Join the Practice

• We are delighted that you are interested in registering with The Harbour Medical Practice. To make the registration process as smooth as possible, we have outlined the steps you need to follow:

  Please follow this link to check you are in our boundary area. SCW|CSU HealthGIS

  You can register online by following this link https://gp-registration.nhs.uk/Y00080

  Or you can download and complete a registration pack that can be found at the bottom of this section. Please ensure that you complete all sections, including the town you were born, previous GP (if applicable) and please remember to sign the purple form. Return this paperwork to the surgery and you will then be registered. We advise all patients to ensure they have enough medication from their previous surgery for 28 days. You can also pick up a Registration pack from Reception.

  If you would like us to set up online access for you, we will need to see proof of identification

  Once you set up on our system, your records should then transfer to us electronically. Paper records can take slightly longer but in the event we need them. We can contact your previous surgery for a Medical Summary.

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.