Register with your family doctor – GP

A GP is a local family doctor. You need to register with a GP even if you are not sick. This is because when you are sick, you will then be able to make an appointment with your GP easily. This is hard to do if you are not registered with a GP.

Anyone in Newham can register with a GP practice.

It’s important to contact your local GP practice and register before you get ill so you can get help if you are ill in future.

There are many GP practices in Newham. You can find the closest practice to you on the NHS website.

  To register, you can:

• go to your local GP practice and talk to the receptionist who will help you with registering
• do it online using the online form on the NHS website

You do not need a fixed address to register with a GP. You do not have to show ID, or proof of address or immigration status.

If you need help to fill out your GP registration form, there are different organisations that can help you.

If you are unable to make an appointment during the day, or would like to book an appointment after your GP is closed, you can now book an evening or weekend appointment through the Enhanced Access Service. The Enhanced Access service is available to all patients but works in different ways depending on which GP Practice you are registered with. 

Patients at the following practices can book evening and weekend appointments by ringing Newham Health Collaborative on 0203 839 7513 (Lines open 10am-8pm, 7 days a week) or by contacting their local GP practice:

• Abbey Road MedicalPractice
• Balaam Street Practice
• Birchdale Road MedicalCentre
• Boleyn Medical Centre
• Carpenters Practice
• Church Road Health
• Claremont Clinic
• Custom House Surgery
• Dr CM Patel's Surgery
• E7 Health
• Essex Lodge Surgery
• Lucas Avenue Practice
• Glen Road Medical Centre
• Greengate Medical Centre
• Liberty Bridge Road Practice
• Market Street Health Group
• Newham Medical Centre
• Newham Transitional Practice:Church Road
• Newham Transitional Practice:Vicarage Lane
• Plashet Road Medical Centre
• Sangam Surgery
• St Bartholomew's Surgery
• St Luke's Medical Centre
• Stratford Village Surgery
• The Azad Practice
• The Manor Park Centre
• The Project Surgery
• Westbury Road Medical Practice
• The Vicarage Lane Surgery
• Woodgrange Medical Practice

Patients at the following practices can book evening and weekend appointments by ringing Newham GP Coop on 0207 540 9949 (Lines open 24/7) or by contacting their local GP practice.

• Plashet Harmony Practice
• E12 Medical Centre
• East End Medical Practice
• Lathom Road Medical Centre
• Newham Vicarage Practice
• Shrewsbury Road Surgery
• Stratford Health Centre
• The Forest Practice
• Upton Lane Medical Centre
• Wordsworth Health Centre

Patients at the following GP practices can access morning, evening and Saturday appointments by contacting their practice directly:

• E16 Health
• Albert Road Practice: 0208 104 2222
• Pontoon Dock Practice: 020 3040 0100
• Royal Docks Medical Practice: 020 7511 4466
• Tollgate Medical Centre: 020 7473 9399

Most GPs offer:

• General appointments for you to talk about any health questions or concerns
• The chance to get a prescription for medication you need
• Advice on contraception and appointments to get a coil or implant fitted
• Cervical screenings
• Chlamydia and HIV screenings
• NHS health checks for residents aged 50+
• Minor surgical procedures

It is completely free to register for a GP. It is also free to have an appointment with a GP.

If your GP says you need medication, they will give you a prescription that you can use at any local pharmacy. 

Every GP Practice does this differently. When you register with your GP Practice, you can ask them how their practice books appointments. There may be a way of booking appointments online and / or on the telephone.

Every GP Practice does this differently. You may need to:

• Phone the GP
• Write a letter to the GP
• Send them an email
• Submit a request via an app

Call your GP practice to find out how to do this at your practice.