We are happy to look after patients who don’t live locally subject to a few considerations laid out below. This may be convenient if you work or study in Gloucester but live elsewhere.
If you live or move outside our catchment area (shown in Catchment Area on this page) and want to register as an “out-of-area” patient, please take note of the following conditions:
If your medical concern requires attention, you must be able to visit the surgery during our opening hours. Phone consultations may not be appropriate for certain issues.
Your own health should not pose any personal factors or concerns that could prevent you from attending the surgery.
At present, you should not require access to any community health or social care services, as these are organised geographically.
It is your responsibility to visit the surgery to collect items like prescriptions and make suitable arrangements.
Home visits cannot be provided under any circumstances.
In the event that you need a GP but are too unwell to come to the surgery, please contact us initially. If we determine that you require services in your local area, we will direct you to call 111 to arrange this. This service could be a GP practice near your home, a local walk-in or urgent care centre, or a minor injuries unit.
Please understand that if your health needs change and you require access to other services, such as home visiting doctors, we may review your registration and ask you to register with a GP closer to your home.
Registration with our practice is subject to our discretion. If we find that your care needs become more complex after registration, we reserve the right to review your registration and ask you to register with a GP closer to your home.
To register as an out of area patient please complete a new patient registration form as normal via the register with a GP service. We will get in touch with you to complete an out of area agreement form. Until this has been completed we are unable to confirm your registration.
Existing Patients
If you move out of area, or we discover you have moved out of area, and you have not registered at another practice, then we will write to you to let you know that one option is to de-register and re-register as an out of area patient. We will ask for your agreement to the above conditions by signing an out of area agreement form. If you do not respond then we will de-register you in line with NHS guidance. If you would like to take up this option then please contact us.
