The doctors welcome new patients who live within our practice area. As it often takes some time for records to be forwarded from your former practice all newly registered patients will be asked to complete a health questionnaire and are offered a health check with the Practice Nurses and Health Care Assistants.
How To Register With Us
- Check Your Eligibility
Please ensure that your address falls within our practice boundary. You can find the boundary map below for reference. - Complete the Registration Forms
To register with us, click the “Register With Us” link below. You will be directed to our online ‘Pre-Registration Form’ and Medical Questionnaire. Alternatively, if you prefer, these forms are available to download and print at home. You can then bring or post the completed forms to the practice. - Online Registration
Use the link below to complete your registration online. If you choose to visit the practice in person, you will be asked to sign the forms to confirm your details are accurate. - Important Information
When registering with The Open Door Surgery or Bec Family Practice, please note that our clinical team fully supports the national vaccination and health care programs. We expect our patients to participate in regular health checks and commit to attending all scheduled appointments.
Practice Boundary
Catchment Area
Temporary Registration
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, who will send you the relevant for; alternatively you can download the form (below). 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.
Asylum Seekers/Refugees
The Practice welcomes registration from asylum seekers/refugees and is happy for this information to be shared with local community organisations.
There may be times in your care when it may be more appropriate for you to be registered with another GP nearer to your home in order for you to receive an optimal healthcare service. We will discuss this with you and find a way to transfer your care to a more local GP or support you to access services from GP-led Health Centres or Walk-In Centres but we will always respect your right to choose your GP.
Guide to GP Services
The Royal College of General Practitioners has produced a useful guide for patients about the services on offer at GP Surgeries and how to access them. You can download the guide below.
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
