Practice Catchment Area
Check that you live in the Weeping Cross, Beaconside and John Amery Drive Surgeries catchment area by using the Catchment Area Tool on the NHS website (opens in a new browser window). Alternatively, you can contact the surgery and ask our reception team.
How to Register as a Patient
Register with us Online
Go to the Register with a GP Online Service (opens in a new browser window) and follow the on screen instructions.
Other Ways to Register
If you do not wish to Register Online you can download and complete the following form:
- Register with a GP Surgery (PRF1) form
- You do not need photo identification to register, but will need to provide this if you wish to set up online access to your medical record.
When you have completed the form visit reception in person with it.
Register your New Baby
You need to register your new baby at the practice as soon as possible. Therefore please complete a Register with a GP Surgery (PRF1) form and send it to your surgery. Please ensure you provide your baby’s NHS Number which will be detailed in their Red Book. Once we have received the form we will register your baby as a patient at this Practice.
The Practice will send you an appointment for a mother and baby post-natal check. This is a 50 minute appointment, 30 minutes for the baby check and 20 minutes for the post natal. Your baby’s course of routine immunisations will start at 8 weeks and will be given at this appointment. Please remember to bring the red book. If you cannot make this appointment you must notify patient services as soon as possible. Please be advised that if you do need to cancel, the next available appointment may be anything up to 4 weeks after that date.
Temporary Residents
The Doctors are happy to see patients who are temporarily resident in the Practice area should medical advice be required. In this instance persons wishing to be treated should state that they are a temporary resident when reporting to reception.
To register you will need to visit reception with your passport and a completed Temporary Resident Registration form (the form is also available from reception).
Find out about temporary registrations (opens in a new tab).
How to Find Your NHS Number
An NHS number is a 10 digit number, like 485 777 3456.
Your NHS number is unique to you. It helps healthcare staff and service providers identify you correctly and match your details to your health records.
See How to find your NHS number on the NHS website for further information.
New Registrations Check
All newly registered patients are advised to attend for a health check with our Healthcare Assistants or our Practice Nurses, this will provide details of your medical history from the start. Children under the age of 5 years do not require a health check but parents and guardians should be able to provide immunisation details.
Please note, you will not be registered with Weeping Cross, Beaconside & John Amery Drive Surgeries until you have made and attended a new patient health check with a member of our practice nursing team.
Accountable Named GP for All Patients
All patients registered at Weeping Cross, Beaconside and John Amery Drive Surgeries have a named doctor who has overall responsibility for your care and support. Your registered GP is also your named accountable and your allocated GP. Your allocated GP will be responsible for the provision of your healthcare. If you choose to see another doctor at the surgery you are entirely free to go on doing so exactly as before.
If you are unsure of who is your named Doctor please ask at reception
New patients are allocated a Doctor on Registration.