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 Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire which were voted the best by you. Surgeries are ranked by the proportion of patients that said they were ‘very good’.
5. Greens Norton Medical Centre, Greens Norton
There were 232 survey forms sent out to patients at Greens Norton Medical Centre in Greens Norton. The response rate was 41%, with 95 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 62% said it was very good and 21% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
6. Denton Village Surgery, Denton
There were 231 survey forms sent out to patients at Denton Village Surgery in Denton. The response rate was 49%, with 112 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 60% said it was very good and 24% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
7. Springfield Surgery, Brackley
There were 277 survey forms sent out to patients at Springfield Surgery in Brackley. The response rate was 38%, with 104 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 59% said it was very good and 22% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
8. Harborough Field Surgery, Rushden
There were 282 survey forms sent out to patients at Harborough Field Surgery in Rushden. The response rate was 35%, with 100 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 59% said it was very good and 26% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps