Oxted Health Centre - Information for new patients wishing to join the doctors surgery

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ADDITIONAL GP SERVICES AT CATERHAM DENE

NHS services are there for you when you need them. But many people are using urgent care services with health concerns that could be treated by a GP or pharmacist. This makes these services very busy and means you and others may have to wait longer to be treated.

The NHS is doing everything it can to prepare for the extra pressures and demands over the busy winter months.

You can #HelpMyNHS to give the best care by making sure you and your loved ones get the right care, at the right time, in the right place. This website helps you do this by highlighting where you can get medical treatment that is right for you. It includes details on the alternative services to A&E and GPs, along with tips on using of GP appointments properly, taking steps to help prevent getting ill and self-manage minor illnesses, as well as other services, such as pharmacists.

It is tailored to include listings on specific services available to you across Sussex and East Surrey.

Out of hours care

For medical help for non-life threatening conditions when your GP surgery is closed, call NHS 111 or visit your local community pharmacy.

Minor Injuries Unit at Caterham Dene Hospital,

Church Rd, Caterham, CR3 5RA

9am-8pm, 365 days a year

(this is a service for over 18 year olds only)

Registration

Non-English Speakers

Temporary Residents

New Patient Registration

We have an open list and are happy to register you as a patient at Oxted Health Centre provided that you live within our practice area. If in doubt as to whether you live within our area please see our boundary map below.

Practice Boundary map

You can only be registered as a patient at one GP Surgery so if you register with us you will be de-registered from your current surgery and your previous medical notes will be passed to us.

Please come to reception and ask for a registration form or print one from the links below to complete and bring with you along with proof of your identity and of your address. These forms include a medical questionnaire as it can take a considerable time for us to receive your medical records. It would assist us if you are able to bring your Medical Card with you.

In addition to the completion of a Registration Form you will also need to complete a GMS1 form. This can either be collected from the surgery or downloaded from the internet.

New Patient Registration Form - Adult 16 years and over

New Patient Registration Form - Child under 16 years

Summary Care Record - Consent for additional information

NHS Digital : Data sharing opt-out

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

English	Urdu
Albanian	Hindi
Arabic	Lithuanian
Bulgarian	Polish
Chinese (Cantonese)	Portuguese
Chinese (Mandarin)	Spanish
Russian	French
Turkish	Punjabi
Gujerati	Somali
Croatian	Bengali

Temporary Residents

Everybody resident permanently in the UK is entitl PreRegistration ed to NHS treatment at a general practice. A British National living abroad can be treated privately by a GP and at this practice they will be charged for the consultation and the medication prescribed. These charges can usually be claimed back on insurance. Access to NHS treatment is dependent on your usual place of residence and not on your nationality, passport held or any other criteria.