New Registration
Please see detailed information below about new registrations
Please see practice boundary image on the right
We now have new online registration - see link below (use 'sign up for new patient registration service link')
How to Register
If you require to register with a GP practice please follow these steps below:
If this is your first registration with a GP practice in the UK, medical records from outwith the United Kingdom won't be traced.
You can only register with a GP practice if you're staying in the area for more than 3 months. If you're not, you may still be treated, but as a Temporary Resident.
Please see link above for online auto-registration.
We appreciate courtesy to all our staff, and if you move out of the area or are physically or verbally abusive to people at the practice, we may have cause to remove you from their register.
For information on data protection with the NHS follow the link.
Data Protection
This GP practice has agreed to take part in the DataLoch research programme. Both your GP practice and NHS Lothian are the data controller for the DataLoch programme (Data is only hosted within NHS Lothian), and are working in partnership with the University of Edinburgh. The aims of the DataLoch programme are to support research for the benefit of local residents in the South-East Scotland region. A Data Sharing Agreement is in place that covers the sharing of patient data with DataLoch, and all approved research is anonymous.
In line with data protection legislation, the legal basis that permits processing of patient data is:
• 6(1)(e) – processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
• 9(2)(j) – Processing is necessary for archiving purposes in the public interest, or scientific and historical research purposes or statistical purposes in accordance with Article 89(1)
The DataLoch website covers the researcher data, public enquiries, and newsletter subscriptions for which the University of Edinburgh is the Data Controller: https://dataloch.org/privacy-notice
If you require to view your medical records please complete the enclosed Subject Access Request form and return to the surgery.
Subject Access Form