It’s a challenging time for the NHS, which has been “hit by a storm” of norovirus cases, with record numbers of patients in hospital.
Despite the pressures, it appears that the vast majority of us are happy with how our local GP 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 was carried out between January 2 and March 25. It gathers information on how patients feel about their local GP and reveals the best and worst surgeries in Wakefield City Council and beyond.
Across the country, 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 their local practice — 9.4% said their overall experience was ‘fairly poor’ and 9.5% described it as ‘very poor’.
Here we reveal the GP practices in the Wakefield City Council district which were voted the best by you. Surgeries are ranked by the proportion of patients that said they were ‘very good’.
9. Chapelthorpe Medical Centre - Wakefield
There were 312 survey forms sent out to patients at Chapelthorpe Medical Centre in Wakefield. The response rate was 40%, with 123 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 52% said it was very good and 27% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
10. Henry Moore Clinic - Castleford
There were 361 survey forms sent out to patients at Henry Moore Clinic in Castleford. The response rate was 32%, with 114 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 50% said it was very good and 37% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
11. Crofton and Sharlston Medical Practice - Crofton
There were 298 survey forms sent out to patients at Crofton and Sharlston Medical Practice in Crofton. The response rate was 31%, with 92 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 49% said it was very good and 31% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
12. St Thomas Road Surgery - Featherstone
There were 325 survey forms sent out to patients at St Thomas Road Surgery in Featherstone. The response rate was 34%, with 111 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 49% said it was very good and 28% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps