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 London 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 London which were voted the best by you. Surgeries are ranked by the proportion of patients that said they were ‘very good’.
5. Selsdon Park Medical Practice, South Croydon
There were 378 survey forms sent out to patients at Selsdon Park Medical Practice in South Croydon. The response rate was 111, with 29% patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 84% said it was very good and 13% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
6. Museum Practice, Holborn
There were 548 survey forms sent out to patients at Museum Practice in Holborn. The response rate was 22%, with 118 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 83% said it was very good and 16% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
7. Old Coulsdon Medical Practice, Coulsdon, Surrey
There were 304 survey forms sent out to patients at Old Coulsdon Medical Practice in Coulsdon, Surrey. The response rate was 26%, with 78 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 81% said it was very good and 16% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
8. Cranham Village Surgery, Upminster
There were 291 survey forms sent out to patients at Cranham Village Surgery in Upminster. The response rate was 38%, with 110 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 79% said it was very good and 14% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps