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Registering with the Practice

Non-urgent advice: Registration

You can only permanently register with a GP practice if you’re staying in the area for more than 3 months. If you move out of the practice area, you will need to register with a practice in your new area as soon as you move.

Practice Area

  • Newhills provides NHS medical services within postcodes G32 0, G33 3, G33 4, G33 5, G34 0, G34 9 & G69 6
  • We do not accept patients from G32 6, G69 7 or G69 8

If you stay out-with our Practice area

If you do not stay within our catchment area, other GP practices can be found by accessing the link below.

NHS Inform GP Finder

How to register:

  • Registration can be completed online or in person
  • Visit reception during surgery hours and collect / complete the paper registration forms
  • We will require evidence of identity to provide certain services (refer to our registration policy regarding ID) which must include proof of address to confirm you are living in the Practice Area
  • The practice has a non-discrimination policy for accepting new patients. There are a number of reasons why you may not be able to register with your chosen GP, for example you may live too far away. If this is the case, you will need to register with GP practice in your local area.

Please allow 2 working days for your form to be processed. We will contact you if there are any problems.

If you are on regular medication, please ensure you have a 2-week supply prior to registration.

Register Online:

You need to complete 2 registration processes:

1. Newhills New Patient Registration Form
2. Newhills New Patient Registration ID Upload

If you would prefer to present your ID in person, please attend the practice, where our receptionists will be able to assist you.

Registration In Person:

You need to complete 3 registration documents:

1. NHS Registration Form

2. Newhills Practice New Patient Questionnaire & New Patient Agreement

3. ID Check (2 forms of ID required, 1 of which must be photographic)

If you have any queries, please contact the surgery for advice on how to register.

Registered with a Doctor outside of the UK

Please note that if you were previously registered with a Doctor outside the UK, the Practice will not have access to your medical notes. All patients who register from abroad should contact their previous Doctor to obtain copies of their notes.

Your medical records remain with your registered GP, but we will provide you with full medical care whilst you are in the area. If you leave the UK for a period of more than three months, the Practice is no longer responsible for your medical care and may not provide repeat medication in your absence.

If you are unwell whilst away from home, or if you are not registered with a doctor but need to see one, you can receive emergency treatment from our Practice for up to 14 days. After 14 days, you will need to register as a temporary or permanent patient.

If you are unwell whilst 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, please contact the Practice. GP Practices are not obligated to accept you as a temporary patient. We are, however, required to offer emergency treatment. You are unable to register as a temporary patient at a Practice within the same health-board as your current Practice.