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Registering with a GP practice

To register permanently, you’ll need to complete a registration form:

When you register with us, it’s recommended that you provide information to confirm your:

  • identity
  • address

This means you can be matched to your existing NHS records. 

Registering as a Temporary Resident

You can only register with a GP practice if you’re staying in the area for more than 3 months. If you’re not, you may still be treated but as a Temporary Resident.

You can also use the Access to Healthcare. This is a GP registration card to help you register with a GP Practice. The card gives information on your rights to accessing healthcare. You can find the card on the Health Literacy Place website.

For more information on being treated as a Temporary Resident please contact your nearest GP practice.

Accessing someone else’s information

In accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, and NHS confidentiality requirements, the Practice may only disclose a patient’s personal or medical information to a third party where appropriate authority has been provided.

For most requests, the patient must give explicit written consent, clearly authorising the Practice to share their information with a named individual. Without written consent, we are unable to release confidential information, except where disclosure is permitted or required by law.

Power of Attorney (PoA)

Where an individual holds a valid Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) for Health and Welfare, or other relevant legal authority, this must be provided in writing and include a copy of the registered documentation. The Practice will review the scope of the authority to confirm that it permits access to health information.

Please note that a Property and Financial Affairs LPA does not automatically grant access to medical information unless health‑related authority is clearly specified.

All requests are handled in line with NHS confidentiality guidance to ensure patient information is protected appropriately.

Accountable GP

From 1st April 2015, practices are required to allocate all patients (including children) with a named accountable GP.

The named GP is responsible for the coordination and delivery of all appropriate services, where required based on clinical judgement, to each of their patients.

  • Patients do not need to see their named GP when they book an appointment with the practice.
  • Patients are entitled to choose to see any GP or nurse in the practice.

Page last reviewed: 27 April 2026
Page created: 27 October 2025