GP practices in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland: access, ratings and patient survey
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland covers 126 GP practices with 1,220,967 registered patients (September 2026). 73% of patients described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, the 34th highest of 36 ICBs (England: 77%). There are 2,308 patients per qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.
Latest data: September 2026. Registered patients September 2026; GP Patient Survey 2026.
Results across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland from 12,224 responses, against England.
| Survey question | Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland | England |
|---|---|---|
| Overall experience good | 73% | 77% |
| Easy to contact by phone | 51% | 57% |
| Easy to contact via the website | 51% | 58% |
| Easy to contact via the NHS App | 51% | 54% |
| Reception team helpful | 82% | 85% |
| Last contact good | 67% | 73% |
| Wait for appointment about right | 65% | 69% |
| Listened to well | 85% | 87% |
| Treated with care and concern | 84% | 86% |
| Confidence and trust in the clinician | 92% | 93% |
| Needs met | 89% | 90% |
There are 2,308 registered patients per full-time-equivalent qualified GP in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, close to England's 2,171. Practices recorded 550 appointments a month per 1,000 patients (England: 510), 72% of them face to face. 41% of appointments took place on the day they were booked (England: 45%).
19% of registered patients are aged 65 or over (England: 19%). Lists shrank by 1.0% over the year (England: shrank 1.1%).
| Measure | Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland | England |
|---|---|---|
| Patients per qualified GP | 2,308 | 2,171 |
| Appointments per 1,000 patients a month | 550 | 510 |
| Face-to-face appointments | 72% | 63% |
| Same day as booked | 41% | 45% |
| Did not attend | 4% | 4% |
| Patients aged 65 or over | 19% | 19% |
Patients per qualified GP by council area, for practices located in each.
| Council area | Practices | Registered patients | Patients per GP | Same-day appointments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | 51 | 437,043 | 2,639 | 44% |
| Rutland | 4 | 42,934 | 2,615 | 34% |
| Oadby and Wigston | 7 | 65,304 | 2,336 | 54% |
| Melton | 3 | 55,101 | 2,280 | 29% |
| Harborough | 7 | 98,341 | 2,205 | 35% |
| Charnwood | 23 | 200,253 | 2,160 | 39% |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | 12 | 115,731 | 2,147 | 41% |
| Blaby | 10 | 101,627 | 2,050 | 39% |
| North West Leicestershire | 12 | 120,557 | 2,034 | 35% |
Among practices with at least 100 survey responses, Groby Surgery has the highest share of patients rating their overall experience good (96%) and Oakmeadow Surgery - RA Leach the lowest (49%).
| Practice | Town | Overall experience good | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Groby Surgery | Leicester | 96% | 103 |
| Empingham Medical Centre | Oakham | 93% | 106 |
| Northfield Medical Centre | Leicester | 92% | 103 |
| The Cottage Surgery | Loughborough | 92% | 104 |
| Charnwood Surgery | Loughborough | 91% | 111 |
| Park View Surgery | Loughborough | 90% | 115 |
| Husbands Bosworth Surgery | Leicestershire | 90% | 109 |
| Countesthorpe Health Centre | Leicester | 90% | 106 |
| Highgate Medical Centre | Loughborough | 89% | 100 |
| Medically Limited | Loughborough | 88% | 107 |
| Woodbrook Medical Centre | Loughborough | 66% | 110 |
| Groby Road Medical Centre | Leicester | 64% | 120 |
| Market Harborough Medical Centre | Market Harborough | 64% | 133 |
| The Croft Medical Centre | Leicester | 64% | 112 |
| Westend Medical Practice | Leicester | 63% | 114 |
| Castle Donington Surgery | Derby | 63% | 111 |
| Hockley Farm Medical Practice | Leicester | 58% | 123 |
| The Old School Surgery | Leicester | 53% | 112 |
| Latham House Medical Practice | Melton Mowbray | 51% | 116 |
| Oakmeadow Surgery - RA Leach | Leicester | 49% | 103 |
Relative to England, the register furthest above England's rate at practices in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland is palliative care (0.7% against 0.6%), and the furthest below is peripheral arterial disease (0.5% against 0.6%).
| Condition register | Age group | Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (2024/25) | England | Patients on register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure | All ages | 15.7% | 15.2% | 193,497 |
| Depression | 18+ yrs | 14.3% | 14.3% | 141,658 |
| Diabetes | 17+ yrs | 9.0% | 7.9% | 90,315 |
| Asthma | 6+ yrs | 6.4% | 6.6% | 74,304 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 18+ yrs | 4.9% | 4.6% | 48,696 |
| Cancer | All ages | 3.3% | 3.8% | 40,809 |
| Coronary heart disease | All ages | 2.7% | 3.0% | 33,511 |
| Atrial fibrillation | All ages | 2.1% | 2.2% | 25,965 |
| Stroke and TIA | All ages | 1.7% | 1.9% | 21,365 |
| COPD | All ages | 1.6% | 1.9% | 19,329 |
| Heart failure | All ages | 1.3% | 1.1% | 16,295 |
| Osteoporosis | 50+ yrs | 1.1% | 1.2% | 5,019 |
| Serious mental illness | All ages | 0.9% | 1.0% | 11,470 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 16+ yrs | 0.9% | 0.8% | 8,903 |
| Epilepsy | 18+ yrs | 0.8% | 0.8% | 7,614 |
| Dementia | All ages | 0.7% | 0.8% | 9,248 |
| Palliative care | All ages | 0.7% | 0.6% | 8,659 |
| Learning disability | All ages | 0.5% | 0.6% | 6,036 |
| Peripheral arterial disease | All ages | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5,652 |
- Across Leicester PCN (4 practices)
- Beacon (Charnwood) PCN (4 practices)
- Belgrave & Spinney Hill PCN (4 practices)
- Bosworth PCN (4 practices)
- Carillon PCN (5 practices)
- City Care Alliance PCN (6 practices)
- Cross Counties PCN (2 practices)
- Fosseway PCN (4 practices)
- G3 PCN (3 practices)
- Hinckley Central PCN (4 practices)
- Leicester Central PCN (5 practices)
- Leicester City & University PCN (3 practices)
- Leicester City South PCN (5 practices)
- Market Harborough & Bosworth PCN (2 practices)
- Melton, Syston and Vale PCN (4 practices)
- North Blaby PCN (4 practices)
- North West Leicestershire PCN (12 practices)
- Oadby & Wigston PCN (6 practices)
- Orion PCN (6 practices)
- Rutland Health PCN (4 practices)
- Salutem PCN (5 practices)
- Soar Valley PCN (8 practices)
- South Blaby & Lutterworth PCN (5 practices)
- The Leicester Foxes PCN (7 practices)
- Watermead PCN (5 practices)
- Willows Health PCN (4 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)
- 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)
- 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 Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland?
126, with 1,220,967 registered patients in September 2026.
How do patients rate GP practices in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland?
73% described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, the 34th highest of 36 ICBs.
How many patients are there per GP in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland?
2,308 per full-time-equivalent qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.
What share of GP appointments in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland are face to face?
72%, against 63% across England.