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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 32 NHS GP surgeries and around 356,415 registered patients. Patients here rate their surgeries above the England average. 13 surgeries are rated excellent and 1 poor. Ranked 6th of 106 local NHS areas in England.

68average score (England 50)
85%say their surgery is goodEngland 77%
74%find the phone easyEngland 57%
30 of 32taking on new patients

Groups of surgeries in Lancashire and South Cumbria

Barrow Together PCN8 surgeriesAverage score 41Bay PCN1 surgeryAverage score 24Carnforth and Milnthorpe PCN2 surgeriesAverage score 83Grange and Lakes PCN7 surgeriesAverage score 93Kendal PCN3 surgeriesAverage score 74Lancaster PCN2 surgeriesAverage score 46Mid Furness PCN4 surgeriesAverage score 66Millom PCN1 surgeryAverage score 74Western Dales PCN3 surgeriesAverage score 95

All 32 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 Cartmel SurgeryLA11 6PH Grange-Over-Sands 100 99% 96% Outstanding Yes
2 Sedbergh Medical PracticeLA10 5DL Sedbergh 99 97% 93% Good Yes
3 Haverthwaite SurgeryLA12 8AL Ulverston 98 95% 95% Good Yes
4 Nutwood Medical PracticeLA11 7DJ Grange-Over-Sands 98 86% 94% Outstanding Yes
5 Wraysdale House SurgeryLA21 8ER Coniston 95 94% 95% Not rated No
6 Lunesdale SurgeryLA6 2HQ Carnforth 93 93% 95% Good Yes
7 Park View SurgeryLA7 7PS Milnthorpe 93 98% 85% Outstanding Yes
8 Bentham Medical PracticeLA2 7JP Lancaster 92 83% 92% Good Yes
9 Windermere Health CentreLA23 2EG Windermere 92 87% 97% Good Yes
10 St. Mary's SurgeryLA23 1BA Windermere 90 89% 90% Good Yes
11 Abbey Road SurgeryLA14 2LB Barrow-in-Furness 90 89% 88% Good Yes
12 Captain French SurgeryLA9 4JE Kendal 89 84% 95% Good Yes
13 Duddon Valley Medical PracticeLA16 7JP Askam-in-Furness 81 79% 85% Good Yes
14 Ambleside Health CentreLA22 9BP Ambleside 79 85% 91% Good Yes
15 Station House SurgeryLA9 6SA Kendal 78 87% 88% Good Yes
16 Ulverston Medical PracticeLA12 7BT Ulverston 77 66% 83% Good Yes
17 Waterloo House SurgeryLA18 4BY Millom 74 72% 86% Not rated Yes
18 Ash Trees SurgeryLA5 9JU Carnforth 72 65% 83% Good Yes
19 Ulverston Community Health CentreLA12 7BT Ulverston 70 75% 89% Good Yes
20 Lancaster Medical PracticeLA1 1PN Lancaster 63 51% 83% Outstanding Yes
21 Atkinson Health CentreLA14 2LB Barrow-in-Furness 60 73% 86% Good Yes
22 Burnett Edgar Medical CentreLA14 3HY Walney Island 56 76% 84% Good Yes
23 The James Cochrane PracticeLA9 7HR Kendal 54 71% 76% Good Yes
24 Duke Street SurgeryLA14 1LF Barrow-in-Furness 39 64% 77% Good Yes
25 Dalton SurgeryLA15 8AB Dalton-in-Furness 36 37% 82% Good Yes
26 Queen Square Medical PracticeLA1 1RP Lancaster 29 55% 75% Good Yes
27 The Family PracticeLA14 5SL Barrow-in-Furness 28 67% 62% Good Yes
28 Bay Medical GroupLA3 2LE Heysham 24 44% 77% Requires improvement Yes
29 Norwood Medical CentreLA14 5ES Barrow-in-Furness 23 40% 66% Outstanding Yes
30 Bridgegate Medical CentreLA13 9SH Barrow-in-Furness 23 59% 73% Good Yes
31 Risedale SurgeryLA14 2LB Barrow-in-Furness 8 54% 59% Good Yes
32 Bay Medical Group Extended OohLA4 5LY Morecambe – – – 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 phone74%57%
Easy to contact via website62%58%
Good experience of contacting81%73%
Waiting time was about right74%69%
Good at listening92%87%
Confidence and trust95%93%
Needs were met94%90%
Overall experience good85%77%

Common questions

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

Cartmel Surgery has the highest GPScore in Lancashire and South Cumbria, 100 out of 100. 96% 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?

74% of patients in Lancashire and South Cumbria find it easy to get through to their surgery by phone. The England average is 57%. 85% say their overall experience is good (England 77%). On average score, Lancashire and South Cumbria ranks 6th of 106 local NHS areas in England.

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

30 of the 32 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.