News, blogs and updates
Keep up-to-date with progress and learn more about key aspects of the programme in our regular news, blogs and updates.
News
Additional armed forces question added to online GP registration form
The Register with a GP surgery online service has been updated to better identify and former armed service members. Find out more about the changes to questions we ask about patients who serve or have served in the Armed Forces.
New updates to the paper form for GP registrations
GP practices should be aware that a revised version of the GP registration paper form is now available to download on the NHS website. Find out more about what's changed.
Online GP patient auto registration pilot results
NHS England recently finished a pilot with GP practices in England using the TPP system to assess new auto registration functionality through the online service. Find out more about the results of the pilot and when you can expect to get the functionality in your own systems.
Blogs
From paper forms to quick clicks
Two years on from NHS England’s launch of the Register with a GP surgery online service, Bradford on Avon and Melksham Health GP practice is seeing faster sign‑ups and fewer errors, freeing up the reception team’s time for what matters most: patient care.
Why accessible design is good design
Josh Healey, user-centred design lead for the Register with a GP surgery service, explains how redesigning the first page of the service made it more accessible for everyone - and how they created a framework to measure impact.
Helping people think straight about alcohol
David Evans, content designer for the Register with a GP surgery service, says it’s difficult to get accurate answers about people’s smoking and alcohol consumption – and explains what the team is doing to improve the way people assess their intake.
Press releases
2023/24
NHS online GP registration service rolled out to over 2,000 practices - December 2023
More than 750,000 patients have already used the service since its launch in 2022, with one in three GP practices now offering the service.
Online GP registrations reach 1 million as digital service hits milestone - March 2024
More than 1 million patients have used a national online service to register with a GP since its launch 18 months ago.
Online GP registrations reach 240,000 as new digital NHS service grows - May 2023
GP practices are being encouraged to join a new national online service making registering patients quicker and easier.
Events
The 2024 and 2023 Register with a GP events are available through the national archive.
Last edited: 26 February 2026 8:56 am