Practice Area

Anyone in England can register with a GP surgery.  It is free to register and you do not need proof of address.

We are open to registrations for patients living in our Practice area.  Our Poringland surgery is situated next to the supermarket on the Norwich to Bungay Road (B1332).  Our Rockland St Mary Surgery is opposite the Post Office on the main street in the village.

The map below outlines the Practice area.  The search area allows you to check if you live within our catchment area. 

In January 2015, NHS England established a scheme where Practices could decide if they wished to accept the registration of patients living outside the catchment area.  This was a voluntary scheme.  The Partners at Heathgate Medical Practice chose not to join the scheme but instead focus on providing services to patients within our growing catchment area.  

If you are registered with us and move out of our catchment area, we would ask you to re-register with a GP Practice nearer your new home.  If this does not happen and we become aware of your new address, we will write to you asking you to re-register.  We are happy to provide those with repeat medication, an additional months medication to ensure there is no break in this whilst re-registering.  Most GP records are now electronic and so are easily transferred to the new Practice.