Dr Born • Dr Galloway • Dr Kumar • Dr Morris • Dr Thompson 

Guidance for Out of Area Patients

Out of area registration is voluntary for GP practices meaning patients may be refused because they live out of area. This is the case at SBHC – as a surgery we have opted out of this service. 

New OOA Requests
Any patient moving into a new out of area address will be asked to reregister elsewhere and be given 30 working days to action before being deducted from SBHCs list. 

This will also be the case when an existing OOA patient moves into another OOA address. 

Patients who fall into these categories will be sent a letter informing them of this decision and the planned date of deduction. 

Old OOA Agreements
These will remain in place – i.e. the patient will remain on the Health Centre’s list but will not be eligible for a home visit.