It’s been a challenging winter for the NHS, which has been hit by a “quad-demic” of seasonal viruses. Whilst flu cases have stabilised, cases of norovirus are continuing to surge, with pressure on hospitals continuing to remain high.
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, the vast majority of us appear to be satisfied with our care.
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 North East 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 North East which were rated the best by you. Surgeries are ranked by the number of patients that said they were “very good”.
21. Benfield Park Medical Group, Newcastle upon Tyne
There were 365 survey forms sent out to patients at Benfield Park Medical Group in Newcastle upon Tyne. The response rate was 31%, with 114 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 75% said it was very good and 20% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps