New Patients

Before filling out a registration form, check you are in our catchment area.

Find a GP practice on the NHS website.

We have extended our boundary lines for registering as a new patient.

We do still accept OOA (out of area) patients who fall outside of the boundary lines, but we are not able to offer them home visits like we do with patients who are within the boundary. 

To register with the surgery:

• fill out an online registration form
• Please only visit reception from 9am to 5pm and collect a paper registration form if you have no way to register online.

When you register, it’s helpful to have your NHS number. You can use the NHS website to find your NHS number.

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 emergency treatment from the local GP practice for 14 days. After 14 days you will need to register as a temporary or permanent patient.

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.

The medical centre conforms to the guidelines laid down by the Disability Act and includes a lift to the first floor. The Capel surgery is accessible by ramp and staff are on hand to help with any enquiries or concerns.