GP practices in Cheshire and Merseyside: access, ratings and patient survey
Cheshire and Merseyside covers 334 GP practices with 2,791,192 registered patients (September 2026). 78% of patients described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, the 15th highest of 36 ICBs (England: 77%). There are 1,971 patients per qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.
Latest data: September 2026. Registered patients September 2026; GP Patient Survey 2026.
Results across Cheshire and Merseyside from 36,601 responses, against England.
| Survey question | Cheshire and Merseyside | England |
|---|---|---|
| Overall experience good | 78% | 77% |
| Easy to contact by phone | 57% | 57% |
| Easy to contact via the website | 55% | 58% |
| Easy to contact via the NHS App | 53% | 54% |
| Reception team helpful | 86% | 85% |
| Last contact good | 73% | 73% |
| Wait for appointment about right | 73% | 69% |
| Listened to well | 89% | 87% |
| Treated with care and concern | 87% | 86% |
| Confidence and trust in the clinician | 93% | 93% |
| Needs met | 91% | 90% |
There are 1,971 registered patients per full-time-equivalent qualified GP in Cheshire and Merseyside, close to England's 2,171. Practices recorded 492 appointments a month per 1,000 patients (England: 510), 60% of them face to face. 48% of appointments took place on the day they were booked (England: 45%). 20% of registered patients are aged 65 or over (England: 19%).
| Measure | Cheshire and Merseyside | England |
|---|---|---|
| Patients per qualified GP | 1,971 | 2,171 |
| Appointments per 1,000 patients a month | 492 | 510 |
| Face-to-face appointments | 60% | 63% |
| Same day as booked | 48% | 45% |
| Did not attend | 5% | 4% |
| Patients aged 65 or over | 20% | 19% |
Patients per qualified GP by council area, for practices located in each.
| Council area | Practices | Registered patients | Patients per GP | Same-day appointments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrington | 26 | 228,685 | 2,331 | 52% |
| St. Helens | 28 | 204,368 | 2,274 | 46% |
| Sefton | 38 | 283,923 | 2,164 | 48% |
| Halton | 14 | 135,312 | 2,123 | 47% |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 41 | 385,701 | 2,003 | 43% |
| Knowsley | 22 | 168,807 | 1,943 | 38% |
| Liverpool | 85 | 602,601 | 1,870 | 56% |
| Cheshire East | 37 | 436,422 | 1,865 | 44% |
| Wirral | 43 | 345,373 | 1,743 | 48% |
Among practices with at least 100 survey responses, Drs Adey and Dancy has the highest share of patients rating their overall experience good (99%) and 15 Sefton Road the lowest (46%).
| Practice | Town | Overall experience good | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drs Adey and Dancy | Tarporley | 99% | 115 |
| Chelford Surgery | Macclesfield | 99% | 117 |
| Wrenbury Medical Practice | Nantwich | 99% | 114 |
| Alderley Edge Medical Practice | Alderley Edge | 98% | 111 |
| Kenneth MacRae Medical Centre | St Helens | 98% | 114 |
| Laurel Bank Surgery | Malpas | 98% | 111 |
| The Villa Medical Centre | Prenton | 97% | 121 |
| Grange Surgery | Southport | 97% | 116 |
| Rainford Health Centre | St. Helens | 97% | 100 |
| Handforth Health Centre | Wilmslow | 96% | 122 |
| Ford Medical Practice | Liverpool | 59% | 108 |
| Dr Maassarani and Partners | Liverpool | 58% | 118 |
| Doctors Hardy, Hughes, Harvey and Roberts | Crewe | 57% | 110 |
| Chapelford Medical Centre | Warrington | 56% | 103 |
| Hightown Village Surgery | Liverpool | 56% | 182 |
| The Lakeside Surgery | Lymm | 55% | 121 |
| North Park Health Centre | Bootle | 53% | 204 |
| Litherland Practice | Liverpool | 50% | 158 |
| Thornton Practice | Liverpool | 48% | 222 |
| 15 Sefton Road | Liverpool | 46% | 182 |
Relative to England, the register furthest above England's rate at practices in Cheshire and Merseyside is palliative care (0.8% against 0.6%), and the furthest below is diabetes (7.7% against 7.9%).
| Condition register | Age group | Cheshire and Merseyside (2024/25) | England | Patients on register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depression | 18+ yrs | 18.4% | 14.3% | 416,701 |
| High blood pressure | All ages | 16.8% | 15.2% | 468,664 |
| Diabetes | 17+ yrs | 7.7% | 7.9% | 176,586 |
| Asthma | 6+ yrs | 7.0% | 6.6% | 185,832 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 18+ yrs | 5.1% | 4.6% | 114,333 |
| Cancer | All ages | 4.3% | 3.8% | 120,818 |
| Coronary heart disease | All ages | 3.7% | 3.0% | 102,346 |
| Atrial fibrillation | All ages | 2.7% | 2.2% | 76,675 |
| COPD | All ages | 2.5% | 1.9% | 70,762 |
| Stroke and TIA | All ages | 2.1% | 1.9% | 59,963 |
| Heart failure | All ages | 1.4% | 1.1% | 39,844 |
| Osteoporosis | 50+ yrs | 1.4% | 1.2% | 15,365 |
| Serious mental illness | All ages | 1.1% | 1.0% | 31,612 |
| Epilepsy | 18+ yrs | 1.0% | 0.8% | 21,628 |
| Dementia | All ages | 0.9% | 0.8% | 24,185 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 16+ yrs | 0.8% | 0.8% | 19,545 |
| Palliative care | All ages | 0.8% | 0.6% | 22,754 |
| Peripheral arterial disease | All ages | 0.7% | 0.6% | 20,790 |
| Learning disability | All ages | 0.6% | 0.6% | 16,485 |
- Anfield & Everton PCN (5 practices)
- Birkenhead PCN (15 practices)
- Brownlow Health PCN (4 practices)
- Central & West Warrington PCN (7 practices)
- Central Liverpool PCN (6 practices)
- Chaw (Chelford, Handforth, Alderley Edge, Wilmslow) PCN (6 practices)
- Chester Central PCN (6 practices)
- Chester East PCN (4 practices)
- Chester South PCN (4 practices)
- Childwall & Wavertree PCN (8 practices)
- Choc (Congleton & Holmes Chapel) PCN (4 practices)
- Crewe - Ghr PCN (3 practices)
- Eagle Bridge PCN (2 practices)
- East Warrington PCN (3 practices)
- Healthier Neighbourhoods PCN (3 practices)
- Healthier South Wirral PCN (5 practices)
- Healthier West Wirral PCN (5 practices)
- Igpc PCN (8 practices)
- Kirkby PCN (5 practices)
- Knowsley Central and South PCN (11 practices)
- Liverpool First PCN (10 practices)
- Macclesfield PCN (7 practices)
- Moreton and Meols PCN (5 practices)
- Nantwich & Rural PCN (5 practices)
- Neston & Willaston PCN (3 practices)
- Newton and Haydock PCN (4 practices)
- North Liverpool PCN (21 practices)
- Northwich PCN (7 practices)
- One Ellesmere Port PCN (6 practices)
- Princeway PCN (2 practices)
- Runcorn PCN (6 practices)
- Rural Alliance PCN (5 practices)
- Smash PCN (7 practices)
- South Sefton PCN (19 practices)
- South Warrington PCN (5 practices)
- Southport & Formby PCN (14 practices)
- St Helens Central PCN (8 practices)
- St Helens North PCN (6 practices)
- St Helens South PCN (10 practices)
- Swagga PCN (15 practices)
- The Picton PCN (6 practices)
- Wallasey PCN (10 practices)
- Warrington Central East PCN (5 practices)
- Warrington Innovation PCN (6 practices)
- West Knowsley PCN (7 practices)
- Widnes PCN (8 practices)
- Winsford 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)
- Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (78% overall experience good)
- Central East (75% 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 Cheshire and Merseyside?
334, with 2,791,192 registered patients in September 2026.
How do patients rate GP practices in Cheshire and Merseyside?
78% described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, the 15th highest of 36 ICBs.
How many patients are there per GP in Cheshire and Merseyside?
1,971 per full-time-equivalent qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.
What share of GP appointments in Cheshire and Merseyside are face to face?
60%, against 63% across England.