Patient Registration

Patient Guide To Entitlement & Lawfulness

New patients who live within the Practice boundaries are welcome. This covers an area within a 6.5 mile radius of the Practice. Please see the map.

To register with the Practice, you must complete registration forms, either HS200 or HSCR1 depending on who your last GP was - these forms are available at the surgery. 

ALL new patients are required to produce photographic ID eg. passport, driving licence (both parts) and proof of address (bank statement or utility bill from within the last 3 months).  All new registrations need approval by the Business Services Organisation which takes 2 weeks or more depending on different circumstances. 

New patients are required to attend for a new patient health check.  You will receive a letter inviting you to make an appointment when your registration has been approved.

Where patients are requesting to join the Practice list, the Practice does not discriminate on the grounds of race, gender, social class, religion, sexual orientation, appearance, disability or medical condition.

Please note that if you move out of the Practice you will need to register at a practice closer to your new address.

New Practice Area from January 2017

The Practice contracted boundary area has been reduced from an 8 mile radius to a 6.5 mile radius with effect from 25th January 2017.  The Practice has agreed to retain patients who currently reside outside the new boundary until such times as a change of address to outside the new area.

New patients are welcome from within the practice area, which excludes Aghalee, Ballynahinch, Banbridge, Carryduff, Dromora, Dromore, Edenderry, Glenavy, Moira, Upper and Lower Ballinderry and part of Finaghy (see map below).

The boundary line between the Practice and Belfast is the “Finaghy Cross Roads”. This line also excludes Carryduff Village.

Practice Area Map - To be updated following new boundary change

Temporary patients are those normally residing outside the Practice boundary (6.5 miles) who will be residing within our boundary only from 24 hours to a maximum period up to 3 months.  Temporary patients are only seen for a condition that arises during a person's stay that cannot reasonably be delayed until they return home.  Temporary patients are required to complete documentation and supply photographic ID. 

There is no charge for people normally registered within the UK, EU or in certain other countries. For people normally resident in countries outside these areas private GP services are available. Please contact the surgery for further guidance.