Registering with us

Option 1: Register online.

For registering at Leap Valley or Abbotswood surgery fill out this NHS Register with a GP surgery form online

For registering at Emersons Green surgery fill out this NHS Register with a GP surgery form online

When you register, it’s helpful to have your NHS number. You can use the NHS website to find your NHS number.

Option 2: Come into the surgery.

Print off and complete both of the following forms for each person wishing to register:

We will need you to fully complete and sign both forms before you can be registered. This will enable us to obtain your records from your previous surgery before you next need advice or treatment.

Bring the fully completed and signed forms with you to the practice together with two forms of identification for each person. A photo ID such as your driving licence or Passport and a utility bill with your address on it are the common forms of identification used. There are other suitable forms of identification we accept as alternatives, please ask at reception for details.

Valid forms of Identification

To register we require photo identification (ID) (passport, drivers licence or European Union Identity card).

If you are homeless or of no fixed abode, then although it is helpful to have photo ID you can register without any.

Any other ID such as an HC2 Certificate, Rough Sleepers’ Identity badge, Hostel registration or mail forwarding letter would also be helpful but again we will register you even if you don’t have these. As we know it is more important that you can access health care when you need it.

If you are unsure on how to register, please ask at reception and they can help you to complete the registration process.

Do you care for someone who could not manage without you or are you someone that is cared for?
If yes, please see resources for our carers.

For children under 16’s

Please complete a GMS1 Registration Form and send it to your surgery. Be sure to include your child’s NHS Number, which can be found in their Red Book. Once we receive the completed form, we will register your child as a patient at our practice.

New babies – When Mum is registered at the Practice

The hospital will provide us with the transfer paperwork. Our Care Co-ordinators will then contact the mum, or guardian to confirm the baby’s full name and complete the registration. Please have your baby’s NHS Number, as shown in the Red Book, available.

If you have not heard from us within four weeks of your baby’s birth, please contact the surgery to follow up.

We will arrange an appointment for your baby’s 6-8 week baby check and 1st immunisations.

Postnatal checks for new Mothers is now optional. If you would like to book a postnatal appointment or discuss any concerns, let the Care Co-ordinator know when they call. You can also contact our Care Co-Ordinators for support at any time while your baby is under 12 weeks old.

New babies and children under 16 – When the parent is not registered at the Practice

Please note: We do not usually register a baby or child unless a parent or guardian is also registered with our practice. However, in certain circumstances, this may be possible. Please call and speak to a member of our team for further advice.