Practice Catchment Area
Our practice area generally covers the NG15 postcode, however please contact reception on 0115 963 2184 who will be happy to tell you if you live within our catchment area.
Patients residing outside of the practice area may be accepted at the practice’s discretion.
Catchment Area
How to Register as a Patient
If you live in our practice catchment area you can join our list. If you are registering your new baby please next section.
To register please visit the surgery with the following information:
- Your Medical Card OR, if you do not have a Medical Card please download and complete a General Medical Services (GMS1) form (or ask reception for a paper copy)
- 1 x Photo identification (eg Passport or Driving Licence)
- 1 x Utility bill or bank statement sent to your current address, which you have received within the last three months.
New Registrations Health Check
You will be asked to make an appointment with the Health Care Assistant who will ask you one or two details about your past health and present life style. This will benefit both the practice and yourself as it can take some time for your notes to be received from your former GP.
How to Register your New Baby
You need to register your new baby at the practice as soon as possible. Therefore please download and complete a General Medical Services (GMS1) Registration Form and send it to your surgery (the form is also available from reception). Please ensure you provide your baby’s NHS Number which will be detailed in their Red Book. Once we have received the form we will register your baby as a patient at this Practice.
The Practice will send you an appointment for a mother and baby postnatal check. This is a 50 minute appointment, 30 minutes for the baby check and 20 minutes for the post-natal. Your baby’s course of routine immunisations will start at 8 weeks and will be given at this appointment.
Please remember to bring the red book. If you cannot make this appointment you must notify reception as soon as possible.
Please be advised that if you do need to cancel, the next available appointment may be anything up to 4 weeks after that date.
Temporary Residents
The Doctors are happy to see patients who are temporarily resident in the Practice area should medical advice be required; in this instance persons wishing to be treated should state that they are a temporary resident when reporting to reception.
To register you will need to bring your passport plus download and complete our Temporary Resident Registration form (which is also available from reception).
Accountable Named GP for All Patients
All patients registered at The OM Surgery Practice have a named doctor who has overall responsibility for your care and support. Your registered GP is also your named accountable and your allocated GP. Your allocated GP will be responsible for the provision of your healthcare.
If you choose to see another doctor at the surgery you are entirely free to go on doing so exactly as before.
If you are unsure of who is your named Doctor please ask at reception.
New patients are allocated a Doctor on Registration.