New Patient Registration

FIND YOUR NHS NUMBER

Previously been registered with the NHS in the UK

Footnote: These questions are optional and your answers will not affect your entitlement to register or receive services from the NHS but may improve access to some NHS priority and service charities services

Anybody in England can register with a GP practice and receive free medical care from that practice.

However, if you are not ‘ordinarily resident’ in the UK you may have to pay for NHS treatment outside of the GP practice. Being ordinarily resident broadly means living lawfully in the UK on a properly settled basis for the time being. In most cases, nationals of countries outside the European Economic Area must also have the status of ‘indefinite leave to remain’ in the UK.

Some services, such as diagnostic tests of suspected infectious diseases and any treatment of those diseases are free of charge to all people, while some groups who are not ordinarily resident here are exempt from all treatment charges.

More information on ordinary residence, exemptions and paying for NHS services can be found in the Visitor and Migrant patient leaflet, available at reception. Alternatively for more information go to www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/visiting-or-moving-to-england

You may be asked to provide proof of entitlement in order to receive free NHS treatment outside of the GP practice, otherwise you may be charged for your treatment. Even if you have to pay for a service, you will always be provided with any immediately necessary or urgent treatment, regardless of advance payment.

The information you give on this form will be used to assist in identifying your chargeable status, and may be shared, including with NHS secondary care organisations (e.g. hospitals) and NHS Digital, for the purposes of validation, invoicing and cost recovery. You may be contacted on behalf of the NHS to confirm any details you have provided.

I declare that the information I give on this form is correct and complete. I understand that if it is not correct, appropriate
action may be taken against me.

A parent/guardian should complete the form on behalf of a child under 16.

For a list of EEA countries visit: www.gov.uk/eu-eea

If you are visiting from another EEA country and do not hold a current EHIC (or Provisional Replacement Certificate (PRC))/S1, you may be billed for the cost of any treatment received outside of the GP practice, including at a hospital.

Please enter the details from your EHIC or PRC below.

Please give your S1 form to the practice staff.

Students are at risk of certain infections including mumps, meningitis and sexually transmitted infections, as well as mental health issues including stress, anxiety and depression.

GETTING MEDICAL CARE AS STUDENT

If you are drinking less than 14 units of alcohol per week, then your drinking is within the UK Chief Medical Officers' low risk drinking guidelines.

But if you are drinking regularly at or above the low risk guidelines of 14 units a week, or, you are drinking six or more units - if you are female - or eight or more units - if you are male - in one single session (binge drinking), please consider the increased serious risks to your health being caused by your current drinking pattern.

If you do not return this form, a Summary Care Record will be created for you based on implied consent

You can now book appointments, order repeat prescriptions and see some of the information in your GP records, including medications and allergies online.
The surgery has a responsibility to look after your GP records. You must also take care online and make sure your personal information is not seen by anyone who should not see it.

Keeping your username and password safe

When you register to use Online Services, you will create your own username and password, which you will use to log in. You should not share your log in details with others.
To protect your information from other people:

• You should keep your password secret and it is best not to write it down. If you must write it down, keep a reminder of the password, not the password itself. This should be kept in a secure place.
• If you think someone has seen your password, you should change it as soon as possible. You may want to call the surgery if you are not able to change it right away, for example, when you do not have access to the internet.
• You should not share your user name or password. No one should force you to show them your log in details, you have the right to say no. If someone forces you, tell the surgery as soon as possible.

Using a shared computer

You need to take extra care when using a shared computer to look at your records online. This could be at the library, at work, at university or at home. To protect your personal information from others  when using a shared computer. 
You should:

• Look around to see if other people can see what is on the computer screen. Remember, your records contain your personal information.Look around
• Keep your username and password secret. Just like your bank account PIN you would not want others to know how to get into your records.
• Make sure you log out when you finish looking at your records so that no one else can see your personal information or change your password without your knowledge.

Incorrect information in your records

On rare occasions information in your records might be incorrect.

• If you find any incorrect information you should let the surgery know as soon as possible.
• If you see information about anyone else in your records, log out immediately and let the surgery know as soon as possible.

Patients under the age of 16 cannot have their own account
Patients over the age of 16 must have their own personal email account which cannot be shared

We are committed to promoting access to our services and offering choice wherever possible in the services we provide and the way we deliver them. An acceptable behaviour contract is an individual written agreement between a patient and their GP practice.

The contract is between:   and The Coppice Surgery/Angmering Medical Centre, and is valid from submission date of this form.

The Coppice Surgery and Angmering Medical Centre will ensure you are dealt with quickly, fairly and in a courteous and helpful manner.

The Coppice Surgery and Angmering Medical Centre will ensure that staff take responsibility for resolving or dealing with your query or that they refer it to an appropriate colleague.

The Conditions:

The above-named person applying for registration at the practice agrees to the following:

1. To refrain from using abusive or offensive language, making threats of violence or aggressive behaviour and to treat all staff fairly and with respect; in person, on the phone, in writing or on social media.
2. To cancel any appointments they are unable to attend with as much notice as possible.
3. To The Coppice Surgery and Angmering Medical Centre’s DNA (Did Not Attend) policy - if they miss three appointments without notifying the surgery, they may be removed from the practice list and will have to register with a different practice.
4. To adhere to The Coppice Surgery and Angmering Medical Centre’s repeat prescription policy and agree to allow 3 working days before collecting repeat prescriptions.

Breach of this Contract:

If the above-named person fails to adhere to the above conditions, they may be removed from the practice list. This contract serves as an initial warning in the event of breaches occurring.

NHS Organ Donor registration

For more information on organ donation please visit: www.organdonation.nhs.uk

NHS Blood Donor registration

If you would like to join the NHS Blood Donor Register as someone who may be contacted and would be prepared to donate blood, please visit their website on: www.blood.co.uk or call direct on 03001232323

What happens to my information?

Personal and medical information about patients registered at this practice are primarily kept electronically, although some is kept in paper form. Some information will be sent to hospital consultants and other health professionals to whom you are referred by your GP in order to provide continued healthcare and obtain treatment for you.

We sometimes use accredited suppliers for our communication with you, for example when we send recall letters for review clinics or medication reviews. All suppliers we use are checked carefully to ensure they comply with strict confidentiality protocols.

To ensure the security of all patient information, all staff that has access to your records is covered by confidentiality clauses in their contracts and the Data Protection Act and the Freedom of Information Act. Our guiding principle is that we hold your records in strict confidence.

I certify that the information I have provided is correct and consent to my personal and medical information being used as stated above.