GP Surgeries on Hayling Island: Practices & How to Register

GP surgeries on Hayling Island

nhs.uk lists two GP practices at Elm Grove, Mengham, Hayling Island, PO11 9AP. As listed on nhs.uk on 5 October 2026, both show the message "This GP surgery is currently accepting new patients". That status can change, so check the live page before you rely on it. (Most people need to live inside a practice's catchment area to register, see below.)

Waterside Medical Practice is at Hayling Island Health Centre, Elm Grove, Mengham, Hayling Island, Hampshire, PO11 9AP. Reception phone: 023 9246 2719. Reception opening times on its nhs.uk page: Monday to Friday 8am to 6:30pm, closed Saturday and Sunday (last confirmed 22 October 2025). The practice's own website is watersidemedicalpractice.co.uk.

The Elms Practice is at Elm Grove, Mengham, Hayling Island, Hampshire, PO11 9AP. Reception phone: 023 9246 6216. Reception opening times on its nhs.uk page: Monday and Tuesday 8am to 8pm, Wednesday to Friday 8am to 6:30pm, closed Saturday and Sunday (last confirmed 12 August 2024). Its own website is elmspracticehayling.nhs.uk.

Opening times on nhs.uk carry a "last confirmed" date, and the practice's own website may be more recent, so it is worth a quick check on the day.

How to register with a GP on Hayling Island

Everyone in England can register with a GP surgery for free (NHS: register with a GP surgery). The main routes are:

- Online through the NHS website: search your postcode, choose a surgery that offers online registration and fill in the form, which the NHS says takes about 15 minutes per person. You should usually be told you are registered within 5 days of the surgery receiving your details, though it may take longer.
- At the surgery: collect a paper form from reception, or download the NHS paper form and hand it in.
- By phone: each practice's nhs.uk "How to register" page suggests phoning reception (Waterside, Elms).

The NHS says you do not need proof of address, ID, immigration status or an NHS number to register online with a GP. You will be asked for things like your name and address, your current GP if you have one, your NHS number if you know it, an emergency contact, and brief medical history, allergies and medication.

Most GPs only accept patients who live in the area they cover. Each practice's nhs.uk page has a catchment checker where you enter your postcode. If you live in Northney, North Hayling or elsewhere on the island, use that checker rather than assuming.

If you are changing GP and you have the NHS App, you can change surgery there. You do not need to tell your old surgery, as they are told automatically.

Out of hours and when the surgery is closed

Both practices are closed at weekends according to nhs.uk. When your GP is closed, NHS 111 can direct you to the best place to get help, which may include an evening and weekend GP, an urgent treatment centre, a nurse callback or a pharmacist. 111 online is for people aged 5 and over, and you should call 111 for a child under 5. In an emergency, call 999. Our urgent care guide lists the nearest urgent treatment centres.

Repeat prescriptions, appointments and the NHS App

Both practices' nhs.uk pages point to online and prescription services and the NHS App. Which online services are switched on is set by each practice, so check the practice website: Waterside and The Elms both list appointments, prescriptions, sick notes, test results and registration on their home pages.

What this guide does not cover

We have listed the practices that nhs.uk showed at Hayling Island Health Centre on 5 October 2026. We have not given a Care Quality Commission rating for either, so check cqc.org.uk for the current rating.