New Patients
Registration Forms
All new patients are required to complete a Registration Form and one of three other forms depending on age. All forms can be downloaded from the menu opposite.
New Patient Medicals
Unless there is a medical need only patients over the age of 16 need request a new patient appointment with a practice nurse. There is no specific requirement to have this done. The practice nurse will review your new patient questionnaire once completed and if a new patient medical is deemed appropriate, arrangements will be made to contact you.
Moving out of the Practice Area
The practice works within geographical boundaries agreed with NHS Forth Valley. If you move out of the practice area you will be required to register with a new practice as soon as you move.
We can provide information about how to find a new practice.
Who is Your doctor? Expressing Preferences
Patients are registered with the practice, not an individual GP. Your medical card will be issued in the name of one of the doctors who will supervise your care however you can at any time express a preference for a particular doctor, for all of your medical needs or on a case by case basis. This preference will be recorded in your medical notes and whilst we will always try to comply with your requests, it may not always be possible.
Temporary Patient Registrations
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 local 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.
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. They cover 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:
Disabled Patient Facilities
Disabled patient facilities are also available at this practice.
(Car park space, ramp, toilet etc).
