Eltham GP Surgeries: How to Register, Where They Are and What to Do When They're Closed

This guide lists GP practices that appear on NHS.uk and on the website of the Eltham Health Primary Care Network, a group of local practices. It is a directory, not a ranking: we do not rate surgeries. Practice details, opening times and whether a practice is taking new patients change often, so use each surgery's own page for those.

Which GP surgeries are in Eltham?

The Eltham Health Primary Care Network lists six member practices, each with its own website: Eltham Palace Surgery, New Eltham and Blackfen Medical Centre, Eltham Medical Practice, Elmstead Medical Clinic, South Street Medical Centre and Everest Health Partnership.

NHS.uk gives these addresses for some of them:

• Eltham Medical Practice, Eltham Community Hospital, Passey Place, Eltham, SE9 5DQ. See its NHS.uk page.
• New Eltham and Blackfen Medical Centre, 52 Thaxted Road, New Eltham, SE9 3PT. NHS.uk page.
• Everest Health Partnership, 71 Sherard Road, Eltham, SE9 6ER. NHS.uk page.
• Elmstead Medical Clinic, 81 William Barefoot Drive, Eltham, SE9 3JD. NHS.uk lists this address on a page that still carries the older "Primecare Eltham" web address: NHS.uk.
• Holly House Surgery, 12 Avery Hill Road, New Eltham, SE9 2BD. NHS.uk page.

Eltham Palace Surgery and South Street Medical Centre are listed by the network with websites only; so see their sites directly for addresses. This is not necessarily every practice that serves SE9. NHS.uk's service search lets you search by postcode.

How do I register with a GP?

The NHS's registration page says everyone in England can register with a GP surgery for free and that most surgeries offer online registration. You enter a postcode or use your location to find surgeries, and the form takes about 15 minutes per person. The NHS says you do not need ID, proof of address or proof of immigration status, and that registration typically completes within five days of submission. An NHS number helps but is not essential.

Other points from the same page:

• If you move within the area, tell your current surgery your new address; you do not have to switch practice.
• A surgery may accept patients from outside its area, but home visits and community services may be affected.
• Visitors can register as temporary patients for up to three months.
• Children under 16 are registered by a parent or guardian.
• A surgery can refuse registration if it is at capacity, if you live outside its area, or if you were previously removed from its list.

What do I do when my surgery is closed?

NHS.uk's practice pages direct you to NHS 111, online at 111.nhs.uk or by phone on 111, for urgent care when the surgery is closed. For an emergency, call 999. Our urgent care guide explains the options near Eltham, and our pharmacy guide covers the Pharmacy First service, which can treat some conditions without a GP appointment.