Health Secretary Wes Streeting has vowed to divert billions of pounds to GPs in order to “fix the front door” of the NHS.
But it appears that the vast majority of us are already happy with how our local practice operates, according to the latest GP Patient Survey, produced by Ipsos on behalf of NHS England.
Almost 700,000 patients in England completed the 2024 survey, which gathers information on how patients feel about their local GP. It reveals the best and worst surgeries in Lancashire and beyond.
Across the country, the majority of patients described the overall experience as ‘very good’ (37.1%) or ‘fairly good’ (30.2%).
Not everyone is as happy with their local practice though — 9.4% said their overall experience was ‘fairly poor’ and 9.5% described it as ‘very poor’. The survey was carried out between January 2 and March 25.
Here we reveal the GP practices in Lancashire which were voted the best by you. Surgeries are ranked by the proportion of patients that said they were ‘very good’.
9. Hazelvalley Family Practice - Haslingden, Rossendale
There were 389 survey forms sent out to patients at Hazelvalley Family Practice in Haslingden, Rossendale. The response rate was 26%, with 102 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 73% said it was very good and 14% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
10. Burscough Family Practice - Burscough, Ormskirk
There were 301 survey forms sent out to patients at Burscough Family Practice in Burscough, Ormskirk. The response rate was 35%, with 103 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 72% said it was very good and 16% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
11. Arnold Medical Centre - Blackpool
There were 397 survey forms sent out to patients at Arnold Medical Centre in Blackpool. The response rate was 31%, with 123 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 70% said it was very good and 22% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
12. Yorkshire Street Medical Centre - Burnley
There were 344 survey forms sent out to patients at Yorkshire Street Medical Centre in Burnley. The response rate was 32%, with 109 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 69% said it was very good and 21% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps