New Patients
New Patient Registration
The doctors welcome new patients who live within our practice area.
From January 2015 we also welcome new patients who live out of our practice area (see below re registration if you live out of area).
Every patient is allocated a named GP.
New patients will be asked to complete a registration form (see link below). When completed please return to Petersfield Surgery between the hours of 12.00 noon to 3.00 pm Monday to Friday. It is no longer a requirement to provide ID, proof of address or NHS number.
If you have any queries regarding the registration, please contact Reception.
Any new patients with ongoing medical concerns, between the ages of 16-65 years of age, should make an appointment with the nurse practitioner. The parent/guardian of children under 5 will be asked to supply a copy of the child's immunisation history.
As it often takes sometime for records to be forwarded from your former practice all newly registered patients will be asked to complete a health questionnaire and are offered a consultation with the doctor.
Medical treatment is available from the date of registration.
Please contact reception for further information.
Out of area registration
New arrangements introduced from January 2015 give people greater choice when choosing a GP practice. Patients may approach any GP practice, even if they live outside the practice area, to see if they will be accepted on to the patient list.
The new arrangements mean we now have the option to register patients who live outside the practice area but without any obligation to provide home visits. Out of area registration (with or without home visits) is voluntary for GP practices meaning patients may be refused because they live out of area. If your application is considered we will only register you without home visits if it is clinically appropriate and practical in your individual case. To do this we may:
- Ask you or the practice you are currently registered with questions about your health to help decide whether to register you in this way
- Ask you questions about why it is practical for you to attend this practice(for example, how many days during the week you would normally be able to attend)
If accepted, you will attend the practice and receive the full range of services provided as normal at the surgery. If you have an urgent care need and the surgery cannot help you at home we may ask you to call NHS 111 and they will put you in touch with a local service (this may be a face to face appointment with a local healthcare professional or a home visit where necessary).
We may decide that it is not in your best interests or practical for you to be registered in this way. In these circumstances we may offer you registration with home visits, for example, if you live just outside the practice area or we may not register you and advise you should seek to register (or remain registered) with a more local practice.
If accepted but your health needs change we may review your registration to see if it would be more appropriate for you to be registered with a GP practice closer to your home.
This new arrangement only applies to GP practices and patients who live in England. For further information visit the NHS Choices website (www.nhs.uk).