Register as a new patient at Torrington Health Centre

To register as a new patient you can either complete the online form or hand in printed copies of our paper forms.

You will need to fill in all of the details to register at our surgery. This is to make sure that you live in the local catchment area.

Either...

Complete the online form on the NHS website here

Or...

Paper Forms

Forms are available either from our reception desk or by clicking on the below links and printing the form.

Please complete both forms

1 – NHS Registration Form

2 – New Patient Registration Form

You can use your postcode or location to check that you’re within the surgery’s catchment area. 

Check your postcode on the Find a GP page on the NHS website 

Or alternatively, use our Boundary Checker tool.

You can find guidance and advice on how to become a new patient and the NHS healthcare services you can access, if your first language is not English, or if you’re an asylum seeker on the Government website.  

Go to the NHS entitlements migrant health page on the Government website 

If you are away from home, you can register as a temporary patient with Torrington Health Centre for up to three months. This will allow you to use our surgery and still remain a patient at your permanent GP surgery. After three months, you will have to re-register as a temporary patient or permanently register with us.

You can register as a temporary patient at Torrington Health Centre by completing our online form.

Register as a temporary patient form

Children under 16 need to be registered by their parent or guardian. You can do this by completing the online GP surgery registration form on their behalf. You will need to provide a form of ID to prove that you’re their parent or guardian.

Register your child as a patient form

If you are a carer of young children, elderly adults or adults who aren’t able to register themselves, you can set up an account on their behalf. This will allow you to book an appointment and access parts of their GP online services account.

If you are moving house, please let us know as soon as possible. If you are moving out of the surgery’s catchment area, you may be asked to register with a surgery that’s closer to your new home address.

You can contact us online to let us know about a change in your address.

Please also let us know if your telephone number or email address changes.