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GP surgeries in the Central East local NHS area

Central East is a local NHS area, which used to be called a clinical commissioning group. It has 87 NHS GP surgeries and around 1,146,953 registered patients. Patients here rate their surgeries below the England average. 3 surgeries are rated excellent and 26 poor. Ranked 98th of 106 local NHS areas in England.

36average score (England 50)
73%say their surgery is goodEngland 77%
51%find the phone easyEngland 57%
83 of 87taking on new patients

Groups of surgeries in Central East

Ascent PCN3 surgeriesAverage score 54Caritas Medical PCN4 surgeriesAverage score 49Chiltern Hills PCN3 surgeriesAverage score 48Crown PCN2 surgeriesAverage score 46East Bedford PCN3 surgeriesAverage score 45East Mk PCN4 surgeriesAverage score 33Equality PCN5 surgeriesAverage score 46Green Vale Health PCN2 surgeriesAverage score 44Hatters Health PCN5 surgeriesAverage score 29Hillton PCN3 surgeriesAverage score 74Ivel Valley South PCN3 surgeriesAverage score 36Lea Vale PCN1 surgeryAverage score 28Leighton Linslade Health Connections PCN3 surgeriesAverage score 15Medics PCN5 surgeriesAverage score 21Nexus Mk PCN5 surgeriesAverage score 38North Bedford PCN2 surgeriesAverage score 12Oasis PCN2 surgeriesAverage score 16Onemk PCN2 surgeriesAverage score 0Phoenix Sunrisers PCN5 surgeriesAverage score 38Sandhills PCN3 surgeriesAverage score 19South West PCN4 surgeriesAverage score 29The Bridge Mk PCN1 surgeryAverage score 14Titan PCN3 surgeriesAverage score 21Trident PCN3 surgeriesAverage score 43Unity (Bedford) PCN6 surgeriesAverage score 60Watling Street Network PCN1 surgeryAverage score 42

All 87 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 Dr WHM Matta's PracticeLU4 9QZ Luton 84 76% 92% Good Yes
2 Asplands Medical CentreMK17 8QP Milton Keynes 83 76% 87% Good Yes
3 Harrold Medical PracticeMK43 7DX Bedford 82 87% 84% Good Yes
4 West Street SurgeryLU6 1SF Dunstable 80 77% 86% Good Yes
5 Greensand Surgery (Ampthill)MK45 2SB Bedford 79 71% 83% Good Yes
6 Cobbs Garden SurgeryMK46 5QG Olney 79 63% 89% Good Yes
7 The Stonedean PracticeMK11 1YA Milton Keynes 78 85% 87% Good Yes
8 Sovereign Medical CentreMK15 8AJ Milton Keynes 78 79% 90% Good Yes
9 Ashburnham Road SurgeryMK40 1DS Bedford 76 80% 82% Good Yes
10 Dr A Sulakshana & PartnersMK45 4TA Bedford 73 66% 88% Good Yes
11 Sharnbrook SurgeryMK44 1PZ Bedford 72 68% 83% Good Yes
12 Houghton Close SurgeryMK45 2TG Bedford 71 70% 79% Good Yes
13 Dr DV Shah's PracticeLU4 0PF Lewsey 69 78% 85% Good Yes
14 Dr PS Bath's PracticeLU2 9AU Stopsley 68 81% 87% Good Yes
15 Eastgate SurgeryLU5 4RU Dunstable 66 86% 81% Good Yes
16 Milton Keynes Village SurgeryMK10 9BQ Broughton 63 61% 84% Good Yes
17 Flitwick SurgeryMK45 1DW Flitwick 63 68% 77% Good Yes
18 The Vale Medical PracticeMK43 9JJ Bedford 62 65% 82% Good Yes
19 Linden Road SurgeryMK40 2DQ Bedford 61 71% 87% Requires improvement Yes
20 Bute House Medical CentreLU1 1RW Luton 60 55% 85% Good Yes
21 The Red House SurgeryMK2 2EH Bletchley 58 61% 82% Good Yes
22 Conway Medical CentreLU4 8BY Luton 57 62% 78% Good Yes
23 Lower Stondon SurgerySG16 6JJ Henlow 54 42% 79% Good Yes
24 Priory Medical CentreMK41 6GA Bedford 52 68% 82% Good Yes
25 Toddington Medical CentreLU5 6DE Dunstable 51 45% 76% Good Yes
26 Great Barford SurgeryMK44 3HX Bedford 51 63% 75% Good Yes
27 Larkside PracticeLU2 9SB Luton 49 48% 81% Requires improvement Yes
28 Putnoe Medical Centre PartnershipMK41 9JE Bedford 49 69% 76% Good Yes
29 Westfield Road SurgeryMK2 2DJ Bletchley 48 60% 76% Good Yes
30 Fishermead Medical CentreMK6 2LR Milton Keynes 46 57% 79% Good Yes
31 Watling Street PracticeMK11 1YA Milton Keynes 42 51% 75% Good Yes
32 Priory Gardens SurgeryLU5 4JD Dunstable 41 70% 78% Good Yes
33 The Grove SurgeryMK6 4NG Milton Keynes 37 64% 77% Requires improvement Yes
34 Sundon Medical CentreLU3 3AH Luton 36 52% 73% Good Yes
35 Westcroft Health CentreMK4 4EN Milton Keynes 35 51% 68% Good Yes
36 Whaddon HealthcareMK3 7QU Bletchley 34 44% 76% Outstanding Yes
37 Malzeard Road PracticeLU3 1BD Luton 34 48% 75% Not rated Yes
38 Kirby Road SurgeryLU6 3JH Dunstable 34 52% 72% Good Yes
39 Walnut Tree Health CentreMK7 7PB Milton Keynes 34 59% 73% Good Yes
40 Woodland Avenue PracticeLU3 1RW Luton 33 38% 73% Good Yes
41 Bell House Medical CentreLU1 1BW Luton 33 54% 80% Good Yes
42 Greensands (Potton)SG19 2QS Sandy 33 41% 77% Good Yes
43 Shefford Health CentreSG17 5FS Shefford 31 49% 72% Good Yes
44 Stopsley Village PracticeLU2 9AU Stopsley 30 54% 74% Requires improvement Yes
45 Queens Park Health CentreMK40 4HR Bedford 30 52% 64% Good Yes
46 King Street SurgeryMK42 8QD Kempston 29 38% 75% Good Yes
47 Lea Vale Medical PracticeLU1 1HH Luton 28 41% 73% Outstanding Yes
48 Kingsbury Court SurgeryLU5 4RS Dunstable 28 58% 75% Good Yes
49 The Town Centre PracticeLU1 2SE Luton 27 45% 76% Good Yes
50 London Road Health CentreMK42 0NT Bedford 26 46% 76% Good Yes
51 Neville Road SurgeryLU3 2JG Luton 26 59% 70% Good Yes
52 Marston Forest HealthcareMK43 0LA Bedford 24 53% 65% Not rated Yes
53 Goldington Avenue SurgeryMK40 3DB Bedford 24 45% 71% Good Yes
54 Central Milton Keynes Medical CentreMK13 8RN Bradwell 23 52% 65% Good Yes
55 Larksfield and Arlesey Medical PracticeSG5 4HB Hitchin 23 31% 67% Requires improvement Yes
56 The Blenheim Medical CentreLU3 1HA Luton 23 44% 71% Requires improvement Yes
57 Caddington SurgeryLU1 4EE Luton 22 37% 72% Good Yes
58 The De Parys GroupMK40 2NT Bedford 21 37% 68% Good Yes
59 Dr JL Henderson & PartnersLU7 1AR Leighton Buzzard 20 35% 68% Good Yes
60 Wolverton Health CentreMK12 5DF Milton Keynes 20 41% 70% Good Yes
61 Bedford Street SurgeryMK2 2TX Bletchley 20 47% 72% Good Yes
62 Sandy Health CentreSG19 1JQ Sandy 18 37% 65% Good Yes
63 The Medici Medical PracticeLU1 3UA Luton 16 47% 67% Good Yes
64 Newport Pagnell Medical CentreMK16 8QT Newport Pagnell 14 33% 70% Good Yes
65 Parkside Medical CentreMK3 6EN Bletchley 14 39% 56% Good Yes
66 Oakridge Park Medical CentreMK14 6GL Milton Keynes 14 43% 71% Requires improvement Yes
67 Drs Mirza Sukhani & PartnersLU4 9NN Luton 14 56% 66% Requires improvement Yes
68 Barton Hills Medical GroupLU3 4AD Luton 13 37% 72% Good Yes
69 Leighton Road SurgeryLU7 1LB Leighton Buzzard 12 33% 63% Good Yes
70 Salisbury House SurgeryLU7 1RS Leighton Buzzard 12 41% 65% Good Yes
71 Wheatfield SurgeryLU4 0SY Lewsey 9 33% 68% Requires improvement Yes
72 Gardenia PracticeLU3 2NS Luton 8 40% 63% Good Yes
73 Ashfield Medical CentreMK6 4NE Milton Keynes 8 37% 62% Good Yes
74 Ivel Medical CentreSG18 0RA Biggleswade 7 25% 53% Not rated Yes
75 Saffron Health PartnershipSG18 8DJ Biggleswade 7 25% 60% Good Yes
76 The Oakley SurgeryLU4 9FJ Luton 7 40% 69% Good Yes
77 Castle Medical Group PracticeLU1 3AG Luton 5 43% 66% Requires improvement Yes
78 Kingsway & Bramingham Medical CentreLU4 8BY Luton 3 43% 56% Good Yes
79 Lister House SurgeryLU4 8DG Luton 2 32% 46% Good Yes
80 Cauldwell Medical CentreMK42 9DJ Bedford 2 31% 59% Good –
81 Houghton Regis Medical CentreLU5 5EZ Houghton Regis 2 34% 51% Requires improvement Yes
82 Purbeck Health CentreMK14 6BL Milton Keynes 0 24% 65% Good Yes
83 Whitehouse Health CentreMK8 1EQ Milton Keynes 0 16% 44% Good Yes
84 Brooklands Health CentreMK10 7LN Broughton 0 17% 55% Good Yes
85 Bedoc HealthcareMK44 3WJ Bedford – – – Not rated –
86 Medicus Select Care Blmk CCGEN1 3LL Enfield – 20% 15% Not rated No
87 Mkgp AccessMK6 5NG Milton Keynes – – – Not rated –

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How Central East compares

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

Easy to get through by phone51%57%
Easy to contact via website58%58%
Good experience of contacting68%73%
Waiting time was about right69%69%
Good at listening85%87%
Confidence and trust91%93%
Needs were met88%90%
Overall experience good73%77%

Common questions

Which is the highest-rated GP surgery in Central East?

Dr WHM Matta's Practice has the highest GPScore in Central East, 84 out of 100. 92% 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 Central East?

51% of patients in Central East find it easy to get through to their surgery by phone. The England average is 57%. 73% say their overall experience is good (England 77%). On average score, Central East ranks 98th of 106 local NHS areas in England.

How many GP surgeries in Central East are taking on new patients?

83 of the 87 surgeries in Central East 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.