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We regret to inform you that, due to current pressures on the practice, we have taken the decision to limit the number of new patient registrations at The Harbour Medical Practice

This means the patient registration process will operate in a different way and could involve registering with an alternative practice. 

For assistance with finding a GP Surgery in Sussex, please contact the NHS Sussex GP Allocations Teams by email sxicb.gpallocations@nhs.net stating the full names of everyone who needs to register, and your full address, including postcode.

Alternatively you can call 0300 140 9855. The team will provide you with the available practice options and arrange for an allocation if necessary.

However, we will continue to register the following patients in the usual way:

• newborn or adopted babies of parents already registered at the Practice who are still living within our boundary.
• first degree relatives of patients already registered at the Practice who are living at the same address as registered patients and are still living within our boundary.

Please ensure you are downloading and completing the correct registration form (you will need a GMS1 form for each application). Incomplete forms can result in a delay in getting you registered with the Practice.

• GMS1
• ADULT registration form
• CHILD Registration form
• Online access application

Please note it can take up to 72 hours to register you with the Practice.

New Patient Health Checks

All new patients are encouraged to book for a New Patient Health Check. This will be carried out by the Practice HCA and can be arranged by the Reception team. Please book your Health Check as soon after returning your registration form as possible. All eligible patients will receive a text messaging inviting them for their New Patient Check (children are not eligible for New Patient checks)

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 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 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.

Translators can be made available on request.

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:

Disabled Access

There is full wheelchair access to all facilities at the Harbour Medical Centre.

Car Parking

There is a large car park available on-site and allocated disabled parking bays. There are also cycle parking facilities.

Hearing Loop

There is a hearing loop in reception.