We welcome new patients joining the Practice.

Anyone in England can register with a GP surgery. Patients living within the practice area are welcome to register and our reception staff can confirm your eligibility from your address or you can refer to our boundary map.

If you live outside of our catchment area, you may still be able to register but we are unable to offer home visits if you live outside of our catchment area. One of our team will discuss this with you when you register. 

You do not need proof of address or immigration status, ID or an NHS number.

Although not required, it makes the registration process quicker and more accurate if you are able to provide us with your NHS number.  

You can use the NHS website to find your NHS number.

There are also instructions on how to find your NHS number in the registration form itself. 

All new patients are assigned to a named GP, who is taking on new patients at the time you register, and we will notify you of the name.

To register with the Practice from 26th July please click on the link below or scan the QR code.

Automated registration form

To fully register with the practice, you need to live within approximately a 10 mile radius of the surgery.

Please see practice leaflet for more info about us.

 Download our practice leaflet

If you prefer to register not using any electronic methods then please call in to our help desk in the Practice between 8.30am and 6pm Monday - Friday and one of our team will be happy to help you.

There is an option if you live further away but wish to register with this practice and this is called 'an out of area registration'.  This means you can register with us and attend here for appointments. However, we are unable to carry out home visits. Please click here to read our leaflet for more information.

We also encourage patients who are already registered with the practice that move out of area to contact the surgery if they wish to remain. This will allow us to continue providing continuity of care. 

Please either call-in at the surgery, email D-ICB.AdminLitchdon@nhs.net, or telephone us on 01271 323443 if you wish further clarification on registering.

If you are going to university, you can remain a patient at Litchdon. Please contact the surgery so we can make the necessary changes. 

This will allow you to continue ordering any repeat medications you take and have them sent to a chemist near you, it also retains continuity as you’ll be able to book routine consultations with your registered GP. 

If you require any immediate treatment, you can temporarily register with a GP practice at or near your university, this will allow you to be seen in person while retaining Litchdon as your main GP surgery.

If you are on holiday or temporarily in the area and need primary care medical advice you can still contact your own GP by telephone or e consult as they may be able to help you that way and can send prescriptions electronically anywhere in the country.

If this is not possible and you need local primary care medical help you have two other options.

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 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 but 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 practice.

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. You cannot register as a temporary patient at a practice in the town or area where you are already registered.

We are proud to be a ‘Safe Surgery’ for everyone in our community.

Everyone in the UK has the right to free care from a GP. If you don’t have proof of ID or address, you can still register. Immigration status or nationality don’t matter - reception won’t ask for immigration documents and won’t share your information with the Home Office unless serious crime is involved. 

See Link for more details.

Safe Surgeries Information

These fact sheets have been written to explain the role of UK health services, the National Health Service (NHS), to newly-arrived individuals seeking asylum. They cover issues such as the role of GPs, their function as gatekeepers to the health services, how to register and how to access emergency services.

Special care has been taken to ensure that information is given in clear language, and the content and style has been tested with user groups.

Open the leaflets in one of the following languages:

English	Farsi	Urdu
Albanian	Bengali	Hindi
Arabic	Croatian	Lithuanian
Bulgarian	Punjabi	Polish
Chinese (Cantonese)	Somali	Portuguese
Chinese (Mandarin)	Gujerati	Spanish
Russian	Turkish	French