Constituency

GP surgeries in the Rochester and Strood constituency

Rochester and Strood is a parliamentary constituency. It has 11 NHS GP surgeries and around 129,088 registered patients. Patients here rate their surgeries well below the England average. 1 surgery is rated excellent and 7 poor. Ranked 519th of 543 constituencies in England.

24average score (England 50)
67%say their surgery is goodEngland 77%
45%find the phone easyEngland 57%
11 of 11taking on new patients

All 11 surgeries, ranked

Click a column heading to sort. Scores are out of 100 and the England average is 50.

#SurgeryTownScoreEasy by phoneSay it is goodInspectionNew patients
1 Borstal Village SurgeryME1 3JY Rochester 88 87% 82% Good Yes
2 Riverside Medical PracticeME2 1NP Rochester 80 86% 88% Good Yes
3 Bryant Street Medical PracticeME4 4HY Chatham 26 69% 74% Not rated Yes
4 Maritime Health PartnershipME4 3EP Gillingham 22 35% 73% Good Yes
5 Court View SurgeryME2 2HA Rochester 13 35% 67% Good Yes
6 St. Werburgh Med.practiceME3 9HU Rochester 12 35% 56% Good Yes
7 The Elms Medical CentreME3 9AE Rochester 11 23% 69% Requires improvement Yes
8 Apex Medical CentreME2 4UW Rochester 10 36% 64% Good Yes
9 Marlowe Park Medical CentreME2 2PW Rochester 6 42% 67% Good Yes
10 Thorndike PartnershipME1 2TH Rochester 1 35% 43% Requires improvement Yes
11 Highparks Medical PracticeME3 8HX Rochester 1 17% 54% Good Yes

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How Rochester and Strood compares

What patients here said in the 2026 NHS survey, next to England.

Easy to get through by phone45%57%
Easy to contact via website47%58%
Good experience of contacting63%73%
Waiting time was about right61%69%
Good at listening82%87%
Confidence and trust89%93%
Needs were met86%90%
Overall experience good67%77%

Common questions

Which is the highest-rated GP surgery in Rochester and Strood?

Borstal Village Surgery has the highest GPScore in Rochester and Strood, 88 out of 100. 82% of its patients said their overall experience was good in the 2026 NHS GP Patient Survey.

How easy is it to get through to a GP surgery in Rochester and Strood?

45% of patients in Rochester and Strood find it easy to get through to their surgery by phone. The England average is 57%. 67% say their overall experience is good (England 77%). On average score, Rochester and Strood ranks 519th of 543 constituencies in England.

How many GP surgeries in Rochester and Strood are taking on new patients?

11 of the 11 surgeries in Rochester and Strood were taking on new patients when we last checked their pages on the NHS website. The table shows which ones, and each surgery page has a link to register online.

Sources: the 2026 NHS GP Patient Survey (NHS England and Ipsos), Care Quality Commission ratings to 01 September 2026, the NHS Organisation Data Service and ONS postcode geography. Read how scores work.