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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 36 NHS GP surgeries and around 341,899 registered patients. Patients here rate their surgeries well above the England average. 18 surgeries are rated excellent and 3 poor. Ranked 2nd of 106 local NHS areas in England.

73average score (England 50)
86%say their surgery is goodEngland 77%
75%find the phone easyEngland 57%
36 of 36taking on new patients

Groups of surgeries in North East and North Cumbria

Blyth PCN2 surgeriesAverage score 47Cramlington Seaton Valley PCN4 surgeriesAverage score 85Northumbria PCN9 surgeriesAverage score 61Wansbeck PCN4 surgeriesAverage score 54Well Up North PCN7 surgeriesAverage score 70West Northumberland PCN10 surgeriesAverage score 89

All 36 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 Wooler HealthNE71 6BL Wooler 100 96% 96% Not rated Yes
2 Scots Gap Medical GroupNE61 4EG Morpeth 98 97% 94% Good Yes
3 Humshaugh & Wark Medical GrpNE46 4BU Hexham 98 98% 94% Good Yes
4 The Adderlane SurgeryNE42 5HR Prudhoe 98 97% 94% Good Yes
5 Bellingham PracticeNE48 2HE Hexham 97 95% 90% Outstanding Yes
6 Greystoke SurgeryNE61 1JX Morpeth 97 74% 98% Good Yes
7 Branch End SurgeryNE43 7LL Stocksfield 96 93% 93% Good Yes
8 Village Medical GroupNE23 6US Cramlington 96 79% 93% Good Yes
9 Corbridge Health CentreNE45 5LG Corbridge 96 94% 95% Good Yes
10 The Sele Medical PracticeNE46 1QJ Hexham 96 91% 93% Good Yes
11 Riversdale SurgeryNE42 5DQ Prudhoe 95 96% 93% Good Yes
12 Belford Medical PracticeNE70 7ER Belford 95 92% 92% Good Yes
13 Forum Family PracticeNE23 6QN Cramlington 95 89% 89% Good Yes
14 Npc CramlingtonNE23 6QN Cramlington 94 86% 91% Good Yes
15 Netherfield HouseNE23 7EF Cramlington 91 84% 92% Good Yes
16 Prudhoe Medical GroupNE42 5PW Prudhoe 90 73% 91% Outstanding Yes
17 Npc RothburyNE65 7RW Morpeth 89 92% 93% Good Yes
18 Npc Haydon Bridge & AllendaleNE47 6LA Hexham 81 85% 91% Good Yes
19 Bedlingtonshire Med.groupNE22 6JX Bedlington 80 62% 91% Outstanding Yes
20 Haltwhistle Medical GroupNE49 9AP Haltwhistle 79 81% 93% Good Yes
21 Npc Elsdon AvenueNE25 0BW Whitley Bay 77 80% 86% Good Yes
22 Gas House Lane SurgeryNE61 1JX Morpeth 75 83% 86% Good Yes
23 Burn Brae Medical GroupNE46 1QJ Hexham 74 79% 89% Good Yes
24 Marine Medical GroupNE24 1DX Blyth 74 73% 83% Good Yes
25 Npc Felton & WiddringtonNE61 5LX Morpeth 72 77% 83% Good Yes
26 White Medical GroupNE20 9SD Newcastle Upon Tyne 65 69% 85% Good Yes
27 Well Close Medical GroupTD15 1LL Berwick-upon-Tweed 64 67% 83% Good Yes
28 The Gables Medical GroupNE22 7DU Bedlington 56 72% 77% Good Yes
29 Seaton Park Medical GroupNE63 0NG Ashington 55 46% 78% Good Yes
30 Alnwick Medical GroupNE66 2NL Alnwick 53 45% 86% Good Yes
31 Npc PontelandNE20 9SD Newcastle Upon Tyne 39 33% 80% Good Yes
32 Guidepost Medical GroupNE62 5RA Choppington 26 49% 76% Requires improvement Yes
33 Npc Central NorthumberlandNE61 1BJ Morpeth 24 33% 74% Good Yes
34 Railway Medical GroupNE24 1HD Blyth 19 45% 71% Good Yes
35 Union Brae & Norham PracTD15 2HB Berwick Upon Tweed 5 44% 48% Good Yes
36 Npc Amble & BroomhillNE65 0HD Morpeth 4 25% 63% 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 phone75%57%
Easy to contact via website68%58%
Good experience of contacting83%73%
Waiting time was about right78%69%
Good at listening91%87%
Confidence and trust95%93%
Needs were met94%90%
Overall experience good86%77%

Common questions

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

Wooler Health has the highest GPScore in North East and North 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 North East and North Cumbria?

75% of patients in North East and North Cumbria find it easy to get through to their surgery by phone. The England average is 57%. 86% say their overall experience is good (England 77%). On average score, North East and North Cumbria ranks 2nd of 106 local NHS areas in England.

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

36 of the 36 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.