Health Secretary Wes Streeting has vowed to divert billions of pounds to GPs in order to “fix the front door” of the NHS.
But 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 Rotherham 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 Rotherham which were voted the best by you. Surgeries are ranked by the proportion of patients that said they were ‘very good’.
9. Greenside Surgery - Greasbrough, Rotherham
There were 338 survey forms sent out to patients at Greenside Surgery in Greasbrough, Rotherham. The response rate was 29%, with 97 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 54% said it was very good and 36% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
10. Lakeside Surgery - Goldthorpe, Rotherham
There were 486 survey forms sent out to patients at Lakeside Surgery in Goldthorpe, Rotherham. The response rate was 27%, with 129 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 54% said it was very good and 31% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
11. York Road Surgery - Rotherham
There were 392 survey forms sent out to patients at York Road Surgery in Rotherham. The response rate was 28%, with 108 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 54% said it was very good and 26% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
12. Gateway Primary Care - Rotherham
There were 521 survey forms sent out to patients at Gateway Primary Care in Rotherham. The response rate was 24%, with 123 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 53% said it was very good and 26% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps