Registration

1. Check if you are eligible

• New permanent patient 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. Do not register as a temporary patient if you are a student here for more than three months - instead, register permanently. 

2. Fill out the registration forms and visit reception with proof of identity and address

• Permanent patient registration: 

  • If you have confirmed that you are eligible to register, please complete our online application process 

  • You must then visit reception in person with ID and proof of address within 10 days of completing the online application process. Please visit between 10.30-12.30 or 13.30-16.00. 

  • You must visit reception within ten days to activate your application otherwise your data will be deleted from our systems.

• Temporary patient registration: 

  • please complete the temporary registration form, available from reception in paper format only.

3. Completing your registration

• We complete most new registrations for eligible patients within ten days

• 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 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.