Register as a new patient

Elm House Surgery welcomes new patients

Register as a new patient at Elm House Surgery

You can now register online to become a new patient at Elm House Surgery if you live in BR3 or SE20.

Find out how to register as a new patient below.

Complete the online form to register to become a patient at Elm House Surgery.

You will need to fill in all of the details to register at our surgery. You will also need to provide a copy of your ID and proof of address. For example, valid ID could include a photograph of your passport or driving licence. This is to check that you live in the local catchment area.

We may also ask you for details of your previous GP surgery and basic health and medical information.

Register with a GP surgery (gp-registration.nhs.uk)
You can find guidance and advice on how to become a new patient and the NHS healthcare services you can access, if your first language is not English, or if you’re an asylum seeker on the Government website.  

Go to the NHS entitlements migrant health page on the Government website 
Children under 16 need to be registered by their parent or guardian. You can do this by completing the online GP surgery registration form on their behalf. You will need to provide a form of ID to prove that you’re their parent or guardian.

Register with a GP surgery (gp-registration.nhs.uk)

Children Under 5 – Immunisation Information
If you are a carer of young children, elderly adults or adults who aren’t able to register themselves, you can set up an account on their behalf. This will allow you to book an appointment and access parts of their GP online services account.

Non-urgent advice: Once you are registered with the practice, you will also need to set up an online Anima account.

Set up an Anima account

Follow the instructions on our Home Page on how to set up an Anima account.

Please ring reception if you are experiencing any difficulties with setting up your online Anima account.

Tel. 020 8650 0173

Find out more

Click the link to find NHS advice on NHS website to find NHS advice on how to register at a GP surgery.

Alternatively, you can download, print and complete the form below and return it to the surgery.

Download new patient registration form

A relative or friend can fill in the form with your consent.

Once you have completed all the necessary documentation, your registration will be processed by our administrative team. Your medical records will be transferred to us from your previous doctor.

If you have not had a doctor in the UK before, a new medical card will be made for you with a unique National Health Service (NHS) Number.

Practice Boundary Area

We are happy to register new NHS patients within our practice boundary area – BR3 and SE20 postcodes only

Out of Area Patients

Where it is clinically appropriate and practical to register, we now accept new registration from patients who work in the local area but reside outside of our registration area. Patients registered this way would not be entitled to home visits from the practice, however they will be able to contact NHS 111 in order to be seen by a practice closer to where they live.

For further information about this type of registration, please contact us on 020 8650 0173 or feel free to come into the practice.

Temporary Residents

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.

Temporary Registration Form