Out Of Area Policy

Out of Area registration is intended to help patients  who live or work nearby ( in our catchment area) to attend face to face appointments. Our default consulting mode is face to face. You must book face to face appointments for any issue that may require a physical assessment so we can provide the best clinically safe care.

It is also generally helpful to be seen in person for mental health issues.  It can be unclear if an issue may require examination, so if in doubt it is better to book a face to face appointment. Any one registering Out of Area should be able to attend the vast majority of their appointments in person and not struggle to do so.

• Patients living outside of our area who require an urgent one off home visit can speak to 111 who will assess the situation and advise if there is a local visiting option available.
• Any patient who is out of our practice area and who is likely to require home visits or has mobility issues and would struggle to come to the surgery at short notice, should register with a GP that is local to them. Use the NHS website to find a suitable GP
• Any patient that has needs that require a locally based team such as the district nurses, mental health teams, psychiatry, health visitors and social care should register with a surgery within the borough they live in as there will be issues accessing these services linked to our practice.
• All out of area patients registering with us should be able to commute easily to our surgery for appointments and be able to access local services they are referred to.
• In accordance with NHS out of area policy we reserve the right to cancel the registration and deduct out of area patients who register where it is clinically inappropriate or unsafe.