New Patient Registration

 

Our patient registration policy does not discriminate on the grounds of race, gender, social class, age, religion, sexual orientation or appearance, disability or medical condition.

New Patient Registrations

We regret to inform you that, due to current pressures on the practice, we have taken the decision to limit the number of new patient registrations at Avisford Medical Group. 

This means the patient registration process will operate in a different way and could involve registering with an alternative practice. 

For assistance with finding a GP Surgery in Sussex, please contact the NHS Sussex GP Allocations Teams by email sxicb.gpallocations@nhs.net stating the full names of everyone who needs to register, and your full address, including postcode.  Alternatively you can call 0300 140 9855. The team will provide you with the available practice options and arrange for an allocation if necessary.

However, we will continue to register the following patients in the usual way:

  • newborn or adopted babies of parents already registered at the Practice who are still living within our boundary.
  • first degree relatives of patients already registered at the Practice who are living at the same address as registered patients and are still living within our boundary.

Thank you so much for your help and if you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Temporary Services

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 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.

Further Information on Temporary Registration

Your Named GP

Every patient has a named GP. As a patient, you will be allocated to one of the GPs but please note that you have the option to see any GP you wish.

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