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GP surgeries in Sandwell

Sandwell is a council area. It has 45 NHS GP surgeries and around 355,871 registered patients. Patients here rate their surgeries below the England average. 2 surgeries are rated excellent and 24 poor. Ranked 279th of 294 council areas in England.

26average score (England 50)
69%say their surgery is goodEngland 77%
48%find the phone easyEngland 57%
44 of 45taking on new patients

Towns in Sandwell

West Bromwich14 surgeriesAverage score 24Smethwick9 surgeriesAverage score 21Oldbury7 surgeriesAverage score 40Tipton5 surgeriesAverage score 25Wednesbury4 surgeriesAverage score 15Cradley Heath3 surgeriesAverage score 32Rowley Regis2 surgeriesAverage score 44

All 45 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 Dog Kennel Lane SurgeryB68 9LZ Oldbury 85 75% 93% Good Yes
2 Glebefields SurgeryDY4 0SN Tipton 80 80% 88% Good Yes
3 Dr Dewan VKB70 7AW West Bromwich 79 83% 94% Good Yes
4 Bearwood Medical CentreB67 5BP Smethwick 76 77% 83% Good Yes
5 St Paul's Partnership - Lyng MedicalB70 7AW West Bromwich 75 65% 88% Good Yes
6 St Pauls PartnersB70 6JX West Bromwich 66 64% 85% Good Yes
7 Warley Medical CentreB68 0RT Oldbury 62 52% 82% Good Yes
8 Rood End Medical PracticeB68 8JB Oldbury 60 71% 84% Good Yes
9 Walford Street, TividaleB69 2LD Rowley Regis 56 78% 80% Not rated Yes
10 Church View SurgeryB64 6JE Cradley Heath 41 62% 85% Good Yes
11 The Victoria SurgeryDY4 8SS Tipton 39 69% 71% Good Yes
12 Dr Singh MB70 8HQ West Bromwich 37 68% 73% Requires improvement Yes
13 Bearwood Road SurgeryB66 4ES Smethwick 37 59% 77% Good Yes
14 Lodge Road SurgeryB67 7LU Smethwick 36 59% 75% Good Yes
15 Portway Family PracticeB69 1HE Rowley Regis 32 54% 72% Good Yes
16 Haden Vale SurgeryB64 7HG Cradley Heath 30 64% 79% Good No
17 Warley Road SurgeryB68 9SZ Oldbury 29 64% 76% Good Yes
18 Dr Arora RKB70 7AW West Bromwich 28 40% 77% Good Yes
19 Oakeswell Health CentreWS10 9HP Wednesbury 26 33% 78% Good Yes
20 Old Hill Medical CentreB64 6JN Cradley Heath 26 66% 71% Good Yes
21 Tame Valley Medical CentreWS10 0JS Wednesbury 21 56% 77% Good Yes
22 Oldbury Health CentreB69 4DE Oldbury 17 45% 75% Good Yes
23 Causeway Green Road SurgeryB68 8LJ Oldbury 13 53% 65% Good Yes
24 Dr Gudi PV & PartnerB70 0PU West Bromwich 12 60% 70% Good Yes
25 Cape Hill Medical CentreB66 3NR Smethwick 10 33% 65% Good Yes
26 Sarephed Medical CentreB67 6AJ Smethwick 10 41% 63% Good Yes
27 Hill Top Medical CentreB68 9DU Oldbury 10 37% 59% Not Rated Yes
28 Hawthorns Medical CentreB66 2DD Smethwick 9 61% 60% Good Yes
29 New Street SurgeryB70 0HN West Bromwich 8 28% 64% Good Yes
30 Dr Ui Haque NB70 6JX West Bromwich 7 52% 65% Good Yes
31 St Paul's Medical PracticeB66 1HB Smethwick 6 41% 67% Good Yes
32 The Spires Health CentreWS10 7DB Wednesbury 5 42% 61% Good Yes
33 Jubilee Health CentreWS10 7AR Wednesbury 5 41% 57% Good Yes
34 Norvic Family PracticeB66 3PZ Smethwick 4 36% 66% Good Yes
35 The Village Medical CentreWS10 0EB West Bromwich 4 37% 65% Good Yes
36 Scott Arms Medical CentreB43 6EE West Bromwich 4 33% 50% Good Yes
37 Stone Cross Medical CentreB71 3LN West Bromwich 4 34% 53% Good Yes
38 The Smethwick Medical CentreB66 3BQ Smethwick 3 35% 57% Good Yes
39 Linkway Medical PracticeB70 7AW West Bromwich 2 19% 56% Good Yes
40 Swanpool Medical CentreDY4 0SZ Tipton 2 18% 44% Good Yes
41 Clifton Lane Medical CentreB71 3AS West Bromwich 2 28% 39% Good Yes
42 Great Bridge Pship for HealthDY4 7EY Tipton 2 36% 56% Good Yes
43 Black Country Family PracticeDY4 8PX Tipton 2 23% 49% Good Yes
44 Great Bridge Health CentreB70 0BF West Bromwich 1 26% 59% Good Yes
45 Regis Medical CentreB65 0BA Rowley Regis 1 6% 46% Good Yes

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How Sandwell compares

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

Easy to get through by phone48%57%
Easy to contact via website44%58%
Good experience of contacting61%73%
Waiting time was about right58%69%
Good at listening82%87%
Confidence and trust89%93%
Needs were met86%90%
Overall experience good69%77%

Branch surgeries in Sandwell

Run by a main practice outside the area. Ratings and registration belong to the main practice.

63Cradley Road62 Cradley Road, Cradley Heath, B64 6AGBranch of Wychbury Medical Group, Stourbridge12Tanhouse NHS ClinicHamstead Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 5ELBranch of Hamstead Road Surgery, Lozells6Horseley Heath Surgery14 Horseley Heath, Tipton, DY4 7QUBranch of Tandon Medical Centre (Oram & Partners), Sedgley

Common questions

Which is the highest-rated GP surgery in Sandwell?

Dog Kennel Lane Surgery has the highest GPScore in Sandwell, 85 out of 100. 93% 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 Sandwell?

48% of patients in Sandwell find it easy to get through to their surgery by phone. The England average is 57%. 69% say their overall experience is good (England 77%). On average score, Sandwell ranks 279th of 294 council areas in England.

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

44 of the 45 surgeries in Sandwell 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.