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’.
17. The Village Surgeries Croston & Eccleston - Croston, Leyland
There were 340 survey forms sent out to patients at The Village Surgeries Croston & Eccleston in Croston, Leyland. The response rate was 32%, with 108 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 67% said it was very good and 16% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
18. Parbold Surgery - Parbold
There were 291 survey forms sent out to patients at Parbold Surgery in Parbold. The response rate was 43%, with 123 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 67% said it was very good and 25% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
19. Haslingden Healthcare - Haslingden, Rossendale
There were 318 survey forms sent out to patients at Haslingden Healthcare in Haslingden, Rossendale. The response rate was 34%, with 109 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 66% said it was very good and 19% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
20. Hall Green Surgery - Upholland, Skelmersdale
There were 317 survey forms sent out to patients at Hall Green Surgery in Upholland, Skelmersdale. The response rate was 37%, with 116 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 66% said it was very good and 22% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps