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Ranking ยท 2026

Hardest GP surgeries to phone in North West

Where the fewest patients find it easy to get through by phone.

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1 Hightown Village Surgery1 St Georges Road, Liverpool, L38 3RY Crosby Sefton 13% 6 Good
2 Great Crosby and ThorntonThornton Family Health Centre, Liverpool, L23 1TQ Liverpool Sefton 18% 0 Good
3 Netherley Health CentreMiddlemass Hey, Liverpool, L27 7AF Liverpool 18% 0 Requires improvement
4 Pwe Pendle Valley MillYarnspinners Primary Hcc, Nelson, BB9 7SR Nelson Pendle 20% 1 Not rated
5 Unsworth Group PracticePeter House, Bolton, BL5 3UB Westhoughton Bolton 21% 22 Good
6 Litherland PracticeLitherland Town Hall H/C, Liverpool, L21 9JN Litherland Sefton 23% 1 Good
7 Maghull PracticeMaghull Health Centre, Liverpool, L31 0DJ Maghull Sefton 23% 3 Good
8 The Lakeside SurgeryLakeside Road, Lymm, WA13 0QE Lymm Warrington 23% 10 Good
9 Saddleworth Medical PracticeSmithy Lane, Oldham, OL3 6AH Oldham 23% 19 Good
10 15 Sefton RoadDoctors Surgery, Liverpool, L21 9HA Crosby Sefton 23% 0 Not rated
11 Burnley Group PracticeSt Peters Centre, Burnley, BB11 2DL Burnley 24% 1 Requires improvement
12 Croft Shifa Health CentreBelfield Road, Rochdale, OL16 2UP Rochdale 25% 0 Inadequate
13 Maryport Health ServicesAlneburgh House, Maryport, CA15 8EL Maryport Cumberland 25% 12 Outstanding
14 Gateacre Brow Surgery1 Gateacre Brow, Liverpool, L25 3PA Liverpool 26% 16 Good
15 The Richmond Hill PracticeColne Health Centre, Colne, BB8 0JZ Colne Pendle 26% 3 Good
16 North Preston Medical PracticeBroadway Surgery, Preston, PR2 9TH Fulwood Preston 26% 17 Good
17 Richmond Medical CentreAcorn Primary Health C C, Accrington, BB5 1RT Accrington Hyndburn 26% 1 Good
18 Dr Maassarani & PartnersEbony Way, Liverpool, L33 1XT Kirkby Knowsley 26% 2 Good
19 Modality St HelensWoodside Healthcare Centre, St. Helens, WA11 0NA Haydock St. Helens 27% 6 Good
20 Westmoreland GP CentreUniversity Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, L9 7AL Fazakerley Liverpool 27% 4 Good
21 Ford Medical Practice93 Gorsey Lane, Liverpool, L21 0DF Liverpool Sefton 27% 12 Good
22 Fairfield Medical Centre2a Penvalley Crescent, Liverpool, L6 3BY Everton Liverpool 27% 13 Good
23 Earnswood Medical CentreEagle Bridge Health Centre, Crewe, CW1 3AW Crewe Cheshire East 27% 13 Good
24 Dinas Lane Medical Centre149 Dinas Lane, Liverpool, L36 2NW Huyton with Roby Knowsley 28% 32 Good
25 Olive Medical Centre3 Lime Street, Blackburn, BB1 7EP Blackburn Blackburn with Darwen 28% 3 Inadequate
26 Whittaker Lane Medical CentreDaisy Bank, Manchester, M25 1EX Prestwich Bury 28% 9 Good
27 Red Bank Group PracticeRadcliffe Primary Care Centre, Manchester, M26 2SP Radcliffe Bury 28% 19 Good
28 Bevan Group PracticeBevan Way, Widnes, WA8 6TR Widnes Halton 28% 24 Good
29 The Pendle Medical PartnershipEdward Street, Barnoldswick, BB18 6QT Barnoldswick Pendle 28% 4 Good
30 Fellview HealthcareSt. Bridgets Lane, Egremont, CA22 2BD Egremont Cumberland 29% 22 Good
31 Stockton Heath Med.centreThe Forge, Warrington, WA4 6HJ Warrington 29% 26 Good
32 Peelhouse Medical PlazaPeel House Medical Plaza, Widnes, WA8 6TN Widnes Halton 29% 9 Good
33 Mere Lane Group PracticeMere Lane N'hood Health Centre, Liverpool, L5 0QW Everton Liverpool 30% 8 Good
34 Nelson Medical PracticeYarnspinners Primary Hcc, Nelson, BB9 7SR Nelson Pendle 30% 5 Good
35 Guide Bridge Medical PracticeGuide Lane, Manchester, M34 5HY Audenshaw Tameside 30% 4 Good
36 North Park Health Centre290 Knowsley Road, Bootle, L20 5DQ Bootle Sefton 30% 1 Inadequate
37 Millcroft Medical CentreEagle Bridge H & W Centre, Crewe, CW1 3AW Crewe Cheshire East 31% 10 Good
38 Ailsa Craig Medical Centre270 Dickenson Road, Manchester, M13 0YL Rusholme Manchester 31% 13 Good
39 Folly Lane Medical CentreFolly Lane, Warrington, WA5 0LU Warrington 31% 10 Good
40 Ellergreen Medical Centre24 Carr Lane, Liverpool, L11 2YA Norris Green Liverpool 31% 20 Good
41 Woodside Medical Centre247j Wood Street, Manchester, M24 5QL Middleton Rochdale 32% 25 Good
42 St. Laurence's Medical Centre32 Leeside Avenue, Liverpool, L32 9QU Kirkby Knowsley 32% 22 Good
43 Eden Medical GroupPort Road, Carlisle, CA2 7AJ Carlisle Cumberland 32% 7 Good
44 Stockbridge Village Health CentreWaterpark Drive, Liverpool, L28 3QA Huyton with Roby Knowsley 32% 20 Good
45 High Pastures Surgery138 Liverpool Road North, Liverpool, L31 2HW Maghull Sefton 32% 14 Good
46 MurdishawGorsewood Road, Runcorn, WA7 6ES Runcorn Halton 32% 13 Good
47 Park House Medical CentrePrescot P/Care Res Centre, Prescot, L34 1ND Prescot Knowsley 32% 17 Good
48 Fearnhead Cross Medical Centre25 Fearnhead Cross, Warrington, WA2 0HD Warrington 32% 17 Good
49 Danebridge Medical CentreLondon Road, Northwich, CW9 5HR Northwich Cheshire West and Chester 32% 24 Good
50 James Street Group PracticeJames Street, Workington, CA14 2DL Workington Cumberland 32% 12 Good
51 Chapelford Primary Care CentreSanta Rosa Boulevard, Warrington, WA5 3AL Warrington 32% 8 Requires improvement
52 West Derby Medical Centre3 Winterburn Crescent, Liverpool, L12 8TQ Liverpool 33% 24 Good
53 Accrington Victoria GP PracticeAcorn Primary Care Centre, Accrington, BB5 1RT Accrington Hyndburn 33% 7 Not rated
54 Priory Medical CentreBelmont Grove, Liverpool, L6 4EW Everton Liverpool 33% 25 Good
55 Glovers Lane SurgeryGlovers Lane, Bootle, L30 5TA Bootle Sefton 34% 3 Good
56 Adelaide Street Surgery61 Elizabeth Street, Blackpool, FY1 3JG Blackpool 34% 4 Inadequate
57 Layton Medical Centre200 Kingscote Drive, Blackpool, FY3 7EN Blackpool 34% 21 Good
58 The Grey Road Surgery3 Rice Lane, Liverpool, L9 1AD Walton Liverpool 34% 10 Good
59 Earle Road Medical Centre131 Earle Road, Liverpool, L7 6HD Wavertree Liverpool 34% 18 Good
60 The Kiltearn Medical CentreKiltearn Medical Centre, Nantwich, CW5 5NX Nantwich Cheshire East 35% 17 Good
61 The Alastair Ross Medical PracticeBreightment Health Centre, Bolton, BL2 6NT Breightmet Bolton 35% 12 Good
62 Yewtree Medical Centre21 Berryford Road, Liverpool, L14 4ED Liverpool 35% 4 Good
63 Great Eccleston Hlth CentreRaikes Road, Preston, PR3 0ZA Preston Wyre 35% 10 Good
64 Oak Vale Medical Centre215 Childwall Road, Liverpool, L15 6UT Childwall Liverpool 35% 13 Good
65 Newton Practice1 Belvedere Road, Newton-le-Willows, WA12 0JJ Newton-le-Willows St. Helens 35% 3 Good
66 Gordon Street Medical Centre171 Mossley Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 6NE Ashton-under-Lyne Tameside 36% 2 Good
67 Longfield Medical PracticePrestwich Health Centre, Manchester, M25 1BT Prestwich Bury 36% 33 Good
68 Hungerford Medical CentreSchool Crescent, Crewe, CW1 5HA Crewe Cheshire East 36% 4 Good
69 Hattersley Group PracticeHattersley Road East, Hyde, SK14 3EH Hyde Tameside 37% 1 Requires improvement
70 The Weavers PracticeHigh Street, Blackburn, BB1 4LA Blackburn Hyndburn 37% 8 Good
71 Albion Medical Practice1 Albion Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 6HF Ashton-under-Lyne Tameside 37% 3 Good
72 Quayside Medical PracticeAshton Road West, Manchester, M35 0AD Failsworth Oldham 37% 4 Good
73 GP Practice Riverside (Dr Jude)Riverside Centre for Health, Liverpool, L8 6QP Toxteth Liverpool 37% 4 Good
74 Dalton Surgery92 Market Street, Dalton-in-Furness, LA15 8AB Dalton-in-Furness Westmorland and Furness 37% 36 Good
75 Westminster Medical CentreAldams Grove, Liverpool, L4 3TT Kirkdale Liverpool 37% 14 Good
76 Grosvenor Medical CentreGrosvenor Street, Crewe, CW1 3HB Crewe Cheshire East 37% 23 Good
77 Mark Street Surgery2 Mark Street, Rochdale, OL12 9BE Rochdale 38% 22 Good
78 Long LaneLong Lane Medical Centre, Liverpool, L9 6DQ Fazakerley Liverpool 38% 8 Good
79 Parkside SurgeryPrestige Park, Burnley, BB11 1PS Burnley 38% 38 Good
80 West Timperley Medical Centre21 Dawson Road, Altrincham, WA14 5PF Altrincham Trafford 38% 27 Good
81 Rock Healthcare Limited22 Derby Way, Bury, BL9 0NJ Bury 38% 2 Good
82 Heywood HealthArgyle Street Medical Centre, Heywood, OL10 3SD Heywood Rochdale 39% 14 Good
83 The Chowdhury PracticeIntegrated Care Centre, Oldham, OL1 1NL Oldham 39% 6 Good
84 Riverside Family PracticeSt Peters Centre, Burnley, BB11 2DL Burnley 39% 4 Good
85 Castlegate and Derwent SurgeryCockermouth Health Centre, Cockermouth, CA13 9HT Cockermouth Cumberland 39% 28 Inadequate
86 Birchwood Medical Centre15 Benson Road, Warrington, WA3 7PJ Warrington 39% 16 Good
87 Riverside Medical Centre194 Victoria Road, Preston, PR5 4AY Bamber Bridge South Ribble 39% 42 Good
88 Woolton House Medical Centre4/6 Woolton Street, Liverpool, L25 5JA Liverpool 39% 52 Good
89 Primrose Bank Medical CentrePrimrose Bank, Blackburn, BB1 5ER Blackburn Blackburn with Darwen 39% 0 Requires improvement
90 Abingdon Family Health Care Centre361-365 Queens Drive, Liverpool, L4 8SJ Anfield Liverpool 39% 7 Good
91 Lowther Medical Centre1 Castle Meadows, Whitehaven, CA28 7RG Whitehaven Cumberland 40% 27 Good
92 Lawton House SurgeryBromley Road, Congleton, CW12 1QG Congleton Cheshire East 40% 61 Good
93 Rope Green Medical CentreRope Lane, Crewe, CW2 5DA Crewe Cheshire East 40% 61 Good
94 Family PracticeBarbara Castle Way Health Centre, Blackburn, BB2 1AX Blackburn Blackburn with Darwen 40% 8 Good
95 Great Harwood Medical GroupGreat Harwood Health Centre, Blackburn, BB6 7QR Blackburn Hyndburn 40% 42 Good
96 Norwood Medical Centre99 Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 5ES Barrow-in-Furness Westmorland and Furness 40% 23 Outstanding
97 Little Harwood Health CentrePlane Tree Road, Blackburn, BB1 6PH Blackburn Blackburn with Darwen 40% 19 Good
98 Alexandra Group Medical Practice137 Glodwick Road, Oldham, OL4 1YN Oldham 40% 18 Good
99 The Clayton Medical CentreWellington Street, Accrington, BB5 5HU Accrington Hyndburn 41% 8 Good
100 Westbrook Medical Centre301-302 Westbrook Centre, Warrington, WA5 8UF Warrington 41% 9 Good

Sources: the 2026 NHS GP Patient Survey (NHS England and Ipsos) and Care Quality Commission ratings to 01 September 2026. Read how scores work.

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