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’.
13. Elliott Hall Medical Centre, Hatch End
There were 326 survey forms sent out to patients at Elliott Hall Medical Centre in Hatch End. The response rate was 30%, with 97 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 76% said it was very good and 16% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
14. Elm Lodge Surgery, Herne Hill
There were 330 survey forms sent out to patients at Elm Lodge Surgery in Herne Hill. The response rate was 37%, with 123 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 75% said it was very good and 20% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
15. The Muswell Hill Practice, Haringey
There were 342 survey forms sent out to patients at The Muswell Hill Practice in Haringey. The response rate was 37%, with 126 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 74% said it was very good and 20% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
16. Dr Srikrishnamurthy & Dr Remedios, Westminster
There were 457 survey forms sent out to patients at Dr Srikrishnamurthy and Dr Remedios in Westminster. The response rate was 24%, with 108 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 74% said it was very good and 13% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps