GP practices in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire: access, ratings and patient survey
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire covers 70 GP practices with 1,084,714 registered patients (September 2026). 78% of patients described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, the 18th highest of 36 ICBs (England: 77%). There are 1,925 patients per qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.
Latest data: September 2026. Registered patients September 2026; GP Patient Survey 2026.
Results across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire from 7,838 responses, against England.
| Survey question | Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|
| Overall experience good | 78% | 77% |
| Easy to contact by phone | 55% | 57% |
| Easy to contact via the website | 60% | 58% |
| Easy to contact via the NHS App | 54% | 54% |
| Reception team helpful | 86% | 85% |
| Last contact good | 73% | 73% |
| Wait for appointment about right | 67% | 69% |
| Listened to well | 89% | 87% |
| Treated with care and concern | 88% | 86% |
| Confidence and trust in the clinician | 93% | 93% |
| Needs met | 90% | 90% |
There are 1,925 registered patients per full-time-equivalent qualified GP in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, fewer than England's 2,171. Practices recorded 459 appointments a month per 1,000 patients (England: 510), 65% of them face to face. 38% of appointments took place on the day they were booked (England: 45%). 17% of registered patients are aged 65 or over (England: 19%).
| Measure | Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|
| Patients per qualified GP | 1,925 | 2,171 |
| Appointments per 1,000 patients a month | 459 | 510 |
| Face-to-face appointments | 65% | 63% |
| Same day as booked | 38% | 45% |
| Did not attend | 5% | 4% |
| Patients aged 65 or over | 17% | 19% |
Patients per qualified GP by council area, for practices located in each.
| Council area | Practices | Registered patients | Patients per GP | Same-day appointments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol, City of | 37 | 573,157 | 2,048 | 37% |
| South Gloucestershire | 20 | 277,773 | 1,882 | 36% |
| North Somerset | 13 | 233,784 | 1,718 | 40% |
Among practices with at least 100 survey responses, Streamside Surgery - Thornbury Health Centre has the highest share of patients rating their overall experience good (95%) and Leap Valley Medical Centre the lowest (51%).
| Practice | Town | Overall experience good | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Streamside Surgery - Thornbury Health Centre | Bristol | 95% | 114 |
| The Three Shires Medical Practice - Wick | Bristol | 95% | 100 |
| Greenway Community Practice | Bristol | 94% | 111 |
| Fallodon Way Medical Centre | Bristol | 93% | 106 |
| Tyntesfield Medical Group | Bristol | 90% | 182 |
| St George Health Centre | Bristol | 88% | 108 |
| West Walk Surgery | Bristol | 88% | 106 |
| Stockwood Medical Centre | Bristol | 87% | 114 |
| Close Farm Surgery | Bristol | 86% | 119 |
| Westbury-on-Trym Primary Care Centre | Bristol | 86% | 122 |
| The Cedars Surgery | Weston Super Mare | 71% | 111 |
| Graham Road Surgery | Weston-super-mare | 70% | 132 |
| Christchurch Family Medical Centre | Bristol | 68% | 114 |
| Fishponds Family Practice | Bristol | 67% | 109 |
| Charlotte Keel Medical Practice | Bristol | 67% | 108 |
| 168 Medical Group | Weston Super Mare | 65% | 110 |
| Concord Medical Centre | Bristol | 62% | 122 |
| The Armada Family Practice | Bristol | 61% | 113 |
| Montpelier Health Centre | Bristol | 58% | 108 |
| Leap Valley Medical Centre | Bristol | 51% | 103 |
Relative to England, the register furthest above England's rate at practices in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire is osteoporosis (2.2% against 1.2%), and the furthest below is palliative care (0.3% against 0.6%).
| Condition register | Age group | Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (2024/25) | England | Patients on register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depression | 18+ yrs | 15.7% | 14.3% | 136,885 |
| High blood pressure | All ages | 13.8% | 15.2% | 147,705 |
| Diabetes | 17+ yrs | 6.7% | 7.9% | 59,294 |
| Asthma | 6+ yrs | 6.7% | 6.6% | 67,710 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 18+ yrs | 4.5% | 4.6% | 39,319 |
| Cancer | All ages | 3.9% | 3.8% | 41,156 |
| Coronary heart disease | All ages | 2.8% | 3.0% | 29,621 |
| Atrial fibrillation | All ages | 2.3% | 2.2% | 24,066 |
| Osteoporosis | 50+ yrs | 2.2% | 1.2% | 7,720 |
| Stroke and TIA | All ages | 1.9% | 1.9% | 20,325 |
| COPD | All ages | 1.9% | 1.9% | 19,845 |
| Heart failure | All ages | 1.1% | 1.1% | 12,276 |
| Serious mental illness | All ages | 0.9% | 1.0% | 9,718 |
| Dementia | All ages | 0.8% | 0.8% | 8,634 |
| Epilepsy | 18+ yrs | 0.8% | 0.8% | 6,906 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 16+ yrs | 0.7% | 0.8% | 6,642 |
| Learning disability | All ages | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5,784 |
| Peripheral arterial disease | All ages | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5,656 |
| Palliative care | All ages | 0.3% | 0.6% | 3,281 |
- 4pcn (Bnssg) PCN (4 practices)
- Affinity (Bnssg) PCN (2 practices)
- Brisdoc PCN (2 practices)
- Bristol Inner City PCN (4 practices)
- Concord Mendip PCN (2 practices)
- Connexus PCN (5 practices)
- Fabb (Fishponds, Air Balloon & Beechwood) PCN (3 practices)
- Foss (Fireclay & Old School Surgery) PCN (2 practices)
- Gordano Valley PCN (4 practices)
- Healthwest PCN (4 practices)
- Network 4 (Bnssg) PCN (5 practices)
- Northern Arc PCN (2 practices)
- Phoenix (Bnssg) PCN (3 practices)
- Pier Health PCN (7 practices)
- Severnvale PCN (4 practices)
- Swift PCN (7 practices)
- Yate & Frampton PCN (5 practices)
- Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (81% overall experience good)
- Birmingham and Solihull (73% overall experience good)
- Black Country (74% 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 Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire?
70, with 1,084,714 registered patients in September 2026.
How do patients rate GP practices in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire?
78% described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, the 18th highest of 36 ICBs.
How many patients are there per GP in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire?
1,925 per full-time-equivalent qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.
What share of GP appointments in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire are face to face?
65%, against 63% across England.