Register with a GP surgery service in the NHS App
Patients can register with a GP surgery using the NHS App.
What you need to know
Patients can use the NHS App to view their current GP practice or register with a new GP practice.
The Register with a GP service aims to make registration simpler, easier and more inclusive for both patients and GP surgeries. It is available through the NHS App, NHS website and can be used added to a GP practice's own website.
Find out more about the Register with a GP surgery service, including the questions patients are asked in the online form.
If a patient manages health services for someone else in the NHS App, they can not view or change their GP surgery in the App.
Benefits
By using the service, you can:
- take patient registrations online quickly and easily
- automatically check if patients are in your catchment area
- save time spent matching patients to their NHS records
The service is user-friendly and accessible, patients can:
- save time and register with a GP when it is convenient to them
- easily check which GP practice they are registered with at any time
Further information
The Register with a GP surgery service lets GP practices take online registrations quickly and easily. It is free for GP practices in England to use.
Use resources like QR codes, posters and website copy to let your patients know they can register online at your surgery.
Last edited: 6 August 2025 3:07 pm