Registering with Gilmore Medical Practice
We are currently accepting new patients.
Before completing the registration forms, please check that you live within our practice boundary. You can check the boundary using our Gilmore Medical Practice boundary map.
If you live outside our practice boundary, we will not be able to accept your application and will advise you to register with a GP practice that covers your address.
If you are staying in the area temporarily
If you are visiting a patient at our practice from elsewhere in the UK and will be staying within our practice area for less than 3 months, please do not complete the permanent registration forms. Instead, please contact us on 0131 536 9800 to ask about registering as a Temporary Resident.
There are two GP practices in our building, and responsibility for registering Temporary Residents rotates between the two practices each week. Depending on when you contact us, we may therefore ask you to contact the other GP practice.
If you only require a supply of your regular medication, you may be able to obtain this from a local pharmacy through the Unscheduled Care Scheme, or the pharmacist may be able to liaise directly with your GP.
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Please only complete the permanent registration forms if you expect to be staying in the area for more than 3 months.
Further information about registering with a GP practice and Temporary Residents is available from NHS Inform.
Visitors to Scotland
For visitors to Scotland who are unsure what health care you could get for free there are factsheets which tell you what you are entitled to through the NHS if you become ill or have an accident while here.
These factsheets have been updated since the UK left the European Union.
If you move out of our practice area
If you move to an address outside our practice boundary, you will need to register with a GP practice that covers your new address. You can find your nearest GP practice using the NHS Inform GP practice directory.
Rights and Responsibilities
We want all our patients to feel welcome, listened to and treated with dignity and respect.
You can expect us to:
- Treat you with courtesy, kindness and respect
- Listen to your concerns and involve you in decisions about your care
- Provide appropriate care from suitably qualified healthcare professionals
- Respect your privacy and confidentiality
- Explain your treatment and care, and involve you in decisions wherever possible
We ask that you:
- Treat all of our staff and fellow patients with courtesy and respect
- Let us know if you are unable to attend an appointment so that we can offer it to someone else
- Follow agreed treatment plans and take medicines as prescribed, where appropriate
- Keep us informed of any changes to your contact details
- Keep us informed of any change in your circumstances that may affect your care
We are committed to providing a safe and respectful environment for our patients, staff and visitors. We understand that people may sometimes feel upset or frustrated, but we ask that everyone treats others with courtesy and respect.
Violence, threatening behaviour, harassment, or abuse will not be tolerated. Where serious concerns arise we will take appropriate action and this may include removal from the practice list.
Medicines and Prescriptions
When registering, it is helpful to provide information about any regular medicines you take, including details of your current prescriptions. If available, please bring or provide a recent repeat prescription slip, medication list or other information from your previous GP practice.
Providing accurate information about your medicines helps us to prescribe safely and appropriately. We may need to review your medicines before issuing further prescriptions.
Please note that our practice does not provide a substance misuse prescribing service.
Before You Complete Your Registration Form
Before completing your registration form, please check that:
1. Your address is within our practice boundary. Please check our practice boundary before starting your application
2. You have entered all information correctly. Please make sure all fields are completed accurately and that the information you provide is consistent. Missing, incomplete or conflicting information may result in your application being declined.
3. You have completed the correct registration form:-
- Adults aged 16 and over complete the adult registration form
- Children under 16 complete the child registration form
4. You are already living at the address you are registering. Please do not register in advance of moving to Edinburgh or to your new address. You should only submit your application once you are resident at the address.
5. If registering a child, a parent or carer must also be registering with the practice. We cannot accept a registration for a child under 16 unless a parent or carer is also registering with us or is already registered at the practice. The child must also be residing at the address being registered.
Please take a moment to check the above before submitting your form. This will help us process your registration as quickly as possible and avoid your application being declined due to incorrect or incomplete information.
How to Register
Please choose one of the following options:
Option 1 – Register online (temporarily suspended)
Complete our online registration forms:
GP Registration Form (Adult, 16 years and above) (temporarily suspended)
GP registration form (anyone under the age of 16 years old) (temporarily suspended)
Option 2 – Print and complete the forms
Please print the following registration forms:
GP new patient registration form
Adults (anyone 16 years and over)
Child (anyone under the age of 16 years old)
Please print and complete these forms at home, providing as much information as possible. Once completed, please bring the forms into the practice between 10am and 4pm, Monday to Friday.
Option 3 – No computer or printer?
No problem! Please come into the practice and ask at reception for paper registration forms. You can complete these at the surgery or take them away and return them between 10am and 4pm, Monday to Friday.
Your GP
You will be allocated to a named GP but this is only for registration purposes and you are free to consult any of the doctors in the practice, irrespective of who you are registered with.
You may express a preference to see a particular doctor and we will try to accommodate reasonable requests where possible. However, depending on availability and your clinical needs you may be offered an appointment with another GP or healthcare professional.
For further information about registering with a GP practice in Scotland, please see NHS Inform – Registering with a GP practice.
