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’.
9. Marshalls Road Surgery, Wellingborough
There were 269 survey forms sent out to patients at Marshalls Road Surgery in Wellingborough. The response rate was 40%, with 106 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 58% said it was very good and 32% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
10. Towcester Medical Centre, Link Way, Towcester
There were 282 survey forms sent out to patients at Towcester Medical Centre in Link Way, Towcester. The response rate was 39%, with 111 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 57% said it was very good and 24% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
11. Brackley Medical Centre, Brackley
There were 266 survey forms sent out to patients at Brackley Medical Centre in Brackley. The response rate was 44%, with 115 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 53% said it was very good and 32% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
12. Moulton Surgery, University Of Northampton, Waterside Campus
There were 360 survey forms sent out to patients at Moulton Surgery, University Of Northampton, Waterside Campus. The response rate was 28%, with 100 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 50% said it was very good and 31% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps