Register with the surgery

If you are a student at Sheffield Hallam University and you wish to register at the practice, please visit our Student pages for registration information.

Catchment area for Porter Brook Medical Centre

Before filling out a registration form, check you are in our catchment area.

Find out which GPs you can register with on the NHS website.

Registering with Porter Brook Medical Centre

To register with the surgery:

• fill out an online registration form to register at the Porter Brook Medical Centre. If you are a student at Sheffield Hallam University, please visit our Student pages for registration information.
• visit reception when we are open and collect a paper registration form

When you register, it’s helpful to have your NHS number. You can use the NHS website to find your NHS number.

Please be aware that we do not accept registrations for newborn babies or children under 5 online. The baby will be registered to the mother’s surgery following the hospital discharge and a registration pack will be sent out to fill in for the baby. If you are registering a child under 5, please fill out a child registration form at the reception desk.

If you need help filling in the registration form or have any questions regarding this – please call us on 0114 263 6100 or visit reception where a member of our team will be able to help you complete the form.

Safe surgery statement

Everyone in the UK has the right to free care from a GP. If you don’t have proof of ID or address, you can still register. Immigration status or nationality don’t matter – reception won’t ask for immigration documents and won’t share your information with the Home Office unless serious crime is involved. View this statement in other languages

Temporary patient registrations

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 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 local practice you wish to use. 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.

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