Register as a new patient

Cator Medical Centre is no longer registering new patients – See below how you can register with Elm House Surgery

IMPORTANT INFORMATION – We are currently updating our website ahead of our merger

If you reside within the current Cator Medical Centre catchment area and wish to register, please visit the practice in person and complete a paper registration form. Cator Medical Centre will be merging with Elm House Surgery on 1^st January 2026. For this reason, all new patients will be registered to Elm House Surgery from immediate effect.

Elm House Surgery previously covered the BR3 post code only. However the boundary area is expanding to match that of Cator Medical Centre.

Our websites are in the process of being updated. For now, any prospective new patient who lives outside of BR3 please do visit us at reception so that we can process your registration manually.

Thank you for your patience.

How to register as a new patient online

You will also need to provide a copy of your ID. For example, valid ID could include a photograph of your passport or driving licence.

We may also ask you for details of your previous GP surgery and basic health and medical information.

Register with a GP surgery (gp-registration.nhs.uk)

Registering online as a non-English speaker

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

Registering children

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 with a GP surgery (gp-registration.nhs.uk)

Children Under 5 – Immunisation Information

What to do if you’re registering on behalf of someone else

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.

Non-urgent advice: Once you are registered with the practice, you will also need to set up an online Anima account.

Set up an Anima account

Follow the instructions on our Home Page on how to set up an Anima account.

Please ring reception if you are experiencing any difficulties with setting up your online Anima account.

Tel. 020 8650 0173

Find out more

Click the link to find NHS advice on NHS website to find NHS advice on how to register at a GP surgery.

Alternatively, you can download, print and complete the form below and return it to the surgery.

Download new patient registration form

A relative or friend can fill in the form with your consent.

Once you have completed all the necessary documentation, your registration will be processed by our administrative team. Your medical records will be transferred to us from your previous doctor.

If you have not had a doctor in the UK before, a new medical card will be made for you with a unique National Health Service (NHS) Number.

Practice Boundary Area

We are happy to register new NHS patients within our practice boundary area.

Out of Area Patients

Where it is clinically appropriate and practical to register, we now accept new registration from patients who work in the local area but reside outside of our registration area. Patients registered this way would not be entitled to home visit from the practice, however they will be able to contact NHS 111 in order to be seen by a practice closer to where they live.

For further information about this type of registration, please contact us on 020 8915 3100 or feel free to come into the practice.

Temporary Residents

If you are not registered with a doctor but need to see one, you can receive emergency treatment from a surgery for 14 days. After 14 days you will need to register as a temporary patient or permanent patient.

You can request a Temporary Resident Form from your surgery. You can register as a temporary patient if you are in the area for longer than 24 hours but less than three months.

For more information please see here.