How to register - Betts Avenue Medical Centre

HOW TO REGISTER WITH THE PRACTICE

To register with the Practice, you complete a registration form and a New Patient Health Questionnaire.

You can obtain a copy of these froms the surgery reception. Your medical record often takes a considerable time to arrive from your previous doctor and this gives us the opportunity of recording some basic information about you and offering you any immediate care you may need.

You will be registered with the Practice rather than a specific doctor, but you have a right to ask to see a particular doctor, if you wish. If you have a requirement for a prescription then you should arrange an appointment with a doctor of your choice to discuss your ongoing care.

We do not exclude patients from the Practice on grounds of race, sexuality, religion, social class, age, disability or medical condition. Please contact the surgery reception to join our practice.

If you would like further information you can contact us at the surgery.

SUMMARY CARE RECORD

NHS Summary Care Record - Your emergency care summary.

The NHS in England are introducing a new electronic record called the Summary Care Record (SCR), which will be used to support your emergency care.

Today, records are kept in all the places where you receive care. These places can usually only share information from your records by letter, e-mail, fax or phone. At times, this can slow down treatment and sometimes information can be hard to access.

The NHS are introducing Summare Care Records to improve the safety and quality of patient care. Because the Summary Care Record is an electronic record it will give healthcare staff faster, easier access to essential information about you, to help provide you with safer treatment when you need care in an emergency or when your GP Practice is closed.

You can choose to have a Summary Care Record:

You do not need to do anything. This will happen automatically. Healthcare staff will ask your permission every time they look at your Summary Care Record.

You can choose not to have a Summary Care Record:

If you don't want a Summary Care Record, you need to let us know at the practice and complete a Opt-Out Form. These can be obtained from the practice or by visiting www.nhscarerecords.nhs.uk/