In a year when GP appointments were more likely to be a phone call than a face-to-face meeting, it seems patients’ satisfaction with their local surgeries has remained high.
That’s according to the latest GP Patient Survey, produced by Ipsos MORI on behalf of NHS England.
The survey contacted 2.4 million people from January to April of this year to gather information on how patients feel about their local GP service, and around a third of them responded.
The results reveal the best and worst surgeries in Aylesbury Vale and beyond.
Across the country, 83% of people described their overall experience as ‘very good’ or ‘fairly good’, slightly higher than last year’s rate of 81.8%.
But two-in-five (42%) admitted to avoiding making an appointment when they had needed one.
The most common reason for this was not wanting to be a burden on the NHS, followed by not wanting to catch Covid.
Are you happy with your local GP practice? Here we reveal the GP practices in Aylesbury Vale which were voted the best by you.
Surgeries are ranked by the proportion of patients who said they were ‘very good'.
The survey contacted 2.4 million people from January to April of this year to gather information on how patients feel about their local GP service, and around a third of them responded.
5. Oakfield Surgery
There were 217 survey forms sent out to patients at Oakfield Surgery. The response rate was 46%. Of these, 55.95% said it was very good and 40.84% said it was fairly good.
6. Ashcroft Surgery
There were 257 survey forms sent out to patients at Ashcroft Surgery. The response rate was 51%. Of these, 54.52 said it was very good and 28% said it was fairly good.
7. Berryfields Medical Centre
There were 403 survey forms sent out to patients at Berryfields Medical Centre. The response rate was 38%. Of these, 46.9% said it was very good and 41.25% said it was fairly poor/fairly good.
8. Meadowcroft Surgery
There were 449 survey forms sent out to patients at Meadowcroft Surgery. The response rate was 35%. Of these, 44.04% said it was very good and 40.95% said it was fairly good.