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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 43 NHS GP surgeries and around 345,996 registered patients. Patients here rate their surgeries above the England average. 16 surgeries are rated excellent and 3 poor. Ranked 14th of 106 local NHS areas in England.

64average score (England 50)
84%say their surgery is goodEngland 77%
67%find the phone easyEngland 57%
43 of 43taking on new patients

Groups of surgeries in Cheshire and Merseyside

Birkenhead PCN15 surgeriesAverage score 64Healthier Neighbourhoods PCN3 surgeriesAverage score 84Healthier South Wirral PCN5 surgeriesAverage score 69Healthier West Wirral PCN5 surgeriesAverage score 45Moreton and Meols PCN5 surgeriesAverage score 69Wallasey PCN10 surgeriesAverage score 64

All 43 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 Spital SurgeryCH63 9JP Bebington 99 87% 95% Not Rated Yes
2 Grove RD SurgeryCH45 3HF Wallasey 96 85% 95% Good Yes
3 The Villa Medical CentreCH43 3DB Birkenhead 96 77% 97% Good Yes
4 Blackheath Medical CentreCH46 1SG Wallasey 95 90% 93% Good Yes
5 Heatherlands Medical CentreCH49 9DA Birkenhead 91 79% 93% Good Yes
6 Hamilton Medical CentreCH41 6AJ Birkenhead 90 82% 91% Good Yes
7 Kings Lane Medical PracticeCH63 2LR Bebington 90 58% 95% Good Yes
8 Vittoria Medical Centre KCH41 3RH Birkenhead 88 90% 90% Good Yes
9 Church Road Medical PracticeCH63 2LR Bebington 87 88% 89% Good Yes
10 Prenton & Woodchurch Medical CentreCH43 0TS Birkenhead 86 83% 89% Good Yes
11 Manor Health CentreCH45 4JG Wallasey 85 89% 89% Good Yes
12 Hoylake RD Met CentreCH46 6DE Wallasey 82 71% 92% Good Yes
13 Cavendish Medical CentreCH41 8DB Wallasey 82 70% 91% Good Yes
14 Civic Medical CentreCH63 7RX Bebington 82 74% 85% Good Yes
15 Holmlands Medical CentreCH43 0TX Birkenhead 81 85% 89% Good Yes
16 Moreton Group PracticeCH46 8SA Wallasey 80 65% 87% Good Yes
17 The Village Medical CentreCH45 3HE Wallasey 80 78% 84% Good Yes
18 Moreton Medical CentreCH46 0PE Wallasey 79 73% 89% Good Yes
19 Upton Group PracticeCH49 0TF Birkenhead 77 70% 81% Good Yes
20 Teehey Lane SurgeryCH63 2JN Bebington 77 84% 85% Good Yes
21 Paxton Medical GroupCH41 0DD Birkenhead 76 65% 85% Good Yes
22 Liscard Group PracticeCH44 5UF Wallasey 76 64% 92% Good Yes
23 Eastham Group PracticeCH62 6EE Bebington 68 61% 80% Good Yes
24 St Hilary Group PracticeCH45 3NA Wallasey 64 66% 86% Good Yes
25 Sunlight Group PracticeCH62 5HS Bebington 61 58% 81% Good Yes
26 Somerville Medical CentreCH44 4AA Wallasey 60 45% 90% Good Yes
27 Leasowe Medical PracticeCH46 2QQ Wallasey 60 76% 87% Requires improvement Yes
28 Miriam Primary Care GroupCH41 8DB Wallasey 57 62% 84% Good Yes
29 Riverside SurgeryCH42 2AG Birkenhead 57 72% 82% Good Yes
30 Greasby Group PracticeCH49 3AT Wirral 52 49% 75% Good Yes
31 West Wirral Group PracticeCH49 5PL Heswall 51 49% 78% Good Yes
32 Hoylake & Meols Medical CentreCH47 8XA Wirral 42 68% 80% Good Yes
33 St Catherine's SurgeryCH42 0LQ Birkenhead 42 46% 80% Good Yes
34 Whetstone Lane Medical CentreCH41 2TF Birkenhead 40 66% 80% Good Yes
35 Egremont Medical CentreCH44 8AT Wallasey 40 65% 77% Good Yes
36 Gladstone Medical CentreCH42 3TD Birkenhead 38 65% 73% Good Yes
37 Orchard SurgeryCH62 7EU Bebington 37 50% 76% Good Yes
38 Central Park Medical CentreCH44 5UF Wallasey 34 53% 80% Good Yes
39 Marine Lake Medical PracticeCH48 5AA West Kirby 31 50% 76% Requires improvement Yes
40 Devaney Medical CentreCH43 5RE Birkenhead 26 42% 75% Good Yes
41 Vittoria Medical Centre GCH41 3RH Birkenhead 18 54% 70% Good Yes
42 Myrtle Group PracticeCH60 7RN Heswall 14 52% 67% Good Yes
43 St Georges Medical CentreCH45 5LN Wallasey 9 42% 67% 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 contacting79%73%
Waiting time was about right78%69%
Good at listening91%87%
Confidence and trust95%93%
Needs were met92%90%
Overall experience good84%77%

Common questions

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

Spital Surgery has the highest GPScore in Cheshire and Merseyside, 99 out of 100. 95% 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%. 84% say their overall experience is good (England 77%). On average score, Cheshire and Merseyside ranks 14th of 106 local NHS areas in England.

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

43 of the 43 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.