It’s officially Spring, with the NHS coming through a challenging winter which saw a ‘quad-demic’ of seasonal illnesses put a big strain on hospital services.
The NHS have managed a record number of norovirus cases, at nearly two thirds higher than the same time last year. As well as a rise in hospitalisations for the flu, which hit hospitals hard in January and saw many declaring critical incidents.
GPs are the frontline of the NHS, and according to the latest GP Patient Survey, produced by Ipsos on behalf of NHS England between January 2 and March 25 last year, patients are overall happy with their experience.
Almost 700,000 patients in England completed the 2024 survey, which gathers information on how patients feel about their local GP, which reveals the best rated surgeries in the East Midlands and beyond.
Across England, the majority of patients described their overall experience as “very good” (37.1%) or “fairly good” (30.2%). However, not everyone is as happy, with 9.4% describing their overall experience as “fairly poor” and 9.5% as “very poor”.
Here we reveal the GP practices in the East Midlands which were rated the best by you. Surgeries are ranked by the number of patients that said they were “very good”.
9. Bawtry & Blyth Medical, Bawtry
There were 290 survey forms sent out to patients at Bawtry & Blyth Medical in Bawtry. The response rate was 42%, with 118 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 76% said it was very good and 14% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
10. Overdale Medical Practice, Borrowash
There were 287 survey forms sent out to patients at Overdale Medical Practice in Borrowash, Derbyshire. The response rate was 43%, with 121 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 75% said it was very good and 12% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
11. Rosemead Drive Surgery, Oadby
There were 326 survey forms sent out to patients at Rosemead Drive Surgery in Oadby, Leicestershire. The response rate was 39%, with 128 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 75% said it was very good and 14% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
12. Caythorpe & Ancaster Medical Practice, Ancaster
There were 231 survey forms sent out to patients at Caythorpe & Ancaster Medical Practice in Ancaster, Lincolnshire. The response rate was 55%, with 127 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 74% said it was very good and 15% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps