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GP surgeries in the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent local NHS area

Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent is a local NHS area, which used to be called a clinical commissioning group. It has 30 NHS GP surgeries and around 231,001 registered patients. Patients here rate their surgeries above the England average. 12 surgeries are rated excellent and 2 poor. Ranked 4th of 106 local NHS areas in England.

69average score (England 50)
84%say their surgery is goodEngland 77%
71%find the phone easyEngland 57%
29 of 30taking on new patients

Groups of surgeries in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent

About Better Care (Abc) PCN5 surgeriesAverage score 51Leek & Biddulph PCN5 surgeriesAverage score 73Moorlands & Rural PCN7 surgeriesAverage score 79Newcastle Central PCN6 surgeriesAverage score 69Newcastle North PCN Limited5 surgeriesAverage score 60Newcastle South PCN6 surgeriesAverage score 70

All 30 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 Ashley SurgeryTF9 4LF Market Drayton 99 95% 98% Outstanding Yes
2 Madeley PracticeCW3 9NQ Crewe 99 86% 96% Outstanding Yes
3 Alton SurgeryST10 4AP Cheadle 97 86% 93% Good Yes
4 Wolstanton Medical CentreST5 8BN Newcastle 97 81% 87% Outstanding Yes
5 Betley SurgeryCW3 9BJ Crewe 97 92% 96% Not rated –
6 Waterhouses Medical PracticeST10 3HT Stoke-on-Trent 91 93% 82% Good Yes
7 Miller Street SurgeryST5 1JD Newcastle 90 79% 93% Good Yes
8 Dr J Greig & PartnersST13 6LU Leek 84 73% 92% Good Yes
9 Werrington Village SurgeryST9 0JS Stoke-on-Trent 84 58% 90% Good Yes
10 Park Medical CentreST13 6QR Leek 83 76% 90% Good Yes
11 Well Street Medical CentreST10 1EY Stoke-on-Trent 81 82% 84% Good Yes
12 Audley Health CentreST7 8EW Stoke-on-Trent 80 69% 90% Outstanding Yes
13 Leek Health CentreST13 6JB Leek 79 79% 96% Good Yes
14 Higherland SurgeryST5 2UE Newcastle 76 77% 89% Good Yes
15 Lyme Valley Medical CentreST5 3TF Newcastle 74 78% 80% Good Yes
16 Biddulph Valley SurgeryST8 6AG Biddulph 72 65% 86% Good Yes
17 Tean SurgeryST10 4EG Cheadle 70 64% 80% Good Yes
18 Talke Pits ClinicST7 1QQ Kidsgrove 69 79% 87% Good Yes
19 Kingsbridge Medical CentreST5 3HP Newcastle Under Lyme 68 66% 84% Good Yes
20 Tardis SurgeryST10 1BH Cheadle 67 66% 79% Good Yes
21 Mount Road PracticeST7 4AY Kidsgrove 62 65% 85% Good Yes
22 Allen Street ClinicST10 1HJ Stoke-on-Trent 61 67% 81% Requires improvement Yes
23 Biddulph DoctorsST8 6AG Biddulph 48 54% 81% Good Yes
24 Milehouse Medical PracticeST5 9GA Newcastle 46 71% 68% Good Yes
25 Heathcote Street SurgeryST5 7EB Newcastle 46 71% 74% Good Yes
26 Silverdale Medical CentreST5 6PS Newcastle 40 63% 76% Good Yes
27 Kidsgrove Medical CentreST7 4AY Kidsgrove 40 54% 81% Good Yes
28 The Village SurgeryST5 0ET Newcastle 29 62% 71% Good Yes
29 Keele PracticeST5 5BG Newcastle 18 48% 67% Good Yes
30 Loomer Medical PartnershipST5 7JS Newcastle 13 40% 60% Good Yes

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How Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent compares

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

Easy to get through by phone71%57%
Easy to contact via website60%58%
Good experience of contacting82%73%
Waiting time was about right83%69%
Good at listening88%87%
Confidence and trust93%93%
Needs were met91%90%
Overall experience good84%77%

Common questions

Which is the highest-rated GP surgery in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent?

Ashley Surgery has the highest GPScore in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, 99 out of 100. 98% 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 Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent?

71% of patients in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent 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, Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ranks 4th of 106 local NHS areas in England.

How many GP surgeries in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are taking on new patients?

29 of the 30 surgeries in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent 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.