New Patient Registration

If you live within our practice area you are welcome to register with us and our reception staff will be happy to guide you through the procedure.

You will need to complete a registration form (GMS1) and general health questionnaire which will provide useful information whilst we wait for your medical records to arrive from your previous doctor if you have one. All forms can be obtained from reception.

All new patients are offered a health check with a member of the healthcare team to ensure that any required tests are up to date and that we have an accurate note of any repeat medication you may be taking.

The Lawns Medical Practice is proud to be a Safe Surgery and is committed to providing equal access to our services for everyone in our practice area, regardless of their immigration status.

Everyone living in the UK is entitled to register and consult with a GP. It means we help to prevent and treat illness early and create a healthier society for everyone.

At The Lawns we-

1. Don’t insist on proof of address documents

2. Don’t insist on proof of identification

3. Never ask to see a visa or proof of immigration status

4. Do what you can to protect patient information

5. Use an interpreter, if needed

6. Display posters and have a noticeboard detracted to reassure patients that our  surgery is a safe space

7. Empower our frontline staff with training and an inclusive registration policy

Online Registration

Adult Registration Form

Child Registration Form

Registration Form

Medical treatment is available from the date of registration. Please contact reception for further information.

Guide to GP Services

The Royal College of General Practitioners has produced a useful guide for patients about the services on offer at GP Surgeries and how to access them.  You can download the guide below.

A Patient Guide to GP Services

***Click on the link below to view our Privacy Policy page ***

Privacy Policy and Your information

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

English	Urdu
Albanian	Hindi
Arabic	Lithuanian
Bulgarian	Polish
Chinese (Cantonese)	Portuguese
Chinese (Mandarin)	Spanish
Russian	French
Turkish	Punjabi
Gujerati	Somali
Croatian	Bengali
Farsi

Temporary Registration

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 treatment from the local GP practice.

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.

Download the Temporary Resident Registration Form