Everyone is welcome at Avon Valley Practice
You do not need to proof of ID, address, immigration status or an NHS number in order to register with us; however to access our online services including appointment and prescription reminders by text message or to activate your online account, you will need to provide proof of identity.
If you would like to register with the Practice please complete our new patient form linked below.
Practice Boundary
To register a new patient you will need to live within our practice boundary, please enter your postcode below.
Catchment Area
Temporary Registration
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 still 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.
You cannot register as a temporary patient at a Practice in the town or area where you are already registered.
To register as a temporary patient simply contact the practice.
Non-urgent advice: Please Note
Practices do not have to accept you as a temporary patient although they do have an obligation to offer emergency treatment.
Guide to GP Services
The Royal College of General Practitioners has produced a useful guide for patients about the services on offer at GP Surgeries and how to access them.
You can download the guide below.
Non-English Speakers
These fact sheets have been written to explain the role of UK health services, the National Health Service (NHS), to newly-arrived individuals seeking asylum.
They cover issues such as the role of GPs, their function as gatekeepers to the health services, how to register and how to access emergency services.
Special care has been taken to ensure that information is given in clear language, and the content and style has been tested with user groups.
Open the leaflets in one of the following languages:
