New Patient Registration

Register Now

How to Register

To register with our practice please complete the following 3 steps:

1. Catchment Area

Check you are living within our catchment area, enter your postcode below and if you are within the area then proceed to step 2 or click the Register now button above.

Crown Street Surgery also gives the option to register for people who are not living within our practice catchment area, please click here for more details.

To register with our practice, please come into reception to get a form, or complete the registration form below. Alternatively you can register online, simply click the register online button below.

2. NHS Number

Click the button below to check your NHS number. This is needed for your registration, you can register without it but the process may take a little longer.

Find your NHS Number

3. Registration Form

Click the button below to complete your online registration (you will need to do a separate form for each individual registering)

Register Online

Alternatively, please come to reception to complete the registration form if you cannot complete it online.

Registrations can take up to 15 working days to be processed. You will receive a text message confirmation once you are registered with us.

We invite all our new patients to see one of our practice nurses or our health care assistant. This appointment enables us to collect medical information before your medical records arrive. It is also the start of screening for other medical problems. Normally, you will need to complete a registration medical before seeing one of our GPs.

New Patient Registration (Out of Area)

We offer registration for patients who live outside our usual practice area. Here’s what you need to know:

– Voluntary service: GP practices do not have to accept out‑of‑area patients.

– Home visits: If you register with us but live outside our area, we are not required to provide home visits. Instead, you should call NHS 111, who will arrange local support or a home visit if needed.

– Registration decisions:
We may refuse your registration if we do not have capacity, or if it is not clinically appropriate or practical for you to be registered so far from home.
Our GP partners will review your form and decide if we can accept you without home visiting duties.
This process can take 7–10 days.

– Future changes: If your circumstances change, you may be asked to re‑register with a GP closer to home.

– If you are too ill to attend: Call NHS 111. They will advise on local services or arrange a home visit.

– Impact on referrals: Being registered away from home may affect hospital referrals, tests, or access to community health services. Please discuss this with your GP.

For more information, please click here
If you are in England for more than 24 hours but less than 3 months, you can request to register as a temporary patient at a GP practice. This is usually free on the NHS. However, the GP practice will inform you if the treatment you need is not covered by the NHS.

Registering with a GP practice ensures that any care provided by the GP is free of charge. However, this does not automatically mean you are entitled to free NHS hospital treatment.

You may also be invited for NHS screening services as part of your registration, but some services not provided by the GP may require payment.

For more information please visit: How to access NHS services in England if you are visiting from abroad – NHS
You can register as a temporary resident with a GP in England if you are in the area for longer than 24 hours but less than 3 months. To register as a temporary resident you will need to complete a Temporary Resident Form. Please return the completed form to the surgery.

If you are in England for less than 24 hours and need to see a doctor you can be registered as needing ‘immediate and necessary treatment’. This means you can receive emergency treatment for up to 14 days. After 14 days you will need to register as a temporary or permanent patient.

If you want to register as a temporary patient, please visit or call the surgery and talk to reception.

For further information visit: Please call 111 for advice or visit Register with a GP surgery – NHS