Registration

New registrations: to register as a new permanent patient you must be living permanently within our practice area. This means having a fixed address which you plan to live at for at least three months.
Check your address in our catchment area map

You cannot register at Leith Surgery if you are already registered with another local practice and are eligible to remain on their list of patients

Children should usually be registered at the same practice as a parent or main guardian

Temporary registrations: If you are living here for less than three months you should register as a temporary patient

If you have confirmed that you are eligible to register, please complete our online application form and please note that your application is only marked for processing after you visit reception in person.

For temporary registration please complete the temporary registration form.

After completing the online application, come to reception in person between 10.30-12.30 or 13.30-16.00 on any day when we are open and quote your application reference. Please show us photographic ID and a document proving your current address.

We complete most new registrations for eligible patients within ten days. We will send you a text message with the name of your registered GP when your registration is completed.

For patients transferring their medical care from another NHS GP practice in the UK, a request will be made to transfer your existing medical records to us, but please be aware that there can be extremely long delays beyond our control, so if you need prescriptions in the meantime you will need to give us a copy of you most recent prescription(s) and it may also be necessary to hand in copies of your medical notes/letters.

Patients transferring their primary medical care from abroad are responsible for giving us any existing medical documents which we need and, where applicable, these must have been professionally translated into English language.