The Castle Practice

The Health Centre | Taylors Avenue | Carrickfergus | BT38 7HU

If you live within our practice area you are welcome to register with us and our reception staff will be happy to guide you through the procedure. Eligibility can be quickly confirmed from your address so it would help if you could provide proof by way of a recent utility bill. You will need to complete a New Patient Questionnaire which will provide useful information whilst we wait for your medical records to arrive from your previous doctor. Medical treatment is available from the date of registration. Please contact reception for further information.

If you have your medical card, please bring it with you to register at the practice. However, if you do not have your medical card, you can complete an HS200 Form, for registering with the practice, or an HSCR1 Form depending on your circumstances. When you register you will also be asked to fill out a medical questionnaire. This is because it can take a considerable time for us to receive your medical records. If you wish to complete this in advance, please click on the link above to open the relevant form, to print and complete at your convenience.

Please bring the completed forms with you along with photographic ID and proof of residency (utility bill etc), to the reception desk, when you are registering.

Temporary Registration: for UK/EU Citizens

If you are ill while away from home or if you are not registered with a doctor but need to see one you can receive emergency treatment from the local GP practice. You can be registered as a temporary patient for up to three months. This will allow you to be on the local practice list and still remain a patient of your permanent GP. After three months you will have to re-register as a temporary patient or permanently register with that practice.

To register as a temporary patient simply call in to reception, or complete the ‘Temporary Residents form’ above. You cannot register as a temporary patient at a practice in the town or area where you are already registered, of if your own GP surgery is within a reasonable travelling distance.

Guide to GP Services

The Royal College of General Practitioners has produced a useful guide for patients about the services on offer at GP Surgeries and how to access them. You can download the guide below.

Have you lost or misplaced your Medical Card

To request a replacement medical card please use the following link:
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Patients who Did Not Attend their appointments

DID NOT ATTEND (DNA)

DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2026

260 APPOINTMENTS WERE NOT ATTENDED

Patients complain that they cannot get an appointment, yet in 1 month alone a total of 260 appointments were not attended with no reason

What does this mean to YOU?………

12 minutes of wasted GP time per appointment

= 52 hours (6.5 working days) of wasted GP appointment time

How many times during these 52 hours were YOU not able to get an appointment?

5 minutes of wasted clerical time per patient contact

= 21 hours (2.5 working days) of wasted clerical time

How many times during these 21 hours were YOU trying to book an appointment?

You can cancel your appointment in the following ways:

by phoning or texting our mobile number – 07813 985 168

by emailing reception at [email protected]

Further detailed information – https://www.castlepractice.co.uk/?p=14066&preview=true 

COVID SPRING BOOSTERS 2026

CLOSURE INFORMATION

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SURGERY WILL BE CLOSED ON

TUESDAY 17th MARCH 2026

AND WILL RE-OPEN AT 8:30 AM ON

WEDNESDAY 18th MARCH 2026

IF YOU REQUIRE URGENT MEDICAL CARE

PLEASE CONTACT DALRIADA URGENT CARE ON

028 2566 3500

PLEASE NOTE – THIS NUMBER IS FOR

URGENT MEDICAL CARE

WHICH CANNOT WAIT UNTIL YOUR

GP SURGERY RE-OPENS,

NOT FOR ROUTINE QUERIES

Castle Practice

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SURGERY WILL BE

CLOSED FOR TRAINING FROM 1:00 PM

ON WEDNESDAY 25th FEBRUARY 2026

 

AND WILL RE-OPEN AT 8:30 AM ON

THURSDAY 26th FEBRUARY 2026

 

IF YOU REQUIRE URGENT MEDICAL CARE

PLEASE DIAL 028 9331 5804