Templehill Surgery - Information for new patients wishing to join the doctors surgery

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IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOU DIARY

Protected Learning Time

Thursday 31st October 2019

Please note that the surgery will close at 12.30pm on the above date for staff training.

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IMPORTANT CHANGES TO SURGERY OPENING HOURS

FROM MONDAY 3RD JUNE 2019

THE PRACTICE WILL NOW BE CLOSED DURING THE HOURS OF 12.30PM - 2.00PM

IF YOU FEEL ACUTELY UNWELL DURING THE HOURS WE ARE CLOSED YOU CAN CONTACT NHS24 ON 111

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APPOINTMENT REMINDERS - TEXT MESSAGING

We are pleased to offer the above service. The practice will send you a text message approximately 24 hours before reminding you of the time of your appointment.

Please ensure we hold the correct mobile telephone number on record for you by either completing the patient contacts link at the bottom of our page or alternatively speak to one of the Receptionists.

Unfortunately reminders will not be sent out for children's appointments or for Physiotherapy appointments.

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NEW PATIENTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME

We are currently registering new patients. To register please come into the surgery and collect forms or download from our website and hand completed form into the surgery.

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If you have changed your telephone number, want to let us know your mobile telephone number or have changed your address please advise the surgery by clicking on the link at the bottom of the screen

Your contact details

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You can update your medical record at any time by clicking on the link at the bottom of the screen.

Your clinical record

This allows you to update your smoking status, height, weight etc

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Changes in Practice

Please see Practice Newsletter for any changes that are happening in the practice

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Registration

Pre-registration

Non-English Speakers

New Patient Registration

diary Below is the geographical area for the practice catchment area. If you live within this area you may register with this practice.

(Map of catchment area to follow)

If you would like to register with our practice please fill out the registration form (available online or from the surgery). We would also ask that you provide some form of identification when you register i.e. passport, birth certificate, photographic driving license or national identity card.

Please note that we require you to bring the completed registration form to the surgery for signature and to confirm your identification.

Completion of registration only takes place when you attend the nurse for a new patient check. We would be grateful if you would contact the surgery to arrange an appointment with Nurse Muir.

Pre-Registration with the practice

PreRegistration If you wish to pre-register click on the link below to open the form. When you have completed all of the details, click on the "Send" button to mail your form to us. When you visit the surgery for the first time you will be asked to sign the form to confirm that the details are correct.

Pre-registration Form

When you register you will also be asked to fill out a medical questionnaire. This is because it can take a considerable time for us to receive your medical records. There is an online version of this file too, which you may fill out and send to us. When you come to the surgery you will be asked to sign this form to confirm that the details are correct.

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.

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

Registration Form

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. It covers 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