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GP surgeries in the Dorset NHS area

Dorset is an NHS area, run by an integrated care board that plans and pays for GP services locally. It has 68 NHS GP surgeries and around 831,975 registered patients. Patients here rate their surgeries above the England average. 24 surgeries are rated excellent and 5 poor. Ranked 4th of 36 NHS areas in England.

61average score (England 50)
83%say their surgery is goodEngland 77%
68%find the phone easyEngland 57%
68 of 68taking on new patients

Local NHS areas within Dorset

Dorset68 surgeriesAverage score 61

All 68 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 Milton Abbas SurgeryDT11 0AT Blandford Forum 100 99% 99% Outstanding Yes
2 Corfe Castle SurgeryBH20 5HH Wareham 99 99% 97% Outstanding Yes
3 Puddletown SurgeryDT2 8FY Dorchester 98 99% 97% Good Yes
4 Yetminster Health CentreDT9 6LG Sherborne 98 96% 96% Good Yes
5 Stour SurgeryBH23 1PA Christchurch 97 93% 93% Good Yes
6 Bere Regis SurgeryBH20 7HB Wareham 96 96% 91% Good Yes
7 The Harvey PracticeBH18 8EE Poole 93 90% 90% Good Yes
8 The Cranborne PracticeBH21 5QE Wimborne 92 84% 91% Good Yes
9 The Grove Medical CentreDT9 4DL Sherborne 92 78% 92% Good Yes
10 Cerne Abbas SurgeryDT2 7JG Dorchester 91 96% 91% Good Yes
11 Poundbury Doctors SurgeryDT1 2FD Dorchester 89 89% 93% Good Yes
12 Fordington SurgeryDT1 1LD Dorchester 88 99% 94% Good Yes
13 Weymouth Bay Medical PracticeDT4 7BY Weymouth 87 71% 89% Outstanding Yes
14 The Hadleigh PracticeBH18 8EE Poole 87 79% 94% Good Yes
15 Orchid House SurgeryBH22 9HB Ferndown 86 79% 90% Good Yes
16 Canford Heath Group PracticeBH17 8UE Poole 86 91% 90% Good Yes
17 St Albans Medical CentreBH8 9EW Bournemouth 85 79% 94% Good Yes
18 The Barcellos Family PracticeBH22 8AZ Ferndown 85 83% 93% Good Yes
19 The Apples Medical CentreDT9 3DG Sherborne 85 81% 88% Good Yes
20 Penny's Hill PracticeBH22 9HB Ferndown 85 74% 91% Good Yes
21 The Bridges Medical CentreDT4 7DW Weymouth 85 85% 94% Good Yes
22 Queens Avenue SurgeryDT1 2EW Dorchester 83 86% 87% Good Yes
23 The Birchwood PracticeBH17 7XW Poole 81 82% 89% Good Yes
24 Prince of Wales SurgeryDT1 2FD Dorchester 81 79% 96% Good Yes
25 Blackmore Vale PartnershipDT10 1QU Sturminster 79 68% 87% Good Yes
26 Walford Mill Medical CentreBH21 1NL Wimborne Minster 76 64% 87% Good Yes
27 Farmhouse SurgeryBH23 3AF Christchurch 76 84% 83% Requires improvement Yes
28 Littledown SurgeryBH7 7BU Bournemouth 72 66% 91% Good Yes
29 Moordown Medical CentreBH9 2XF Bournemouth 72 81% 85% Good Yes
30 The Newman Practice (Dr Newmans Surgery)BH15 2PG Poole 72 79% 91% Good Yes
31 Lyme Bay Medical PracticeDT7 3LS Lyme Regis 71 82% 85% Not rated Yes
32 The Verwood SurgeryBH31 7PY Verwood 70 90% 84% Good Yes
33 Southbourne PracticeBH6 5BF Bournemouth 69 56% 94% Good Yes
34 Beaufort Road SurgeryBH6 5AJ Bournemouth 68 71% 81% Good Yes
35 Grove SurgeryBH23 2FQ Christchurch 66 71% 81% Good Yes
36 Evergreen Oak SurgeryBH14 0HU Poole 64 73% 84% Good Yes
37 The Marine & Oakridge PartnershipBH6 3DB Bournemouth 63 74% 85% Good Yes
38 Barton House Medical PracticeDT8 3EQ Beaminster 61 55% 84% Good Yes
39 The Quarter Jack SurgeryBH21 1AP Wimborne Minster 59 50% 81% Good Yes
40 Sandford SurgeryBH20 7BQ Wareham 58 76% 80% Good Yes
41 Poole Town SurgeryBH15 2PG Poole 53 57% 83% Good Yes
42 The Blandford Group PracticeDT11 7BH Blandford Forum 47 42% 73% Outstanding Yes
43 The Wellbridge PracticeBH20 6DR Wareham 46 54% 81% Good Yes
44 Gillingham Medical PracticeSP8 4XS Gillingham 46 51% 76% Good Yes
45 Crescent Providence SurgeryBH1 4HA Bournemouth 44 61% 77% Outstanding Yes
46 Highcliffe Medical CentreBH23 5ET Christchurch 43 30% 80% Good Yes
47 West Moors Village SurgeryBH22 0JB Ferndown 42 71% 76% Good Yes
48 James Fisher Medical CentreBH9 3LQ Bournemouth 41 64% 79% Good Yes
49 Royal Manor Health CareDT5 2BJ Portland 39 58% 75% Good Yes
50 Atrium Health CentreDT1 1QR Dorchester 38 65% 73% Good Yes
51 Wareham SurgeryBH20 4PG Wareham 38 38% 80% Good Yes
52 Woodlea House SurgeryBH8 9NX Bournemouth 37 61% 82% Good Yes
53 The Rosemary Health CentreBH12 3HF Poole 36 48% 82% Good Yes
54 Cross Road SurgeryDT4 9QX Weymouth 34 65% 73% Good Yes
55 Shore MedicalBH14 0DJ Poole 32 50% 70% Good Yes
56 Christchurch Medical PracticeBH23 3AF Christchurch 30 38% 78% Good Yes
57 Westbourne Medical CentreBH4 9HJ Bournemouth 30 57% 73% Good Yes
58 Kinson Road Medical CentreBH10 5EY Bournemouth 27 59% 71% Good Yes
59 Swanage Medical PracticeBH19 1HB Swanage 26 53% 80% Good Yes
60 Denmark Road Medical CentreBH9 1PB Bournemouth 25 58% 73% Good Yes
61 The Banks & Bearwood Medical CentreBH3 7AT Bournemouth 23 48% 69% Good Yes
62 Shelley Manor Holdenhurst Medical CentreBH5 1LX Bournemouth 23 48% 71% Good Yes
63 Talbot Medical CentreBH10 4BX Bournemouth 21 51% 70% Good Yes
64 The Adam PracticeBH15 4JQ Poole 20 33% 71% Outstanding Yes
65 The Panton PracticeBH1 3EG Bournemouth 12 49% 68% Good Yes
66 Ammonite Health PartnershipDT6 5BN Bridport 12 32% 65% Good Yes
67 Village SurgeryBH12 5BF Poole 8 50% 61% Good Yes
68 Wyke Regis & Lanehouse Medical PracticeDT4 9BE Weymouth 1 42% 53% Requires improvement Yes

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How Dorset compares

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

Easy to get through by phone63%57%
Easy to contact via website65%58%
Good experience of contacting77%73%
Waiting time was about right67%69%
Good at listening89%87%
Confidence and trust94%93%
Needs were met92%90%
Overall experience good80%77%

Common questions

Which is the highest-rated GP surgery in Dorset?

Milton Abbas Surgery has the highest GPScore in Dorset, 100 out of 100. 99% 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 Dorset?

68% of patients in Dorset find it easy to get through to their surgery by phone. The England average is 57%. 83% say their overall experience is good (England 77%). On average score, Dorset ranks 4th of 36 NHS areas in England.

How many GP surgeries in Dorset are taking on new patients?

68 of the 68 surgeries in Dorset 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.