Spring is finally here, after a challenging winter for the NHS.
Hospitals were faced with a ‘quademic’ of seasonal illnesses, with cases of the flu soaring during the winter months.
Cases of norovirus have continued to surge, with over 40,000 bed days lost to the vomiting bug in February alone. However, despite the pressure on our hospitals, the vast majority of us appear to be satisfied with the care we receive from our GP surgeries.
GPs are the frontline of the NHS, and according to the latest GP Patient Survey, produced by Ipsos on behalf of NHS England between January 2 and March 25 last year, patients are overall content with their experience.
Almost 700,000 patients in England completed the 2024 survey, which gathers information on how patients feel about their local GP, which reveals the best rated surgeries in the North West and beyond.
Across England, the majority of patients described their overall experience as “very good” (37.1%) or “fairly good” (30.2%). However, not everyone is as happy, with 9.4% describing their overall experience as “fairly poor” and 9.5% as “very poor”.
Here we reveal the GP practices in the North West which were rated the best by you. Surgeries are ranked by the number of patients that said they were “very good”.
13. Kenneth MacRae Medical Centre, St Helen's
There were 241 survey forms sent out to patients at Kenneth MacRae Medical Centre in St Helen's. The response rate was 43%, with 102 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 84% said it was very good and 14% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
14. Dr Zaman, Worsley Mesnes Health Centre, Wigan
There were 321 survey forms sent out to patients at Dr Zaman, Worsley Mesnes Health Centre, Wigan. The response rate was 36%, with 116 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 83% said it was very good and 13% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
15. Park Lane Surgery, Milnthorpe
There were 257 survey forms sent out to patients at Park Lane Surgery in Milnthorpe. The response rate was 49%, with 124 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 80% said it was very good and 16% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
16. Lunesdale Surgery, Kirby Lonsdale
There were 238 survey forms sent out to patients at Lunesdale Surgery in Kirby Lonsdale. The response rate was 44%, with 104 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 79% said it was very good and 17% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps