We welcome requests for registration from patients living in or moving to the practice area.
We work from three surgery premises; our main surgery is a purpose built surgery at Church Village; our branch surgery at Beddau is also purpose built and we have another branch surgery at Creigiau. The practice covers Tonteg, Church Village, Llantwit Fardre, Efail Isaf, Beddau, Groesfaen, Creigiau, Pentyrch and outlying farms.
You can register by bringing along your NHS medical card or completing a form available from reception. The necessary forms can also be downloaded from the above "Registering Online" tab. Note that you need to provide your NHS number when you register with us, which you can obtain from your previous practice.
Registration form
When you register you will also be asked to fill out a medical questionnaire. This is because it can take a considerable time for us to receive your medical records. You may print off a registration form, fill it out and bring it in with you on your first visit to the practice, if you wish.
Parc Canol Group Practice is a SAFE SURGERY
This means that we are committed to providing equal access to our services for everyone in our practice area, regardless of their immigration status. This is in line with our duties under NHS Wales guidelines for GP registration and informed by our knowledge of the barriers to healthcare faced by migrants in vulnerable circumstances. Reception staff should keep the following five guidelines in mind when migrant patients seek to register with our practice.
1. Everyone in Wales has the right to be registered and consult with a GP, without charge, regardless of their immigration status.
2. If a patient doesn’t have proof of address or ID but say they are living in our catchment area, they should still be registered.
• There are many reasons why a patient, particularly those in vulnerable situations, might not have access to these documents.
3. If a patient has difficulty communicating in English, use a telephone interpreter.
• Google Translate might also be useful for basic non-clinical information.
4. Don’t ask about a patient’s immigration status, or to see proof of it. This information is not needed for registration and asking for it might intimidate some patients.
• The GMS1 form includes' supplementary questions’ about immigration status, however patients don’t have to complete this section if they don’t want to.
5. If a patient is worried about giving a home address, you can also reassure them that their information is safe and won’t be used to trace them because of their immigration status.
• If needed, you can also use the address of the practice or another place where post could reach them (like a mosque, church or community centre).
Registration Form
Changes to personal details
If you change name, address or telephone number, please let our receptionists know by calling or writing to us. If you move outside the practice area you may need to find a doctor in your new area. There are instructions on what to do when you move to a new area on the back of your NHS medical card.
Guide to GP Services
The Royal College of General Practitioners has produced a useful guide for patients about the services on offer at GP Surgeries and how to access them. You can download the guide below.
Temporary Registration
If you are ill while away from home or if you are not registered with a doctor but need to see one 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.
Temporary Resident Registration Form