How to Register
To register with our practice please follow the link below to complete the online registration form and patient information details.
As long as you are living within our catchment area, you can register with us. You do not need to provide any proof of address or ID. You will however, need to fill all the registration forms.
You will not be registered at the practice if you do not live within our catchment area.
You will also not be registered until you have provided us all the information on the forms. This is required to ensure that you understand your responsibilities as a patient of the practice and also that there is no mix-up with your registration.
New patient registration Find your NHS NumberRegistration Medical
Once registered, make an appointment with our nursing team for a registration medical.
We invite all our new patients to see one of our practice nurses or our health care assistant. This appointment enables us to collect medical information before your medical records arrive. It is also the start of screening for other medical problems. Normally, you will need to complete a registration medical before seeing one of our GPs.
Overseas Visitors
For Guidance on overseas visitors please please visit GOV.UK for further information.
Temporary Residents
If you are not registered with a doctor but need to see one, you can receive emergency treatment for 14 days. After 14 days you will need to register as a temporary or permanent patient.
To register as a temporary resident you will need to complete a Temporary Resident Form. Please return the completed form to the surgery.
You can register as a temporary resident with a GP in England if you are in the area for longer than 24 hours but less than three months.
For further information visit: NHS Choices – How do I register as a temporary resident with a GP?
Patients Living Outside the Practice Catchment Area
If you are moving to a new home outside our catchment area, you may wish to remain registered with us. This is sometimes the case for patients who only move a short distance outside our catchment area. If this is the case, please:
– Contact the practice to let us know you are moving home and tell us your new address.
– Make it clear whether or not you would like to request to remain registered at Great Barford Surgery.
– Please also make it clear whether this request is just for you or for all members of your family (where applicable).
Your requests will be considered by your usual GP in line with the “Choice of GP practice guidance” issued by NHS England on 11 November 2014. We will then write to you to inform you of our decision. You will only be allowed to remain registered with us when living outside our catchment area if your GP is confident that this is clinically appropriate. You will have 30 days to register with a new GP if we feel it is not appropriate to keep you on our patient list.
Please note that if you are registered with us while living outside our catchment area you will not be eligible for home visits. You may be asked to reregister with a local GP at any time in the future should your personal circumstances change. Otherwise you will have access to all the services we offer.