How to register :

To become a new patient here at the Swan Surgery you are required to make an appointment with one of our Health Care Assistants for a health check up and bring along the following items:

• Completed registration form (LINK)
• Completed GMS1 form (LINK)
• Medical card (if you have one)
• Photo I.D (photo card driving licence or passport)
• Proof of address (utility/phone bill or letter)
• Sample of urine (any type of bottle or container will suffice as long as it has been sterilised. Chemists also sell sample bottles at around 50p)
• It is important we have your previous postcode

Overseas patients :

If as a new patient you have recently arrived from overseas and this is your first registration with a UK GP practice you will be required to initially complete a ‘Confidential Patient Registration application form’  (please click here to download) and bring along the following items:

• Any medical information you may have
• Immunisation record or report of recent chest x-ray
• Letter from the Health Authorities (PPSA) if you have one

Temporary patients :

If you are in the area and need care you will need to register as a temporary patient and complete the following:

• GMS3 form (please collect this from reception)

If you are a temporary patient from overseas and from Europe you will need to provide an EHIC (European Health Insurance card) you will also need to complete a ‘Confidential Patient Registration application form’ (please click here to download). Please be aware that you may be charged for treatment needed if you do not have the correct information or are not eligible for NHS care.

Non-English Speakers

These fact sheets have been written to explain the role of UK health services, the National Health Service (NHS), to newly-arrived individuals seeking asylum. It covers issues such as the role of GPs, their function as gatekeepers to the health services, how to register and how to access emergency services.

English	Urdu
Albanian	Hindi
Arabic	Lithuanian
Bulgarian	Polish
Chinese (Cantonese)	Portuguese
Chinese (Mandarin)	Spanish
Russian	French
Turkish	Punjabi
Gujerati	Somali
Croatian	Bengali

In co-operation with EMIS, our computer system supplier,we are providing a new service that enables you access to your healthcare online with internet bank standard of security.

With this service you can:

• make an appointment 
• cancel an appointment
• view your booked appointments
• order repeat prescriptions
• view your repeat prescription list
• inform the surgery of your change of address and contact details

Soon you will be able to:

• send and receive messages to and from the surgery

To use the service you have to be registered with the Surgery and you will need the following:

• Our Practice ID number
• your Personal Identification Number (PIN)
• your Password
• your NHS number

Please come to the surgery in person and speak to the Receptionists. The receptionist will then organise a letter to be sent out to you with your unique registration details on which must be kept safe.
 
Enter the information from the Registration Letter into EMIS Access Registration page by clicking on link below.

Click here to open the EMIS Access Login Page