GP practices in Derby and Derbyshire: access, ratings and patient survey
Derby and Derbyshire covers 107 GP practices with 1,140,312 registered patients (September 2026). 76% of patients described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, the 22nd highest of 36 ICBs (England: 77%). There are 2,105 patients per qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.
Latest data: September 2026. Registered patients September 2026; GP Patient Survey 2026.
Results across Derby and Derbyshire from 12,012 responses, against England.
| Survey question | Derby and Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|
| Overall experience good | 76% | 77% |
| Easy to contact by phone | 51% | 57% |
| Easy to contact via the website | 53% | 58% |
| Easy to contact via the NHS App | 46% | 54% |
| Reception team helpful | 84% | 85% |
| Last contact good | 68% | 73% |
| Wait for appointment about right | 69% | 69% |
| Listened to well | 87% | 87% |
| Treated with care and concern | 86% | 86% |
| Confidence and trust in the clinician | 92% | 93% |
| Needs met | 90% | 90% |
There are 2,105 registered patients per full-time-equivalent qualified GP in Derby and Derbyshire, close to England's 2,171. Practices recorded 523 appointments a month per 1,000 patients (England: 510), 68% of them face to face. 39% of appointments took place on the day they were booked (England: 45%). 21% of registered patients are aged 65 or over (England: 19%).
| Measure | Derby and Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|
| Patients per qualified GP | 2,105 | 2,171 |
| Appointments per 1,000 patients a month | 523 | 510 |
| Face-to-face appointments | 68% | 63% |
| Same day as booked | 39% | 45% |
| Did not attend | 4% | 4% |
| Patients aged 65 or over | 21% | 19% |
Patients per qualified GP by council area, for practices located in each.
| Council area | Practices | Registered patients | Patients per GP | Same-day appointments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Derbyshire | 8 | 99,848 | 2,581 | 34% |
| Derby | 21 | 316,623 | 2,578 | 43% |
| Erewash | 12 | 113,929 | 2,379 | 30% |
| Bolsover | 11 | 97,946 | 2,088 | 40% |
| North East Derbyshire | 12 | 89,460 | 1,885 | 41% |
| High Peak | 11 | 96,993 | 1,867 | 43% |
| Amber Valley | 14 | 144,001 | 1,833 | 39% |
| Derbyshire Dales | 10 | 70,536 | 1,832 | 36% |
| Chesterfield | 9 | 115,392 | 1,625 | 41% |
Among practices with at least 100 survey responses, Hartington Surgery has the highest share of patients rating their overall experience good (98%) and College Street Medical Practice the lowest (48%).
| Practice | Town | Overall experience good | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartington Surgery | Buxton | 98% | 114 |
| Evelyn Medical Centre | Hope Valley | 97% | 121 |
| Wingerworth Medical Centre | Chesterfield | 97% | 104 |
| South Street Surgery | Ilkeston | 96% | 101 |
| Eyam Surgery | Hope Valley | 96% | 128 |
| Somercotes Medical Centre | Alfreton | 94% | 115 |
| Darley Dale Medical Centre | Matlock | 94% | 122 |
| Lambgates Health Centre | Glossop | 92% | 107 |
| Stewart Medical Centre | Buxton | 92% | 106 |
| Park Lane Surgery | Derby | 92% | 104 |
| Horizon Healthcare | Derby | 66% | 101 |
| Chapel Street Medical Centre | Derby | 66% | 111 |
| Dr P A A Wood and Partners | Derby | 65% | 107 |
| Old Station Surgery | Ilkeston | 64% | 101 |
| The Park Medical Practice | Derby | 62% | 128 |
| Clay Cross Medical Centre | Chesterfield | 62% | 105 |
| Friargate Surgery | Derby | 59% | 151 |
| Hollybrook Medical Centre | Derby | 49% | 102 |
| Royal Primary Care Clay Cross | Chesterfield | 49% | 122 |
| College Street Medical Practice | Nottingham | 48% | 124 |
Relative to England, the register furthest above England's rate at practices in Derby and Derbyshire is palliative care (0.8% against 0.6%), and the furthest below is serious mental illness (0.9% against 1.0%).
| Condition register | Age group | Derby and Derbyshire (2024/25) | England | Patients on register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure | All ages | 17.4% | 15.2% | 192,628 |
| Depression | 18+ yrs | 15.8% | 14.3% | 141,640 |
| Diabetes | 17+ yrs | 8.6% | 7.9% | 77,719 |
| Asthma | 6+ yrs | 7.6% | 6.6% | 79,032 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 18+ yrs | 6.4% | 4.6% | 57,746 |
| Cancer | All ages | 4.1% | 3.8% | 45,685 |
| Coronary heart disease | All ages | 3.5% | 3.0% | 38,347 |
| Atrial fibrillation | All ages | 2.6% | 2.2% | 29,231 |
| Stroke and TIA | All ages | 2.3% | 1.9% | 25,890 |
| COPD | All ages | 2.2% | 1.9% | 24,755 |
| Heart failure | All ages | 1.5% | 1.1% | 16,059 |
| Osteoporosis | 50+ yrs | 1.2% | 1.2% | 5,422 |
| Dementia | All ages | 1.0% | 0.8% | 10,538 |
| Serious mental illness | All ages | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10,446 |
| Epilepsy | 18+ yrs | 0.9% | 0.8% | 8,430 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 16+ yrs | 0.9% | 0.8% | 7,949 |
| Palliative care | All ages | 0.8% | 0.6% | 8,736 |
| Peripheral arterial disease | All ages | 0.8% | 0.6% | 8,426 |
| Learning disability | All ages | 0.7% | 0.6% | 7,899 |
- Alfreton Ripley Crich & Heanor PCN (9 practices)
- Belper PCN (4 practices)
- Chesterfield and Dronfield PCN (10 practices)
- Derby City North PCN (5 practices)
- Derby City South PCN (6 practices)
- Derbyshire Dales PCN (9 practices)
- Erewash PCN (11 practices)
- Glossop PCN (4 practices)
- Greater Derby PCN (10 practices)
- High Peak & Buxton PCN (7 practices)
- North Derbyshire PCN (2 practices)
- North East Derbyshire PCN (4 practices)
- North Hardwick and Bolsover PCN (7 practices)
- Oakdale Park PCN (2 practices)
- South Hardwick PCN (8 practices)
- Swadlincote 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)
- Cheshire and Merseyside (78% overall experience good)
- Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (79% overall experience good)
- Coventry and Warwickshire (81% 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 Derby and Derbyshire?
107, with 1,140,312 registered patients in September 2026.
How do patients rate GP practices in Derby and Derbyshire?
76% described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, the 22nd highest of 36 ICBs.
How many patients are there per GP in Derby and Derbyshire?
2,105 per full-time-equivalent qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.
What share of GP appointments in Derby and Derbyshire are face to face?
68%, against 63% across England.