It’s a challenging time of year for the healthcare system. Flu cases in hospital have already hit last year’s peak, norovirus cases are rife and the NHS has warned about a “quad-demic” of illnesses over the festive season.
Despite the pressures, 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 East Midlands 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 East Midlands which were voted the best by you. Surgeries are ranked by the proportion of patients that said they were ‘very good’.
5. East Bridgford Medical Centre, East Bridgford
There were 232 survey forms sent out to patients at East Bridgford Medical Centre in East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire. The response rate was 49%, with 112 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 79% said it was very good and 16% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
6. The Ingham Practice, Ingham
There were 250 survey forms sent out to patients at The Ingham Practice in Ingham, Lincolnshire. The response rate was 48%, with 121 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 78% said it was very good and 16% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
7. St Georges Med Practice, West Bridgford
There were 293 survey forms sent out to patients at St Georges Med Practice in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire. The response rate was 43%, with 124 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 78% said it was very good and 18% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
8. Eden Surgery, Ilkeston
There were 271 survey forms sent out to patients at Eden Surgery in Ilkeston, Derbyshire. The response rate was 41%, with 110 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 77% said it was very good and 21% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps