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’.
13. Darwen Health Centre - Darwen
There were 438 survey forms sent out to patients at Darwen Health Centre in Darwen. The response rate was 27%, with 116 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 69% said it was very good and 22% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
14. Witton Medical Centre - Blackburn
There were 395 survey forms sent out to patients at Witton Medical Centre in Blackburn. The response rate was 29%, with 115 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 68% said it was very good and 18% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
15. Roman Road Health Centre - Blackburn
There were 545 survey forms sent out to patients at Roman Road Health Centre in Blackburn. The response rate was 19%, with 105 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 68% said it was very good and 14% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
16. Dr Dawoud's Surgery - Clayton-Le-Woods, Chorley
There were 373 survey forms sent out to patients at Dr Dawoud's Surgery in Clayton-Le-Woods, Chorley. The response rate was 35%, with 127 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 68% said it was very good and 27% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps