It’s a challenging time for the healthcare system. The NHS has been hit with a ‘quad-demic’ of seasonal illnesses this winter, with rising flu cases already hitting last year’s peak, and a “surge” of norovirus cases keeping pressure in hospitals high.
Despite this, 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 and around Burnley 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 best GP practices in the Burnley, Pendle and Ribble Valley local authority districts, which were voted the best by you. Surgeries are ranked by the proportion of patients that said they were ‘very good’.
9. Pendle View Medical Centre - Brierfield
There were 410 survey forms sent out to patients at Pendle View Medical Centre in Brierfield. The response rate was 25%, with 103 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 48% said it was very good and 34% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
10. Stonebridge Surgery - Longridge
There were 296 survey forms sent out to patients at Stonebridge Surgery in Longridge. The response rate was 38%, with 111 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 48% said it was very good and 32% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps