Group of surgeries

GP surgeries in Oldbury & Smethwick PCN

Oldbury & Smethwick PCN is a primary care network, which is a group of neighbouring GP surgeries that share staff and services. It has 11 NHS GP surgeries and around 59,550 registered patients. Patients here rate their surgeries above the England average. 1 surgery is rated excellent and 4 poor. Ranked 620th of 1,078 groups of surgeries in England.

46average score (England 50)
80%say their surgery is goodEngland 77%
65%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 Dog Kennel Lane SurgeryB68 9LZ Oldbury 85 75% 93% Good Yes
2 Dr Dewan VKB70 7AW West Bromwich 79 83% 94% Good Yes
3 Bearwood Medical CentreB67 5BP Smethwick 76 77% 83% Good Yes
4 St Paul's Partnership - Lyng MedicalB70 7AW West Bromwich 75 65% 88% Good Yes
5 St Pauls PartnersB70 6JX West Bromwich 66 64% 85% Good Yes
6 Walford Street, TividaleB69 2LD Rowley Regis 56 78% 80% Not rated Yes
7 Warley Road SurgeryB68 9SZ Oldbury 29 64% 76% Good Yes
8 Oldbury Health CentreB69 4DE Oldbury 17 45% 75% Good Yes
9 Causeway Green Road SurgeryB68 8LJ Oldbury 13 53% 65% Good Yes
10 Hawthorns Medical CentreB66 2DD Smethwick 9 61% 60% Good Yes
11 St Paul's Medical PracticeB66 1HB Smethwick 6 41% 67% Good Yes

Map

How Oldbury & Smethwick PCN compares

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

Easy to get through by phone56%57%
Easy to contact via website47%58%
Good experience of contacting68%73%
Waiting time was about right63%69%
Good at listening86%87%
Confidence and trust90%93%
Needs were met89%90%
Overall experience good77%77%

Common questions

Which is the highest-rated GP surgery in Oldbury & Smethwick PCN?

Dog Kennel Lane Surgery has the highest GPScore in Oldbury & Smethwick PCN, 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 Oldbury & Smethwick PCN?

65% of patients in Oldbury & Smethwick PCN find it easy to get through to their surgery by phone. The England average is 57%. 80% say their overall experience is good (England 77%). On average score, Oldbury & Smethwick PCN ranks 620th of 1,078 groups of surgeries in England.

How many GP surgeries in Oldbury & Smethwick PCN are taking on new patients?

11 of the 11 surgeries in Oldbury & Smethwick PCN 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.