How Do I.... Register With The Practice?

It is a requirement that all patients wishing to join the practice complete both an NHS Registration Form and a New Patient Health Questionnaire before being registered. You will also need to take your blood pressure using our automated machine in reception before passing the printed result sheet (adding your name and date of birth on the back) to the reception desk. If you are asked to provide a urine sample for testing, please place your labelled specimen in the special box in the foyer.

We can only accept registration papers between 9.30am - 12 noon and 3.00 - 5.30pm Monday to Friday.

The specimen of urine required as part of the registration process needs to be delivered to the surgery between 8.00 - 11.30am Monday to Friday.

In addition you may wish to opt for a consultation with a health care professional. Appointments can be made through reception but please note you will need to have completed the questionnaire, forms and be registered on our system before seeing the nurse.

Although you will register with the practice as a body you have the right to express a preference to receive services from a particular GP which we will record.  Please note that some services are not provided by all doctors and that in some cases, due to demand for a particular GP or other reasonable grounds, you may not always be able to see your preferred GP. For example, please remember we operate two Surgeries with the same doctors and that not all doctors work full time.

How Do I.... Change My Details?

If you change your name, address or telephone number please notify the surgery immediately. It is obviously important that our records are up to date so that we can communicate with you whenever necessary. If you are waiting for an appointment to be sent from the hospital, please notify the hospital of your new address. Telephone numbers and postcodes are very helpful in ensuring that messages can be relayed promptly and efficiently. If you move outside the practice area you will normally be asked to transfer to the list of another practitioner. Advice on which doctors have surgeries close to your new address can be obtained by telephoning Dorset Health Authority Regulations Department on (01202) 893000.