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 doctors’ 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 Yorkshire and The Humber, 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 Yorkshire and The Humber which were voted the best by you. Surgeries are ranked by the proportion of patients that said their surgeries were “very good”.
13. The Snaith Rawcliffe Medical Group, Snaith
There were 270 survey forms sent out to patients at The Snaith Rawcliffe Medical Group in Snaith, near Goole. The response rate was 42%, with 114 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 78% said it was very good and 16% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
14. Esk Valley Medical Practice, Whitby
There were 222 survey forms sent out to patients at Esk Valley Medical Practice in Whitby. The response rate was 50%, with 110 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 77% said it was very good and 15% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
15. Staithes Surgery, Saltburn-by-the-Sea
There were 225 survey forms sent out to patients at Staithes Surgery. The response rate was 40%, with 89 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 76% said it was very good and 16% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
16. Baildon Medical Practice, Baildon
There were 253 survey forms sent out to patients at Baildon Medical Practice, near Bradford. The response rate was 47%, with 116 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 76% said it was very good and 17% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
17. Longroyde Surgery, Brighouse
There were 283 survey forms sent out to patients at Longroyde Surgery in Brighouse. The response rate was 42%, with 119 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 76% said it was very good and 19% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
18. Dr Akester Partners, Masham
There were 229 survey forms sent out to patients at Dr Akester Partners in Masham, North Yorkshire. The response rate was 39%, with 90 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 75% said it was very good and 22% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps