New Patients

Criteria
To register as an NHS patient at Shefa Medical Practice you should fit the following criteria:

1. Live within the catchment area (See below map of our catchment area and postcode checker)
2. Have United Kingdom Resident Status or equivalent.
3. Provide all necessary documentation to complete the registration process (see below)
4. As part of the 2025/26 GP contract changes, NHS England has introduced You and Your General Practice (YYGP), also referred to as the Patient Charter – please visit this link https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/you-and-your-general-practice-english/
5. Please note that the Practice will provide services as per “You and your general practice” charter above, except in circumstances such as there is a lack of capacity, closures due to staff training / Practice learning events, due to unforeseen events, NHS supplied information technology failure and when we are unable to assure safe services.
6. What your GP practice will expect from you – To help us provide care efficiently and fairly for everyone, the guide outlines what practices ask of patients. This includes things like attending appointments on time, treating staff respectfully, and cancelling appointments you no longer need so they can be offered to someone else

Registration
To go ahead and register you must complete the following documents and bring them in to reception.

1. New Patient Registration Form
2. Family Doctor Service Registration Form

Alternatively, you can use the online registration service: Please visit – New Patient Registration

Catchment area