Register as a new patient
Last Updated: Wednesday, 24 January 2024Important: Notice
Please note that we only accept new patients who live in our published boundary (see map below)
Check you are within the practice's catchment area:
Each GP practice has a defined area within which they will accept new patients.
To join the practice as a new patient your address must be inside the area marked in blue on the map (our inner boundary)
[The are marked in red represents our outer-boundary. Existing patients who move to a new address within the outer boundary are able to stay registered and enjoy continuity of care.]
How to register as a new patient
If you wish to register with Ainsdale Medical Centre, you need to be living within our practice boundaries.
If this applies to you please call the surgery to receive further guidance on the process to follow.
Please see the map below to see if you are within our catchment area.
The form is linked below. Note that this is a link to a form in PDF format.
The form can also be obtained from our Reception.
If you are staying away from home and need medical support
Important: NHS 111
NHS 111 can direct you to the best place if you think you need medical help right now – you can call 111 or use NHS 111 online.
If you are staying temporarily away from your normal UK address or if you are a visitor from outside the UK you can register temporarily with this surgery.
This is to help you if you need medical help with a new or existing condition that cannot wait until you return home.
You will need to be staying at an address that is inside the area marked blue on the map on this page.
You will need to call the surgery to register as a temporary resident.
Support from your usual GP
Remember that you can often get support over the telephone from your usual GP surgery. If you live in England and you are staying temporarily in another part of England, your usual GP can send prescriptions electronically to a pharmacist in this area.
Patients Living Abroad
Patients who are living or working abroad are unable to be registered at Ainsdale Medical Centre unless they become unwell and need to see a health care professional when they are staying in the area. In this situation you would need to be registered as a temporary patient with the practice. We are unable to provide routine healthcare to patients living abroad. This includes vaccinations, cervical screening, annual checks and contraceptive advice.
Additional support
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.
Please make sure that all the personal details are filled in clearly - including the details of your previous GP surgery - as this makes it much easier to identify you on the national system. A patient guide to GP services (pdf).
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