📝 New Patient Registration at Loughton Surgery

We're pleased to welcome new patients to our practice.

💻 Register Online – Quick and Easy

We use the NHS service Register with a GP Surgery, which allows you to register without needing to visit the practice.

✅ No proof of address required
✅ No need to show ID or NHS number
✅ Safe, secure, and run by the NHS

📞 Please note: Your application must include a contact telephone number in order to be accepted.

🗺️ Not sure if you're in our catchment area?
We accept patients in the IG10 area however we do also accept some registrations from outside the area — please contact us if you're unsure.

🏥 Registering In Person

Prefer to register at the surgery? No problem.

Please complete the following for each family member registering:

📄 Forms are available at reception or can be downloaded and printed.

👶 Registering a Child (Under 7 Years Old)?

Please bring a copy of their Red Book or immunisation history so we can update our records accurately.

⏳ What Happens Next?

Once we receive your forms:

  • Please allow up to 10 working days for processing

  • After that, you’ll be fully registered and able to book an appointment

🌐 Accessing Online Services

To activate your online account for booki

ng appointments, ordering prescriptions, and receiving text message reminders, you’ll need to provide:

  • 📍 Proof of address

  • 🪪 Photo ID

Speak to reception for help setting this up once your registration is complete.



Temporary Registration

If you are ill while away from home and staying in the IG10 post code then you can register with the practice as a temporary patient. Click here to download the Temporary Resident Registration Form. Please complete the form and hand in to reception. Once we recieve your form it will take 72 hours to process, after which you are then welcome to book an appointment.

Download the Temporary Resident Registration Form

Non-English Speakers

If you need an interpreter you must tell the receptionist when you make the appointment. Tell the staff which language you speak and they will book an interpreter for you or get an interpreter on the phone. It is important that you and the doctor understand each other so that he/she can make an accurate diagnosis of your problem.

Accountable GP

All patients registered with The Loughton Surgery are assigned a named, accountable GP.
Please note, your named GP may be subject to change in the future.

What is a named GP?

Your named GP will take responsibility for the co-ordination of all approporiate services and ensure that they are delivered to each of their patients where required (based on the clinical judgement of the named accountable GP). This is primarily a role of oversight.

The named GP will not:

  • Take on vicarious responsibility for the work of other doctors or health professionals
  • Take on 24-hour responsibility for the patient, or have to change their working hours. This does not imply personal availability for GPs throughout the working week
  • Be the only GP or clinician who will provide care to that patient

Do I have to see my named GP?

Your named GP has no effect on appointment availability, your treatment, or which of our clinicians you can see. You are not required to see your named, accountable GP. You may continue to see any of our talented healthcare team.

Can I choose my own named GP?

If you would like to change your named GP from the one who has been allocated to you, please contact the surgery and we will do our best to accommodate this for you. Changing your named, accountable GP has no impact on the availability of appointments or the care you receive.