1)
- Patient Health Questionnaire
- 1 x Photo identification (eg Passport or Driving Licence)
- 1 x Utility bill or bank statement sent to your current address, which you have received within the last three months.
Our registration forms are also available from reception.
How to Register your New Baby
You need to register your new baby at the practice as soon as possible. Therefore please complete a GMS1 Registration Form and send it to your surgery. Please ensure you provide your baby’s NHS Number which will be detailed in their Red Book. Once we have received the form we will register your baby as a patient at this Practice.
The practice will send you an appointment for a mother and baby post-natal check. This is a 30 minute appointment. It comprises of a 20 minute baby check appointment and 10 minutes for a post- natal check. Baby immunisations start at 8 weeks and an appointment will be sent to you by Child Health. Please remember to bring the red book. If you cannot make this appointment you must notify reception as soon as possible. Please be advised that if you do need to cancel, the next available appointment may be anything up to 4 weeks after that date.
Temporary Residents
The Doctors are happy to see patients who are temporarily resident in the Practice area should medical advice be required. In this instance persons wishing to be treated should state that they are a temporary resident when reporting to reception.
To register you will need to bring your passport and complete a Temporary Resident Registration form (also available from reception).
Patient Preference of Practitioner
All registered patients have the right to express a preference to receive services from a particular performer or class of performer, either generally or in relation to any particular condition; such preferences will be recorded by the practice.
The practice will endeavour to comply with any reasonable preference, but need not do so if the preferred performer has reasonable grounds for refusing to provide services to the patient or if the performer does not routinely perform the services in question within the practice.
Accountable Named GP for All Patients
All patients registered at High Street Surgery have a named doctor who has overall responsibility for your care and support. Your registered GP is also your named accountable and your allocated GP. Your allocated GP will be responsible for the provision of your healthcare. If you choose to see another doctor at the surgery you are entirely free to go on doing so exactly as before.
If you are unsure of who is your named Doctor please ask at reception.
New patients are allocated a Doctor on Registration.