Register as a new patient at The Avenue Surgery

Complete the online form to register to become a patient at The Avenue Surgery.

You will need to fill in all of the details to register at our surgery. You will also need to provide a copy of your ID and proof of address. For example, valid ID could include a photograph of your passport or driving licence. This is to check that you live in the local catchment area.

We may also ask you for details of your previous GP surgery and basic health and medical information.

Register as a new patient online

You can use your postcode or location to check that you’re within the surgery’s catchment area. 

Check your postcode on the Find a GP page on the NHS website 

You can find guidance and advice on how to become a new patient and the NHS healthcare services you can access, if your first language is not English, or if you’re an asylum seeker on the Government website. 

Go to the NHS entitlements migrant health page on the Government website.

If you are ill while away from home or if you are not registered with a doctor but need to see one you can receive emergency treatment from the local GP surgery for 14 days. After 14 days you will need to register as a temporary or permanent patient.

You can be registered as a temporary patient for up to three months. This will allow you to be on the local practice list and still remain a patient of your permanent GP. After three months you will have to re-register as a temporary patient or permanently register with that surgery.

To register as a temporary patient simply contact the local surgery you wish to use. Surgeries do not have to accept you as a temporary patient although they do have an obligation to offer emergency treatment. You cannot register as a temporary patient at a surgery in the town or area where you are already registered.

Children under 16 need to be registered by their parent or guardian. You can do this by completing the online GP surgery registration form on their behalf. You will need to provide a form of ID to prove that you’re their parent or guardian.

Register your child as a patient

If you are a carer of young children, elderly adults or adults who aren’t able to register themselves, you can set up an account on their behalf. This will allow you to book an appointment and access parts of their GP online services account.

If you are moving house, please let us know as soon as possible. If you are moving out of the surgery’s catchment area, you may be asked to register with a surgery that’s closer to your new home address.

You can contact us online to let us know about a change in your address.

Please also let us know if your telephone number or email address changes.