Register with our practice
New Patients
New patients wishing to register with the practice must live in our catchment area (see map) and must complete the application pack (available at reception or see below to download).
The Devonshire Lodge Practice does not accept ‘out of area’ patients. Patients currently registered with us who move away will need to register with a new local GP.
To assist us in locating your previous medical record it would be useful if you have your NHS number.
We would prefer to see a recent (last 3 months) utility bill, bank statement or similar, but there is no legal requirement to do so.
The name on the documents must be the registrant’s name unless you can provide a marriage certificate or deed of change of name.
Your registration status with us will depend on whether you are a visitor, staying temporarily in the area or are a permanent resident.
As it often takes some time for records to be forwarded from your former practice all newly registered patients will be asked to complete a health questionnaire and are offered a new patient health check with the nurse.
Further information about the Registration process is available on the NHS website (see HERE)
Patient registration form for all adults over the age of 14yrs
GMS1 Patient Registration form
Register Online
We are using an NHS online service called Register with a GP surgery that makes it easy to register with this GP surgery. This secure system will email us your registration form.
Please click the below link to register. You will be notified once your registration has been completed or there is any further information we need. The service is designed and run by the NHS, so your personal information is safe. https://gp-registration.nhs.uk/E86006/gpregistration/landing
Catchment Area (Practice Boundary)
You can search for your postcode by clicking the magnifier in the top right corner of the map, this will indicate whether you live within the boundary or not.Named GP
The practice has a requirement to assign an ‘Accountable GP’ to all registered patients. All patients are assigned to a GP in the practice and this will be recorded on their medical record as their ‘Usual GP’.
Patients will be advised of their assigned Accountable GP when they join the practice.
Should a patient express a preference as to which GP within the practice they would prefer to have as their assigned Accountable GP, then the practice will make reasonable efforts to accommodate the request. Requests to change an assigned Accountable GP should be made by email to the practice.
Accessing someone else's information
As a parent, family member or carer, you may be able to access services for someone else using linked profiles. This is also sometimes called having proxy access. It needs to be set up by a GP surgery where you and the other person are both registered. You can then access the linked profile by using the NHS App or by logging in through the NHS website.
Please telephone or speak to us in practice if you would like to request proxy access.
