Harewood Crescent | Bournemouth | BH7 7BU

How to Register with Us

Newly Registered Patients

In order to register with this Practice as a permanent patient, you must be resident in our practice area as shown below and for settled purposes (usually considered to be for at least three months).

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Register with us:

It takes around 15 minutes to complete a registration. You need to complete the process in one session. If you are registering more than one person, make sure to give yourself enough time.Your GP Surgery should register you within 5 days of receiving your details. You do not need your NHS number, but it could make registration easier.

We would like you to complete our short ‘New Patient Questionnaire’, once you have completed this you can then click the registration link below:

Please click the link to complete the registration process: Register with Littledown Surgery

Temporary Residents

If you are ill while away from home or if you are not registered with a doctor but need to see one you can receive emergency treatment from the local GP practice for 14 days. After 14 days you will need to register as a temporary or permanent patient.

You can be registered as a temporary patient for up to three months. This will allow you to be on the local practice list and still remain a patient of your permanent GP. After three months you will have to re-register as a temporary patient or permanently register with that practice.

To register as a temporary patient simply contact the nearest practice to where you are staying. Practices do not have to accept you as a temporary patient although they do have an obligation to offer emergency treatment. You cannot register as a temporary patient at a practice in the town or area where you are already registered.

Patients from other Countries

Patients from other countries can be seen for emergency treatment for urgent problems. However it is at the practice’s discretion whether to accept patients visiting from abroad for routine care.

Update your Details

If you change your name, address or telephone number, please let our receptionists know by emailing us at: [email protected] or writing to us. If you move outside the practice area you will need to find a doctor in your new area.

Emergencies / Urgent Appointments

If you need to be seen the same day please telephone us as soon as possible after 8:30am. If your problem requires urgent assistance please make this clear to the Receptionist.

Infectious Disease

If you have a suspected infectious disease, please inform reception if you suspect an infectious disease, as this will enable us to deal with it appropriately during your visit to protect you, other patients and staff.

Consultations for 16 to 75 year olds

If a patient aged between 16 and 75 years has not had a practice consultation within a period of three years, we are happy, on request, to provide a consultation.