GP practices in Devon: access, ratings and patient survey
Devon covers 115 GP practices with 1,285,934 registered patients (September 2026). 79% of patients described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, the 10th highest of 36 ICBs (England: 77%). There are 1,863 patients per qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.
Latest data: September 2026. Registered patients September 2026; GP Patient Survey 2026.
| Survey question | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|
| Overall experience good | 79% | 77% |
| Easy to contact by phone | 59% | 57% |
| Easy to contact via the website | 62% | 58% |
| Easy to contact via the NHS App | 55% | 54% |
| Reception team helpful | 87% | 85% |
| Last contact good | 76% | 73% |
| Wait for appointment about right | 70% | 69% |
| Listened to well | 90% | 87% |
| Treated with care and concern | 88% | 86% |
| Confidence and trust in the clinician | 94% | 93% |
| Needs met | 91% | 90% |
There are 1,863 registered patients per full-time-equivalent qualified GP in Devon, fewer than England's 2,171. Practices recorded 626 appointments a month per 1,000 patients (England: 510), 54% of them face to face. 45% of appointments took place on the day they were booked (England: 45%).
25% of registered patients are aged 65 or over (England: 19%). Lists shrank by 0.6% over the year (England: shrank 1.1%).
| Measure | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|
| Patients per qualified GP | 1,863 | 2,171 |
| Appointments per 1,000 patients a month | 626 | 510 |
| Face-to-face appointments | 54% | 63% |
| Same day as booked | 45% | 45% |
| Did not attend | 3% | 4% |
| Patients aged 65 or over | 25% | 19% |
Patients per qualified GP by council area, for practices located in each.
| Council area | Practices | Registered patients | Patients per GP | Same-day appointments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth | 22 | 299,260 | 2,280 | 51% |
| Torbay | 10 | 146,855 | 2,120 | 51% |
| Exeter | 16 | 164,467 | 1,924 | 44% |
| Teignbridge | 13 | 134,811 | 1,819 | 39% |
| Torridge | 9 | 74,705 | 1,728 | 34% |
| North Devon | 9 | 112,574 | 1,691 | 36% |
| East Devon | 12 | 135,003 | 1,690 | 44% |
| West Devon | 5 | 55,233 | 1,552 | 34% |
| South Hams | 10 | 67,787 | 1,542 | 52% |
| Mid Devon | 10 | 97,693 | 1,381 | 47% |
Among practices with at least 100 survey responses, Drs Bloomer, Roberts and Leddy has the highest share of patients rating their overall experience good (100%) and Plympton Health Centre the lowest (50%).
| Practice | Town | Overall experience good | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drs Bloomer, Roberts and Leddy | Salcombe | 100% | 127 |
| Moretonhampstead Health Centre | Newton Abbot | 99% | 124 |
| Cheriton Bishop & Teign Valley Practice | Exeter | 99% | 122 |
| Bradworthy Surgery | Holsworthy | 98% | 108 |
| The Heavitree Practice | Exeter | 98% | 126 |
| Chagford Health Centre | Newton Abbot | 97% | 111 |
| South Brent Health Centre | South Brent | 97% | 118 |
| Westbank Practice | Exeter | 97% | 101 |
| The Wooda Surgery | Bideford | 97% | 113 |
| Wyndham House Surgery | Exeter | 96% | 115 |
| Southover Medical Practice | Torquay | 69% | 106 |
| Redlands | Crediton | 69% | 109 |
| Corner Place Surgery | Paignton | 67% | 118 |
| Devonport Health Centre | Plymouth | 66% | 102 |
| Oakside Surgery | Plymouth | 59% | 100 |
| St Neots Surgery | Plymouth | 58% | 106 |
| Mayfield Medical Centre | Paignton | 58% | 131 |
| Pathfields Medical Group | Plymouth | 54% | 179 |
| Stirling Road Medical Centre | Plymouth | 54% | 158 |
| Plympton Health Centre | Plymouth | 50% | 185 |
Relative to England, the register furthest above England's rate at practices in Devon is atrial fibrillation (3.1% against 2.2%), and the furthest below is palliative care (0.4% against 0.6%).
| Condition register | Age group | Devon (2024/25) | England | Patients on register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure | All ages | 17.6% | 15.2% | 227,025 |
| Depression | 18+ yrs | 14.8% | 14.3% | 157,438 |
| Asthma | 6+ yrs | 7.8% | 6.6% | 96,139 |
| Diabetes | 17+ yrs | 7.6% | 7.9% | 81,752 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 18+ yrs | 5.6% | 4.6% | 60,019 |
| Cancer | All ages | 4.8% | 3.8% | 62,210 |
| Coronary heart disease | All ages | 4.0% | 3.0% | 51,244 |
| Atrial fibrillation | All ages | 3.1% | 2.2% | 40,365 |
| Stroke and TIA | All ages | 2.5% | 1.9% | 32,813 |
| COPD | All ages | 2.4% | 1.9% | 30,980 |
| Heart failure | All ages | 1.4% | 1.1% | 18,333 |
| Osteoporosis | 50+ yrs | 1.3% | 1.2% | 7,655 |
| Serious mental illness | All ages | 1.1% | 1.0% | 13,707 |
| Dementia | All ages | 1.0% | 0.8% | 12,691 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 16+ yrs | 0.9% | 0.8% | 10,187 |
| Epilepsy | 18+ yrs | 0.9% | 0.8% | 9,893 |
| Peripheral arterial disease | All ages | 0.7% | 0.6% | 9,226 |
| Learning disability | All ages | 0.7% | 0.6% | 8,603 |
| Palliative care | All ages | 0.4% | 0.6% | 5,373 |
- Barnstaple Alliance PCN (4 practices)
- Baywide PCN (3 practices)
- Brixham and Paignton PCN (3 practices)
- Coast and Country PCN (4 practices)
- Culm Valley PCN (4 practices)
- Drake Medical Alliance PCN (5 practices)
- Exeter City PCN (5 practices)
- Exeter West PCN (2 practices)
- Honiton/Ottery/Sid Valley (Hosms) PCN (3 practices)
- Mewstone PCN (4 practices)
- Mid Devon Healthcare PCN (3 practices)
- Newton West PCN (3 practices)
- Nexus (Devon) PCN (5 practices)
- North Dartmoor PCN (5 practices)
- North Devon Coastal PCN (3 practices)
- Outer Exeter PCN (6 practices)
- Sound PCN (5 practices)
- South Dartmoor and Totnes PCN (5 practices)
- South Hams PCN (5 practices)
- Tasc PCN (3 practices)
- Templer Care Network PCN (4 practices)
- The Coastal Network PCN (2 practices)
- Tiverton PCN (3 practices)
- Torquay PCN (4 practices)
- Torridge PCN (6 practices)
- Waterside Health Network PCN (7 practices)
- Web PCN (5 practices)
- West Devon PCN (3 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)
- Derby and Derbyshire (76% 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 Devon?
115, with 1,285,934 registered patients in September 2026.
How do patients rate GP practices in Devon?
79% described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, the 10th highest of 36 ICBs.
How many patients are there per GP in Devon?
1,863 per full-time-equivalent qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.
What share of GP appointments in Devon are face to face?
54%, against 63% across England.