The surgery welcomes new patients. For registration we accept patients from the following postal areas: SW5, SW7, SW10 and W8.

If you live outside of the above postcodes we are able to offer 'out of area' registration, although this would not include access to home visits and some other services. Please see the relevant section further down this page for more information including how to apply.

If you wish to register, we ask you to complete and return the application forms indicated below and proof of ID.

Proof of ID can be any one of the following:

• passport
• birth certificate
• Driver's licence
• HC2 certificate
• rough sleepers' identity badge
• hostel or accommodation registration or mail forwarding letter 

Children under 16 years can be registered by a parent or guardian.

We require copies of immunisation records for children under 6 years of age. 

For registration within our practice boundary (SW5, SW7, SW10 and W8), please fill out the following 2 forms:

• • New Patient Questionnaire (Adult) or New Patient Questionnaire (Child)
  • Medical Record Sharing Form

Please email these with a copy of proof of ID (from the list above) to emperorsgate@nhs.net 

To avoid delay in processing your registration, please ensure you provide all information required.

Note that by emailing the form you will be transmitting information about your self across the Internet and although every effort is made to keep this information secure, no guarantee can be offered in this respect.

Application for new patients, not currently registered with the surgery

Please complete and return with proof of ID from the list above:

• Out of Area Registration Application
• New Patient Questionnaire (Adult) or New Patient Questionnaire (Child)
• Medical Record Sharing Form

Children under 16 years can be registered by a parent or guardian.

We require copies of immunisation records for children under 6 years of age. 

Application for existing patients

If you are currently registered at the practice and your new address is outside of our catchment area, please complete and return the form below:

• Out of Area Registration Application

All completed forms together with proof of ID (new applicants) can be emailed to: 

emperorsgate@nhs.net 

or brought in or posted  to the surgery:

Surgery 1st Floor, 49 Emperor's Gate, London, SW7 4HJ

Please allow 2 weeks for your out of area application to be reviewed and decision to be made.

New arrangements introduced from January 2015 give people greater choice when choosing a GP Practice. Patients may approach any GP practice, even if they live outside the practice area, to see if they will be accepted on to the patient list.

The new arrangements mean that GP practices now have the option to register patients who live outside the practice area but without any obligation to provide home visits. Some local community services, such as My Care My Way may also not be available to out of area patients. Out of area registration remains voluntary for GP practices meaning that patients may be refused. We may decide that it is not in your best interest or practical for you to be registered in this way. If this is the case we will let you know within two weeks and your registration will not progress any further.

Your application will be reviewed by a clinician in the practice.

If you require referral to other services we will agree with you whether these are best carried out close to your home or the practice depending on the circumstances. If you have an urgent care need and the surgery cannot help you at home we may ask you to contact NHS111 and they will put you in touch with a local service.

If your registration is accepted but your health needs change in the future we may review your registration and invite you to register with a GP practice closer to your home.

Our surgery is accessible to patients using wheelchairs and there are toilet facilities available. If you require a wheelchair lift please inform the receptionist in advance to arrange assistance. There is also a lift to the first floor which can be used by those who cannot manage using the steps.

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:

If you are ill while away from home, 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.

To register as a temporary patient simply contact the local practice you wish to use. Practices do not have to accept you as a temporary patient although they do have an obligation to offer emergency treatment. You cannot register as a temporary patient at a practice in the town or area where you are already registered.