Tell your patients about online GP registration

Before you promote the service, you should place the 'copy for website', including the link to the online form for your surgery, on your practice website. This can be found in the section below.  

It will ensure that patients who want to confirm if a text message they've received is genuine can do so without having to speak to a member of your staff. They will be able to get the reassurance they need from the practice website. 

Read about how to make your registration link easier to find on your website.

Put posters all around your practice or waiting areas and the front door of your Practice. Consider having a QR code that patients can click on in or around your reception or queuing area.  

Create your own personalised QR code for free on google QR code generator or any other QR generator to direct your patients to your surgery’s online form. Add your QR code to the A4 poster, which you can use to direct your patients to your surgery’s specific online form.  

Alternatively, you can download the materials below which enable patients to search for practices offering online registration using the Find a GP service. They refer to when you are most likely to need to register with a new GP practice - when you are needing help with registration, when you are moving house and when you are expecting a new arrival to the family. 

We are using a new online service called [Register with a GP surgery] that makes it easy to register with this GP surgery.

Just fill in this quick online form to start the process. You do not need proof of address or immigration status, ID or an NHS number.

The service is designed and run by the NHS, so your personal information is safe. It cuts our administrative workload and makes it easier for you to register.

Paper forms are still available if you need one.

Contact our reception team here: 

Online service makes registration easier for patients

We are using a new online service called [Register with a GP surgery] that makes it easy to register with this GP surgery.

New patients just need to fill in an online form to get started. They do not need proof of address or immigration status, ID or an NHS number. 

Paper forms are available for people who need them.

The service is designed and run by the NHS. It aims to cut practices’ workloads and make GP registration easier for the public.

You can view the film below before you download it.

There are 2 different versions of wording for use on Twitter.

You can use either of the following:

1. You can register with this GP practice online. Our new online service is quick and easy and cuts out the paperwork. [Register today.]

2. You can register with this GP practice online. You do not need proof of address or immigration status, ID or an NHS number. [Register today.]

We've provided PNG images of the designs sized for social media use. These are for use on Twitter and Facebook, to be used with the wording above.

Your social media posts should include the full link to the service on your website.

Do not use a shortened version in Facebook as this might prevent the link from working.