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GP surgeries in the Cheshire and Merseyside local NHS area

Cheshire and Merseyside is a local NHS area, which used to be called a clinical commissioning group. It has 28 NHS GP surgeries and around 203,720 registered patients. Patients here rate their surgeries above the England average. 11 surgeries are rated excellent and 4 poor. Ranked 30th of 106 local NHS areas in England.

59average score (England 50)
82%say their surgery is goodEngland 77%
67%find the phone easyEngland 57%
28 of 28taking on new patients

Groups of surgeries in Cheshire and Merseyside

Newton and Haydock PCN4 surgeriesAverage score 27ST Helens Central PCN8 surgeriesAverage score 69ST Helens North PCN6 surgeriesAverage score 84ST Helens South PCN10 surgeriesAverage score 48

All 28 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 Kenneth Macrae Medical CentreWA11 8HJ St. Helens 98 92% 98% Good Yes
2 Parkfield SurgeryWA10 2DJ Town Centre 94 84% 93% Good Yes
3 Hall Street Medical CentreWA10 1DW Town Centre 93 88% 95% Good Yes
4 Lingholme Health CentreWA10 2HT Town Centre 91 88% 91% Good Yes
5 Rainford Health CentreWA11 8AZ St Helens 90 90% 97% Good Yes
6 Rainhill Village SurgeryL35 4LP Prescot 87 78% 90% Good Yes
7 Windermere Medical CentreWA11 7AF St. Helens 86 83% 93% Good Yes
8 Ormskirk House SurgeryWA10 2DJ Town Centre 85 79% 88% Good Yes
9 Newholme SurgeryWA10 2DJ Town Centre 84 87% 85% Good Yes
10 Bethany Medical CentreWA10 4GW St. Helens 83 85% 87% Good Yes
11 Billinge Medical PracticeWN4 0XD Ashton-in-Makerfield 82 78% 93% Good Yes
12 Longton Medical CentreL35 4LL Prescot 75 65% 82% Good Yes
13 Eccleston Medical CentreWA10 5RG Eccleston 72 74% 88% Good Yes
14 Mill Street Medical CentreWA10 2BD Town Centre 69 55% 87% Good Yes
15 Garswood SurgeryWN4 0XD Ashton-in-Makerfield 63 85% 78% Good Yes
16 Patterdale Lodge Medical CentreWA12 9NA Newton-le-Willows 56 61% 79% Good Yes
17 Vista Road SurgeryWA12 9ED Newton-le-Willows 43 64% 73% Good Yes
18 Four Acre Health CentreWA9 4QB St. Helens 43 43% 70% Good Yes
19 Central SurgeryWA10 2DJ Town Centre 41 71% 78% Good Yes
20 The Spinney Medical CentreWA10 3EB St. Helens 40 53% 80% Good Yes
21 Rainbow Medical CentreWA9 3PN Town Centre 40 53% 79% Good Yes
22 Marshalls Cross Medical CentreWA9 3DA Town Centre 34 43% 78% Not rated Yes
23 Phoenix Medical CentreWA10 2HT Town Centre 31 57% 79% Not rated Yes
24 Berrymead Family Medical CentreWA9 3RP St. Helens 28 51% 75% Good Yes
25 The Bowery Medical CentreWA9 5PR St. Helens 14 58% 67% Good Yes
26 Atlas Medical PracticeWA9 1LN Town Centre 14 42% 65% Good Yes
27 Modality St HelensWA11 0NA Haydock 6 27% 63% Good Yes
28 Newton PracticeWA12 0JJ Newton-le-Willows 3 35% 63% Good Yes

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How Cheshire and Merseyside compares

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

Easy to get through by phone67%57%
Easy to contact via website64%58%
Good experience of contacting77%73%
Waiting time was about right75%69%
Good at listening88%87%
Confidence and trust94%93%
Needs were met93%90%
Overall experience good82%77%

Common questions

Which is the highest-rated GP surgery in Cheshire and Merseyside?

Kenneth Macrae Medical Centre has the highest GPScore in Cheshire and Merseyside, 98 out of 100. 98% 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 Cheshire and Merseyside?

67% of patients in Cheshire and Merseyside find it easy to get through to their surgery by phone. The England average is 57%. 82% say their overall experience is good (England 77%). On average score, Cheshire and Merseyside ranks 30th of 106 local NHS areas in England.

How many GP surgeries in Cheshire and Merseyside are taking on new patients?

28 of the 28 surgeries in Cheshire and Merseyside 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.