New Patient Registration

Catchment Area

How to Register

Complete the Online Registration
Register in paper format

Or alternatively you can come into the practice and complete a paper form.

Non-urgent advice: Need Assistance?

Please let us know if you have a disability that requires you to have correspondence and/or assistance in a different way.

We will add this information to your medical records to ensure you have all the assistance you require from us.

Out of Area

To check if your address is out of the practice boundary, please see our map above.

The surgery will allow patients to register as Out of Area patients as part of the NHS Out of Area scheme, however the criteria for this is as following:

  • You must be working in Winsford and will be required to provide a copy of a payslip.
    • If you have a child who attends a Winsford school, you will be required to provide evidence of this.

If you fit the required criteria the surgery will process the registration for you, however you will be unable to receive the following treatment:

  • Home visits
    • Any out of hours treatment.

If you require medical assistance that falls outside of the Out of Area scheme you will be directed to NHS 111 for further medical assistance.

Named GP

As part of a new contractual requirement for 2015-16, all patients registered at a GP practice are to be allocated a named accountable GP.

What does ‘accountable’ mean?
The new contract requires the named accountable GP to be responsible for the co-ordination of all appropriate services required under the contract and ensure they are delivered to each of those patients where required, on the patients behalf.

However, this does not mean that they will be the only GP or clinician who will provide care to that patient. This GP may be a partner or a salaried GP.

Will GP practices write to patients to inform them of their named GP?
No. However, practices are required to inform patients of their named GP at the next appropriate interaction.

Can patients choose their own named GP?
In the first instance, patients will simply be allocated a named GP. However, if a patient requests a particular GP, reasonable effort will be made to accommodate their preference.

Do patients have to see their named GP when they book an appointment?
No. Patients can and should feel free to choose to see any GP or nurse in the practice in line with current arrangements. However, if their preferred choice of GP is not available, an alternative will be offered.

All patients registered at Swanlow Medical Centre have a named accountable GP