New Patient Registration

If you live within our practice area you are welcome to register with us and our reception staff will be happy to guide you through the procedure. Eligibility can be quickly confirmed from your address so it would help if you could provide proof by way of a recent utility bill or Passport.

You will need to complete a registration form (GMS1) and a health questionnaire which will provide useful information whilst we wait for your medical records to arrive from your previous doctor. When you register you will need to complete the form and also provide evidence of identity such as a copy of your Passport. For Patients from outside of the Europe a copy of your passport and valid visa will need to be provided.

All new patients are offered a health check with a member of the healthcare team which will include a blood pressure check and urine test. The health check will ensure that any required tests are up to date and that we have an accurate note of any repeat medication you may be taking. Please ensure you attend when requested.

Medical treatment is available from the date of registration however you will be asked to provide details of current prescribed medication, usually in the form of a Repeat Prescription slip or a print out from your previous surgery. Please contact reception for further information.

Please note that the FOUR ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE does NOT routinely prescribe BENZODIAZEPAM’s (e.g. Diazepam, Lorazepam & Temazepam, ETC) If you are taking this medication when joining the practice, you WILL be asked to see our CLUSTER PHARMACIST with a view to reducing and eventually STOPPING your medication.

REGISTER (Please coplete both forms to register)

1. TO COMPLETE REGISTRATION PLEASE CALL INTO EITHER SURGERY AND REQUEST FORMS, WHICH MUST BE SIGNED AND RETURNED TO THE SURGERY WITH YOUR NECESSARY PROOFS. WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT REGISTRATION UNTIL WE RECEIVE THE SIGNED FORMS. WE WILL ALSO NEED TO SEE ORGINAL EVIDENCE OF IDENTITY TO VALIDATE IDENTITY AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

ALL NEW REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS HANDED IN TO CARDIFF ROYAL INFIRMARY WILL BE PROCESSED AT OUR MAIN SITE IN PENGAM GREEN.

IN THE EVENT OF ANY ERRORS OR OMMISSIONS YOU WILL ASKED TO ATTEND PENGAM GREEN TO CORRECT THESE.

PLEASE AVOID BUSY PERIODS WHEN REGISTERING - FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE WE PREFER TO PROCESS NEW REGISTRATION REQUESTS BETWEEN:

11:30AM – 4:00PM

ON RECEIPT OF ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION ALL NEW REGISTRATIONS WILL BE COMPLETED WITHIN 5 WORKING DAYS.

IF YOU WISH TO SEE A DOCTOR WITHIN THIS TIME PLEASE CONSULT YOUR EXISTING GP AND ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE SUFFICIENT MEDICATION TO LAST THROUGHOUT THE CHANGE OVER PERIOD.

WE CANNOT ACCEPT INCOMPLETE FORMS. THESE WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU FOR COMPLETION.

MANY THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION.

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. You can download the guide below.

A Patient Guide to GP Services

New Patient Registration With The Practice

PreRegistration Please Telephone 029 2048 9292, or visit reception at either site for details.

REGISTER (Please coplete both forms to register)

1. TO COMPLETE REGISTRATION PLEASE DOWNLOAD AND PRINT OFF THE FORMS WHICH MUST BE SIGNED AND BROUGHT WITH YOU TO THE SURGERY. WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT REGISTRATION UNTIL WE RECEIVE THE SIGNED FORMS. WE WILL ALSO NEED TO SEE ORGINAL EVIDENCE OF IDENTITY TO VALIDATE IDENTITY AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

Please note that only the Medical Questionnaire can be completed/submitted online. The Registration Form must be printed off, completed, signed and handed in to the surgery together with the appropriate forms of ID.

Online Medical Questionnaire For New Patients

Note that by sending the form you will be transmitting information about your self across the Internet and although every effort is made to keep this information secure, no guarantee can be offered in this respect.

Please print off a registration form, fill it out and bring it in with you on your first visit to the practice. Alternatively you may request a form when you attend the surgery.

New Patient Registration Form

Important Information - Patient Declaration Form (must be completed)

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

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

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.

pdf Download the Temporary Resident Registration Form