GPScore

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GP surgeries in the North East and North Cumbria local NHS area

North East and North Cumbria is a local NHS area, which used to be called a clinical commissioning group. It has 33 NHS GP surgeries and around 336,779 registered patients. Patients here rate their surgeries above the England average. 13 surgeries are rated excellent and 4 poor. Ranked 13th of 106 local NHS areas in England.

65average score (England 50)
81%say their surgery is goodEngland 77%
67%find the phone easyEngland 57%
33 of 33taking on new patients

Groups of surgeries in North East and North Cumbria

Carlisle Healthcare PCN4 surgeriesAverage score 66Carlisle PCN3 surgeriesAverage score 24Cockermouth & Maryport PCN2 surgeriesAverage score 20Copeland Haven PCN3 surgeriesAverage score 74Copeland PCN3 surgeriesAverage score 41Eden (Cumbria) PCN10 surgeriesAverage score 85Keswick & Solway PCN7 surgeriesAverage score 80Workington PCN1 surgeryAverage score 12

All 33 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 Glenridding Health CentreCA11 0PD Penrith 100 100% 100% Outstanding Yes
2 Aspatria Medical GroupCA7 3HH Wigton 99 88% 96% Good Yes
3 Caldbeck SurgeryCA7 8DS Wigton 99 94% 93% Outstanding Yes
4 Shap Medical PracticeCA10 3LW Penrith 98 86% 98% Good Yes
5 Kirkoswald SurgeryCA10 1DQ Penrith 96 88% 87% Outstanding Yes
6 The Croft SurgeryCA7 5JH Wigton 95 93% 92% Good Yes
7 Alston Medical PracticeCA9 3QU Alston 95 99% 89% Outstanding Yes
8 Appleby Medical PracticeCA16 6QR Appleby-in-Westmorland 93 74% 91% Good Yes
9 Silloth Group Medical PracticeCA7 4AH Wigton 91 94% 92% Good Yes
10 Spencer St SurgeryCA1 1BP Carlisle 91 75% 89% Good Yes
11 Longtown Medical CentreCA6 5XA Carlisle 84 82% 85% Good Yes
12 Distington SurgeryCA14 5UR Workington 83 75% 87% Outstanding Yes
13 The Lakes Medical PracticeCA11 8HW Penrith 83 65% 83% Outstanding Yes
14 Temple Sowerby Medical PracticeCA10 1RW Penrith 80 74% 83% Good Yes
15 Mansion House SurgeryCA28 7BU Whitehaven 79 64% 88% Good Yes
16 Court Thorn SurgeryCA4 0HP Carlisle 77 74% 83% Outstanding Yes
17 Upper Eden Medical PracticeCA17 4RB Kirkby Stephen 76 78% 84% Good Yes
18 Seascale Health CentreCA20 1PN Seascale 74 72% 85% Good Yes
19 Dalston Medical GroupCA5 7PZ Carlisle 63 81% 74% Good Yes
20 Westcroft House SurgeryCA22 2DB Egremont 61 81% 83% Good Yes
21 Wigton Group Medical PracticeCA7 9QD Wigton 57 59% 77% Good Yes
22 Warwick Square Group PracticeCA1 1LB Carlisle 56 80% 81% Good Yes
23 Birbeck Medical GroupCA11 8HW Penrith 54 62% 82% Good Yes
24 Castlehead Medical CentreCA12 4DB Keswick 54 73% 79% Good Yes
25 Carlisle HealthcareCA1 3UB Carlisle 52 51% 80% Good Yes
26 Brampton Medical PracticeCA8 1NL Brampton 35 48% 76% Good Yes
27 Castlegate and Derwent SurgeryCA13 9HT Cockermouth 28 39% 74% Inadequate Yes
28 Lowther Medical CentreCA28 7RG Whitehaven 27 40% 71% Good Yes
29 Fellview HealthcareCA22 2BD Egremont 22 29% 68% Good Yes
30 James Street Group PracticeCA14 2DL Workington 12 32% 66% Good Yes
31 Maryport Health ServicesCA15 8EL Maryport 12 25% 62% Outstanding Yes
32 Carlisle Central PracticeCA1 1EB Carlisle 9 50% 63% Good Yes
33 Eden Medical GroupCA2 7AJ Carlisle 7 32% 57% Good Yes

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How North East and North Cumbria compares

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

Easy to get through by phone67%57%
Easy to contact via website65%58%
Good experience of contacting79%73%
Waiting time was about right76%69%
Good at listening89%87%
Confidence and trust94%93%
Needs were met91%90%
Overall experience good81%77%

Common questions

Which is the highest-rated GP surgery in North East and North Cumbria?

Glenridding Health Centre has the highest GPScore in North East and North Cumbria, 100 out of 100. 100% 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 North East and North Cumbria?

67% of patients in North East and North Cumbria find it easy to get through to their surgery by phone. The England average is 57%. 81% say their overall experience is good (England 77%). On average score, North East and North Cumbria ranks 13th of 106 local NHS areas in England.

How many GP surgeries in North East and North Cumbria are taking on new patients?

33 of the 33 surgeries in North East and North 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.