New Patients

Practice Boundary

If you would like to check whether you are resident within our Practice area and so eligible to register with us a Practice then please enter your postcode below.

Temporary Registration

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 practice for 1 occasion. After this you will need to make an application to register permanently if you fulfil the criteria.

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. This process can only be repeat twice (maximum of 6 months).

To register as a temporary patient simply contact the local practice you wish to use. Practices do not have to accept you as a temporary patient although they do have an obligation to offer emergency treatment.

Overseas Visitors

Those who visit the UK from overseas must pay for their care when they are in England.

In 2015 changes were made to how the NHS charges overseas visitors for healthcare so the NHS does not lose out on income for the services these patients have received. Further information for overseas visitors

Guide to GP Services and GP Registration FAQs

Are you new to UK healthcare? The written guide for new patients below explains the NHS healthcare and how our service registers, operates and our services.

Guide to GP Services and GP Registration FAQs

Named GP

Every patient that is registered at the practice is allocated a named GP at the point of registration. This GP is responsible for a patient’s overall care at the practice.

If you wish to know who your allocated GP is, or have any questions regarding your GP, please do ask reception.

Summary Care Record Opt Out

Summary Care Record Opt Out – Surrey Lodge Practice

Safe Surgeries

We are proud to be a safe surgery for everyone in our community, and pledge to ensure that everyone in our community receives the quality healthcare they are entitled to.

In partnership with Doctors of the World UK, we will ensure that our practice offers a welcoming space for everyone who seeks to use our services. We will ensure that a lack of identification, proof of address, or immigration status do not prevent patient registration.

As a member of the Safe Surgeries community, we will endeavour to support other Safe Surgeries and the development of the network.

Don’t have documents? Don’t worry

We are a Safe Surgery for everyone in our practice area.

We might ask for ID or proof of address. But if you don’t have any and you live in our practice area, you can still register with us.

We won’t ask for immigration documents.

What it means to be a safe surgery

All are welcome. Your nationality or immigration status do not affect your right to register here.

We are a Safe Surgery for everyone in our practice area.

• everyone living in England has the right to free care from a GP
• ask reception for an interpreter if you find it difficult to communicate in English
• our receptionists won’t ask you about your immigration status
• if you are worried about giving us your address, please let us know – your information is safe with us

If you wish to register, please speak to a member of staff who can help and support you with the process of registration.

You can learn more by visiting the Doctors of the World UK website.

Find Your NHS Number

Sometimes when filling in online forms or speaking with our staff, you may be asked for your NHS number.

This online tool will help you find your number if you do not know it.