The best and worst GP practices in Greater Manchester for booking appointments according to patients have been revealed.
The data team at our sister title NationalWorld analysed the results of the latest NHS GP Patient Survey to see whether people thought it was easy or hard to book in to see a doctor.
The survey, which is produced by Ipsos on behalf of NHS England, contacted people between 10 January and 11 April to ask how they felt about numerous aspects of their GP practices, including the systems for booking appointments.
Across England, almost a quarter (23.4%) of respondents said the overall process of booking appointments was ‘very good’, a third (32.8%) rated it as ‘fairly good’ and 17.9% said it was ‘neither good nor poor’.
However, not everyone was as impressed with the process of booking appointments, with 13.5% of people saying it was ‘fairly poor’ and 12.4% describing it as ‘very poor’.
Here we reveal the half a dozen best-rated GP surgeries for booking appointments in Greater Manchester and the six where patients felt there was much left to be desired.
1. The Riddings Family Health Centre
A massive 99% of patients who were surveyed said booking an appointment was good or fairly good. Photo: Google Street View Photo: Google Street View
2. High Lane Medical Centre
The surgery was rated good or fairly good for booking appointments by 97.3% of those who responded. Photo: Google Street View Photo: Google Street View
3. Milnrow Village Practice
At the Rochdale surgery 97.1% said the experience of booking appointments was good or fairly good. Photo: Google Street View Photo: Google Street View
4. Family Surgery, Navigation Road, Altrincham
More than 95% of people who responded thought booking appointments was good or fairly good. Photo: Google Street View Photo: Google Street View