NewPatients


		How to register with the practice We welcome new patients to the practice if you live within the practice area. To register, please come to Bentham or Ingleton surgery. Bentham is open from 8:20am to 6:30pm but we only have a receptionist at Ingleton surgery to help you between 8:20 and 11:20am. One person can register for the whole family. Identification For adults from 16 years of age we require proof of identity before you can register. Please bring one of the following (originals only) for each adult: current medical card birth certificate; passport; photo card driving licence; national identity card; Home Office identity card. Or two of the following bearing the patient’s name and dated in the last three months and showing the address being registered (originals only): statement from a financial institution (bank, building society, credit card or mortgage lender); bill from a utility company (gas, electric, water or fixed line telephone provider); council tax bill; letter confirming entitlement to housing benefit, council tax benefit or tax credits; letter from the Home Office in relation to an application for asylum or appeal; letter from your educational establishment that you are currently attending. If you are an immigrant to the UK and have not registered with the NHS before we weill need some infomation from your passport. Information You can download a copy of the Practice Leaflet here. Registration form If you do not have your medical card please fill in the NHS form called the GSM1 before you come to the surgery. We will need the address at which you were last registered with a GP. The post code is especially important for us to complete your registration. You can download a copy of the GMS1 here. If you want to register with the practice at the same time as your first appointment with a doctor or a nurse, please arrive ten minutes earlier to complete your registration at reception.











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Grasmere Drive High Bentham Lancaster LA2 7JP Open Monday to Friday 8.20am-6.20pm Tel: 015242 61202 Fax 015242 62905 For all telephone enquires Repeat Prescriptions Tel: 015242 42497 (24 hours/day) or via My Practice Online When the surgery is closed: Tel: 015242 61202 Out of Hours services are provided by Cumbria Health on Call 20 July, 2010