Join the practice

If you live within our practice area (see the Practice Boundary below) you are welcome to register with us and our reception staff will be happy to guide you through the procedure.

  • You can register to join our practice using this link - this is a unique URL link which allows you to register with our practice online.
  • Alterntively, you can complete a registration form (GMS1) and a health questionnaire  - download and fill in and either send back to us with via email (see below for email address to use) or you can print them off, fill them in and bring the paper copies into the practice. If you choose to register with us this way you will need to provide 2 forms of ID - one photo (passport, drivers licence) and one address (recent bank statement, council bill, utility bill, etc). If you are registering any children under the age of 5, please bring their red book when dropping in the registration forms (along with ID).

join the practice

All new patients over the age of five and who have a chronic condition are offered a health check with a member of the healthcare team to ensure that any required tests are up to date and that we have an accurate note of any repeat medication you may be taking.

You might find our Patient Leaflet useful.

You can email your completed forms to us -  alchester.administration@nhs.net

Help in registering in exceptional circumstances -  Please click here if you do not have ID or you face any similar issue that you believe may create difficulty for you to register as a patient.

If you live in a rural area we are able to dispense your medication to you - if you are interested in this service please contact the dispensary after you have registered - call us or email the dispensary: alchester.dispensary@nhs.net

Patient information: please note, we record all incoming and outgoing phone calls to and from the practice are recorded for monitoring purposes. If you do not wish for your phone with the practice to be recorded, please inform the member of our staff you speak to at the time.

Patients Rights and Responsibilities

Please visit our Patients Rights and Responsibilities page and read what you should expect from us and what we expect from you when you join our practice.

 

Live within boundary area?

To be eligible to register at the practice, you must live within the practice catchment area.

 

Change of Address/Telephone Number

Please inform us immediately if you change your address or telephone number (including ex-directory numbers). Failure to do so may result in you being taken off our doctors’ lists by Oxfordshire Health Authority. Please remember that a change of address may also mean you are outside our practice area.

You can fill in this form here, or you can come into the surgery and fill a form in there.

 

Guide to GP Services

The Royal College of General Practitioners has produced a useful guide for patients about the services on offer at GP Surgeries and how to access them.  

A Patient Guide to GP Services

 

Veteran Friendly Practice

We are an accredited veteran friendly practice - please make sure to tell us if you are a military veteran when you register with the practice. You can read more about what a veteran friendly practice is by visiting our page here.

 

Named Accountable GP

From the 1st April 2015 the NHS requires that every patient is allocated a named accountable GP - essentially your usual doctor. All patients registered patients have been allocated a named GP and any newly registered patients will be allocated a named GP within 21 days of registering. This is for administrative purposes only and you retain the right to see any of our GPs. You will still be able to book an appointment with the GP of your choice. You may be informed of your named accountable GP at your next interaction with the practice, however, if you are unsure who your GP is please ask a member of the patient co-ordinator team and they will help you.

What does 'accountable' mean?

The named accountable GP takes responsibility for the co-ordination of all medical services and ensures they are delivered to each of their patients where required.
This new arrangement has been introduced to reassure patients that they have one GP within the practice who is responsible for ensuring that work is carried out on their behalf.

Does the requirement mean 24-hour responsibility for patients?

No. The named GP will not:

  • take on responsibility for the work of other doctors or health professionals
  • take on 24-hour responsibility for the patient, or have to change their working hours.
  • be the only GP or clinician who will provide care to that patient
Can patients choose their own named GP?

Patients have been allocated a named GP by the practice. However, if a patient requests a particular GP, reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate their preference.

 

Temporary Registration

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.

 

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. They cover issues such as the role of GPs, their function as gatekeepers to the health services, how to register and how to access emergency services.

Special care has been taken to ensure that information is given in clear language, and the content and style has been tested with user groups.

Open the leaflets in one of the following languages:

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