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GP surgeries in the Lancashire and South Cumbria local NHS area

Lancashire and South Cumbria is a local NHS area, which used to be called a clinical commissioning group. It has 47 NHS GP surgeries and around 411,013 registered patients. Patients here rate their surgeries below the England average. 5 surgeries are rated excellent and 16 poor. Ranked 96th of 106 local NHS areas in England.

37average score (England 50)
74%say their surgery is goodEngland 77%
57%find the phone easyEngland 57%
46 of 47taking on new patients

Groups of surgeries in Lancashire and South Cumbria

Burnley East PCN6 surgeriesAverage score 34Burnley West PCN5 surgeriesAverage score 13Hyndburn Central PCN5 surgeriesAverage score 20Hyndburn Rural PCN7 surgeriesAverage score 28Pendle East PCN5 surgeriesAverage score 37Pendle West PCN6 surgeriesAverage score 25Ribblesdale PCN4 surgeriesAverage score 82Rossendale East PCN3 surgeriesAverage score 50Rossendale West PCN6 surgeriesAverage score 61

All 47 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 Slaidburn Health CentreBB7 3EP Clitheroe 99 99% 99% Good Yes
2 Hazelvalley Family PracticeBB4 5SL Haslingden 92 79% 91% Good Yes
3 The Castle Medical GroupBB7 2JG Clitheroe 88 64% 92% Outstanding Yes
4 Haslingden HealthcareBB4 5SL Haslingden 84 81% 88% Good Yes
5 Barrowford SurgeryBB9 8QP Nelson 81 89% 89% Good Yes
6 Whalley Medical CentreBB7 9SL Clitheroe 77 85% 88% Good Yes
7 Rossendale Valley Medical PracticeBB4 5SL Haslingden 73 87% 80% Good Yes
8 Higher Heys SurgeryBB5 3BP Oswaldtwistle 67 82% 79% Good Yes
9 Harambee SurgeryBB8 8QU Colne 66 94% 80% Good Yes
10 Pendleside Medical PracticeBB7 2JG Clitheroe 64 79% 79% Outstanding Yes
11 Irwell Medical PracticeOL13 9NR Bacup 64 70% 80% Outstanding Yes
12 Waterfoot Medical PracticeBB4 7DN Rawtenstall 56 69% 81% Good Yes
13 Whitefield HealthcareBB9 7SR Nelson 54 64% 80% Good Yes
14 St James' Medical CentreBB4 8HH Rawtenstall 54 53% 82% Good Yes
15 Yorkshire Street Medical CentreBB11 3BT Burnley 54 81% 79% Good Yes
16 Ilex View Medical PracticeBB4 7PL Rawtenstall 52 65% 82% Good Yes
17 Pendle View Medical CentreBB9 5RZ Nelson 45 63% 79% Good Yes
18 Reedyford Hlth Care GroupBB9 7SR Nelson 42 58% 77% Good Yes
19 Great Harwood Medical GroupBB6 7QR Blackburn 42 40% 78% Good Yes
20 Parkside SurgeryBB11 1PS Burnley 38 38% 80% Good Yes
21 Arg HealthcareBB5 0AL Accrington 36 65% 71% Good Yes
22 Peel House Medical PracticeBB5 2EJ Accrington 36 50% 78% Good Yes
23 Briercliffe SurgeryBB10 2EZ Burnley 34 68% 72% Good Yes
24 Rosegrove SurgeryBB12 6HY Burnley 33 59% 64% Good Yes
25 Burnley Wood Medical CentreBB11 3HR Burnley 32 63% 74% Good Yes
26 Whitworth Medical CentreOL12 8QS Rochdale 31 45% 79% Good Yes
27 Barnoldswick Medical CentreBB18 5BG Barnoldswick 30 51% 77% Good Yes
28 Thursby SurgeryBB10 3BF Burnley 26 42% 69% Good Yes
29 King Street Medical CentreBB5 1RT Accrington 22 76% 66% Good Yes
30 Oswald Medical CentreBB5 1RP Accrington 21 59% 75% Good Yes
31 Colne Road SurgeryBB10 1LS Burnley 19 61% 70% Good Yes
32 Dr Bello's SurgeryBB5 1RT Accrington 19 65% 64% Good Yes
33 Padiham Group PracticeBB12 8BP Burnley 16 49% 72% Good Yes
34 Fairmore Medical PracticeBB4 7PL Rawtenstall 13 54% 74% Not rated Yes
35 Ightenhill Medical CentreBB12 0HL Burnley 9 59% 66% Good Yes
36 The Weavers PracticeBB1 4LA Blackburn 8 37% 59% Good Yes
37 The Clayton Medical CentreBB5 5HU Accrington 8 41% 66% Good Yes
38 Accrington Victoria GP PracticeBB5 1RT Accrington 7 33% 61% Not rated Yes
39 Nelson Medical PracticeBB9 7SR Nelson 5 30% 65% Good Yes
40 The Pendle Medical PartnershipBB18 6QT Barnoldswick 4 28% 59% Good Yes
41 Dr Jehangir (SH)BB9 7SR Nelson 4 46% 62% Good Yes
42 Riverside Family PracticeBB11 2DL Burnley 4 39% 67% Good Yes
43 The Richmond Hill PracticeBB8 0JZ Colne 3 26% 59% Good Yes
44 Burnley Group PracticeBB11 2DL Burnley 1 24% 62% Requires improvement Yes
45 Richmond Medical CentreBB5 1RT Accrington 1 26% 51% Good Yes
46 Pwe Pendle Valley MillBB9 7SR Nelson 1 20% 47% Not rated Yes
47 Dill Hall SurgeryBB5 1RT Accrington – – – Not rated –

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How Lancashire and South Cumbria compares

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

Easy to get through by phone57%57%
Easy to contact via website49%58%
Good experience of contacting69%73%
Waiting time was about right66%69%
Good at listening85%87%
Confidence and trust91%93%
Needs were met88%90%
Overall experience good74%77%

Common questions

Which is the highest-rated GP surgery in Lancashire and South Cumbria?

Slaidburn Health Centre has the highest GPScore in Lancashire and South Cumbria, 99 out of 100. 99% 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 Lancashire and South Cumbria?

57% of patients in Lancashire and South Cumbria find it easy to get through to their surgery by phone. The England average is 57%. 74% say their overall experience is good (England 77%). On average score, Lancashire and South Cumbria ranks 96th of 106 local NHS areas in England.

How many GP surgeries in Lancashire and South Cumbria are taking on new patients?

46 of the 47 surgeries in Lancashire and South Cumbria 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.