Abbey Meads Medical Centre

Penhill Surgery

How to register

We have an open list and welcome requests for registration from patients living in or moving to the practice area.

You can register in several different ways:

Online

By completing the online patient health questionnaire (adult)

Visiting the practice

Pick up and complete a form available from reception.

Downloading the forms

You can download and print a registration form and

either a Registration Form – Adult (16 years +) or

Registration Form – Child under 16 years

Bring the fully completed and signed forms with you to the practice together with two forms of identification for each person. A photo ID such as your driving licence or Passport and a utility bill with your address on it are the common forms of identification used. There are other suitable forms of identification we accept as alternatives, please ask reception for details.

Registering a new born

If you are registering a new born child please download and complete a registration form. The Practice will send you an appointment for a mother and baby postnatal check. This is a 50 minute appointment, 30 minutes for the baby check and 20 minutes for the postnatal. Your baby’s course of routine immunisations will start at 8 weeks and will be given at this appointment. Please ensure you bring the red book.

Named accountable GP

You will have a named, accountable doctor who is responsible for coordinating your care. You can still talk to or make appointments to see any of our doctors or nurses, not just your named GP.

We recommend that new patients undertake a health check with a practice nurse.

Temporary patients

If you are not registered with the surgery you will be unable to see one of our doctors unless you have a serious emergency. In most other cases, calling 111 is a better option.

If you are not registered but need treatment at the surgery you will need to complete a temporary registration form.

You can be registered as a temporary patient for up to three months. This means you can be registered with our practice and remain a patient of your permanent GP. After three months you will have to re-register as a temporary patient or permanently register with our practice.

Click here for further information on the NHS website

Non-English speakers

For help with health information in other languages, please go to the NHS website.

Date published: 10th October, 2014
Date last updated: 16th June, 2023