GP practices in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire: access, ratings and patient survey
Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire covers 83 GP practices with 1,006,705 registered patients (September 2026). 81% of patients described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, the 3rd highest of 36 ICBs (England: 77%). There are 2,110 patients per qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.
Latest data: September 2026. Registered patients September 2026; GP Patient Survey 2026.
Results across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire from 9,496 responses, against England.
| Survey question | Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|
| Overall experience good | 81% | 77% |
| Easy to contact by phone | 62% | 57% |
| Easy to contact via the website | 59% | 58% |
| Easy to contact via the NHS App | 56% | 54% |
| Reception team helpful | 88% | 85% |
| Last contact good | 76% | 73% |
| Wait for appointment about right | 71% | 69% |
| Listened to well | 90% | 87% |
| Treated with care and concern | 89% | 86% |
| Confidence and trust in the clinician | 94% | 93% |
| Needs met | 92% | 90% |
There are 2,110 registered patients per full-time-equivalent qualified GP in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire, close to England's 2,171. Practices recorded 556 appointments a month per 1,000 patients (England: 510), 64% of them face to face. 40% of appointments took place on the day they were booked (England: 45%).
22% of registered patients are aged 65 or over (England: 19%). Lists shrank by 0.6% over the year (England: shrank 1.1%).
| Measure | Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|
| Patients per qualified GP | 2,110 | 2,171 |
| Appointments per 1,000 patients a month | 556 | 510 |
| Face-to-face appointments | 64% | 63% |
| Same day as booked | 40% | 45% |
| Did not attend | 3% | 4% |
| Patients aged 65 or over | 22% | 19% |
Patients per qualified GP by council area, for practices located in each.
| Council area | Practices | Registered patients | Patients per GP | Same-day appointments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swindon | 17 | 255,984 | 2,710 | 29% |
| Vale of White Horse | 8 | 124,017 | 2,017 | 44% |
| Bath and North East Somerset | 20 | 218,599 | 1,997 | 44% |
| Dorset | 37 | 368,539 | 1,953 | 42% |
| Wiltshire | 44 | 520,818 | 1,952 | 42% |
Among practices with at least 100 survey responses, Mere Surgery has the highest share of patients rating their overall experience good (100%) and Hawthorn Medical Centre the lowest (56%).
| Practice | Town | Overall experience good | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mere Surgery | Warminster | 100% | 128 |
| Burbage Surgery | Marlborough | 99% | 121 |
| Tisbury Surgery | Salisbury | 99% | 115 |
| The Old School Surgery | Marlborough | 98% | 106 |
| Drs Prees, Weldon & Hogg | Bath | 97% | 116 |
| Hindon Surgery | Salisbury | 97% | 132 |
| Jubilee Field Surgery | Chippenham | 96% | 109 |
| The Silton Surgery | Gillingham | 96% | 126 |
| Ramsbury & Wanborough Surgery | Marlborough | 95% | 110 |
| Fairfield Park Health Centre | Bath | 95% | 123 |
| Kingswood Surgery | Swindon | 70% | 171 |
| Rush Hill Surgery | Bath | 70% | 100 |
| North Swindon Practice | Swindon | 69% | 101 |
| Tinkers Lane Surgery | Swindon | 69% | 111 |
| Ashington House Surgery | Swindon | 69% | 111 |
| Downton Surgery | Salisbury | 68% | 124 |
| Avenue Surgery Partnership | Warminster | 68% | 100 |
| Phoenix Surgery | Swindon | 65% | 107 |
| Merchiston Surgery | Swindon | 64% | 113 |
| Hawthorn Medical Centre | Swindon | 56% | 118 |
Relative to England, the register furthest above England's rate at practices in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire is atrial fibrillation (2.7% against 2.2%), and the furthest below is palliative care (0.3% against 0.6%).
| Condition register | Age group | Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (2024/25) | England | Patients on register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure | All ages | 16.0% | 15.2% | 160,936 |
| Depression | 18+ yrs | 12.3% | 14.3% | 100,316 |
| Diabetes | 17+ yrs | 7.6% | 7.9% | 62,664 |
| Asthma | 6+ yrs | 7.3% | 6.6% | 70,049 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 18+ yrs | 4.7% | 4.6% | 37,974 |
| Cancer | All ages | 4.1% | 3.8% | 41,710 |
| Coronary heart disease | All ages | 3.2% | 3.0% | 32,118 |
| Atrial fibrillation | All ages | 2.7% | 2.2% | 27,224 |
| Stroke and TIA | All ages | 2.1% | 1.9% | 20,700 |
| COPD | All ages | 1.8% | 1.9% | 18,528 |
| Heart failure | All ages | 1.3% | 1.1% | 13,337 |
| Osteoporosis | 50+ yrs | 1.3% | 1.2% | 5,353 |
| Serious mental illness | All ages | 0.9% | 1.0% | 9,028 |
| Dementia | All ages | 0.9% | 0.8% | 8,714 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 16+ yrs | 0.8% | 0.8% | 7,083 |
| Epilepsy | 18+ yrs | 0.8% | 0.8% | 6,602 |
| Learning disability | All ages | 0.6% | 0.6% | 5,805 |
| Peripheral arterial disease | All ages | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5,544 |
| Palliative care | All ages | 0.3% | 0.6% | 3,468 |
- Bath Independents PCN (3 practices)
- Bradford on Avon & Melksham PCN (3 practices)
- Brunel Health Group Pcn1 (2 practices)
- Brunel Health Group Pcn3 (2 practices)
- Brunel Health Group Pcn5 (3 practices)
- Brunel Health Group Pcn6 (3 practices)
- Calne PCN (3 practices)
- Chippenham, Corsham & Box PCN (5 practices)
- Devizes PCN (4 practices)
- East Kennet PCN (4 practices)
- Hawthorn and Merchiston PCN (2 practices)
- Keynsham PCN (2 practices)
- Minerva Health Group PCN (4 practices)
- North Wilts Border PCN (6 practices)
- Salisbury Plain PCN (2 practices)
- Sarum Cathedral PCN (2 practices)
- Sarum North PCN (3 practices)
- Sarum Trinity PCN (3 practices)
- Sarum West PCN (6 practices)
- Three Valleys Health PCN (8 practices)
- Trowbridge PCN (2 practices)
- Unity Medical Group PCN (2 practices)
- Westbury & Warminster PCN (2 practices)
- Wyvern Health Partnership PCN (3 practices)
- Birmingham and Solihull (73% overall experience good)
- Black Country (74% overall experience good)
- Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (78% overall experience good)
- Central East (75% overall experience good)
- Cheshire and Merseyside (78% overall experience good)
- Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (79% overall experience good)
- Coventry and Warwickshire (81% overall experience good)
- Derby and Derbyshire (76% overall experience good)
- Devon (79% overall experience good)
- Dorset (80% overall experience good)
- Essex (74% overall experience good)
- Gloucestershire (81% overall experience good)
- Greater Manchester (79% overall experience good)
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight (74% overall experience good)
- Herefordshire and Worcestershire (80% overall experience good)
- Humber and North Yorkshire (79% overall experience good)
- Kent and Medway (73% overall experience good)
- Lancashire and South Cumbria (78% overall experience good)
- Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (73% overall experience good)
- Lincolnshire (74% overall experience good)
- Norfolk and Suffolk (80% overall experience good)
- North East London (71% overall experience good)
- North East and North Cumbria (80% overall experience good)
- Northamptonshire (74% overall experience good)
- Nottingham and Nottinghamshire (74% overall experience good)
- Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin (77% overall experience good)
- Somerset (79% overall experience good)
- South East London (76% overall experience good)
- South West London (81% overall experience good)
- South Yorkshire (77% overall experience good)
- Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent (80% overall experience good)
- Surrey and Sussex (78% overall experience good)
- Thames Valley (76% overall experience good)
- West Yorkshire (76% overall experience good)
- West and North London (75% overall experience good)
How many GP practices are in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire?
83, with 1,006,705 registered patients in September 2026.
How do patients rate GP practices in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire?
81% described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, the 3rd highest of 36 ICBs.
How many patients are there per GP in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire?
2,110 per full-time-equivalent qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.
What share of GP appointments in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are face to face?
64%, against 63% across England.