GP practices in North East and North Cumbria: access, ratings and patient survey
North East and North Cumbria covers 335 GP practices with 3,213,668 registered patients (September 2026). 80% of patients described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, the 7th highest of 36 ICBs (England: 77%). There are 2,088 patients per qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.
Latest data: September 2026. Registered patients September 2026; GP Patient Survey 2026.
Results across North East and North Cumbria from 36,486 responses, against England.
| Survey question | North East and North Cumbria | England |
|---|---|---|
| Overall experience good | 80% | 77% |
| Easy to contact by phone | 62% | 57% |
| Easy to contact via the website | 59% | 58% |
| Easy to contact via the NHS App | 58% | 54% |
| Reception team helpful | 88% | 85% |
| Last contact good | 76% | 73% |
| Wait for appointment about right | 72% | 69% |
| Listened to well | 89% | 87% |
| Treated with care and concern | 88% | 86% |
| Confidence and trust in the clinician | 93% | 93% |
| Needs met | 91% | 90% |
There are 2,088 registered patients per full-time-equivalent qualified GP in North East and North Cumbria, close to England's 2,171. Practices recorded 550 appointments a month per 1,000 patients (England: 510), 68% of them face to face. 42% of appointments took place on the day they were booked (England: 45%). 22% of registered patients are aged 65 or over (England: 19%).
| Measure | North East and North Cumbria | England |
|---|---|---|
| Patients per qualified GP | 2,088 | 2,171 |
| Appointments per 1,000 patients a month | 550 | 510 |
| Face-to-face appointments | 68% | 63% |
| Same day as booked | 42% | 45% |
| Did not attend | 4% | 4% |
| Patients aged 65 or over | 22% | 19% |
Patients per qualified GP by council area, for practices located in each.
| Council area | Practices | Registered patients | Patients per GP | Same-day appointments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redcar and Cleveland | 14 | 139,568 | 2,568 | 40% |
| Darlington | 11 | 114,246 | 2,479 | 36% |
| Cumberland | 24 | 289,494 | 2,436 | 40% |
| South Tyneside | 20 | 157,671 | 2,379 | 39% |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 20 | 215,459 | 2,350 | 42% |
| Hartlepool | 11 | 99,439 | 2,335 | 40% |
| Middlesbrough | 19 | 166,736 | 2,243 | 46% |
| County Durham | 61 | 566,928 | 2,118 | 38% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 29 | 345,157 | 2,059 | 50% |
| Sunderland | 39 | 292,561 | 1,961 | 43% |
| Gateshead | 24 | 211,999 | 1,835 | 43% |
| North Tyneside | 19 | 221,841 | 1,807 | 43% |
| Northumberland | 36 | 345,224 | 1,771 | 42% |
| Westmorland and Furness | 34 | 234,444 | 1,759 | 36% |
Among practices with at least 100 survey responses, Gainford Surgery has the highest share of patients rating their overall experience good (100%) and Union Brae and Norham Practice the lowest (48%).
| Practice | Town | Overall experience good | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gainford Surgery | Darlington | 100% | 105 |
| Rockliffe Court Surgery | Darlington | 99% | 112 |
| Greystoke Surgery | Morpeth | 98% | 116 |
| Sunniside Surgery | Newcastle Upon Tyne | 97% | 116 |
| Southlands Medical Group | Sunderland | 96% | 114 |
| Wooler Health | Wooler | 96% | 129 |
| Aspatria Medical Group | Wigton | 96% | 119 |
| Hylton Medical Group | Sunderland | 95% | 119 |
| Woodview Medical Practice | Bishop Auckland | 95% | 104 |
| Annfield Plain Surgery | Stanley | 95% | 110 |
| Havelock Grange Practice | Hartlepool | 60% | 125 |
| Redhouse Medical Centre | Sunderland | 58% | 100 |
| Gladstone House Surgery | Hartlepool | 57% | 105 |
| Ferryhill & Chilton Medical Practice | Ferryhill | 57% | 105 |
| Lanchester Medical Centre | Durham | 57% | 103 |
| Eden Medical Group | Carlisle | 57% | 119 |
| Westerhope Medical Group | Newcastle Upon Tyne | 56% | 105 |
| Village Medical Centre | Middlesbrough | 56% | 109 |
| Wynyard Medical Centre | Hartlepool | 54% | 114 |
| Union Brae and Norham Practice | Berwick Upon Tweed | 48% | 107 |
Relative to England, the register furthest above England's rate at practices in North East and North Cumbria is peripheral arterial disease (0.8% against 0.6%).
| Condition register | Age group | North East and North Cumbria (2024/25) | England | Patients on register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure | All ages | 17.9% | 15.2% | 573,489 |
| Depression | 18+ yrs | 16.3% | 14.3% | 426,586 |
| Diabetes | 17+ yrs | 8.9% | 7.9% | 235,605 |
| Asthma | 6+ yrs | 7.5% | 6.6% | 227,122 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 18+ yrs | 5.3% | 4.6% | 138,462 |
| Cancer | All ages | 4.2% | 3.8% | 135,895 |
| Coronary heart disease | All ages | 3.9% | 3.0% | 124,698 |
| COPD | All ages | 2.8% | 1.9% | 91,003 |
| Atrial fibrillation | All ages | 2.6% | 2.2% | 84,936 |
| Stroke and TIA | All ages | 2.5% | 1.9% | 78,796 |
| Heart failure | All ages | 1.4% | 1.1% | 43,666 |
| Osteoporosis | 50+ yrs | 1.2% | 1.2% | 15,252 |
| Serious mental illness | All ages | 1.0% | 1.0% | 33,427 |
| Epilepsy | 18+ yrs | 1.0% | 0.8% | 25,696 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 16+ yrs | 0.9% | 0.8% | 25,017 |
| Dementia | All ages | 0.9% | 0.8% | 29,469 |
| Peripheral arterial disease | All ages | 0.8% | 0.6% | 27,190 |
| Learning disability | All ages | 0.8% | 0.6% | 24,952 |
| Palliative care | All ages | 0.7% | 0.6% | 22,462 |
- Billingham & Norton PCN (7 practices)
- Birtley and Central Gateshead PCN (4 practices)
- Bishop Auckland PCN (3 practices)
- Blyth PCN (2 practices)
- Bytes PCN (4 practices)
- Carlisle Healthcare PCN (4 practices)
- Carlisle PCN (3 practices)
- Central Middlesbrough PCN Ltd (7 practices)
- Chester le Street PCN (7 practices)
- Coalfields PCN (6 practices)
- Cockermouth & Maryport PCN (2 practices)
- Copeland Haven PCN (3 practices)
- Copeland PCN (3 practices)
- Cramlington Seaton Valley PCN (4 practices)
- Darlington PCN (11 practices)
- Derwentside PCN (12 practices)
- Durham Coast PCN (4 practices)
- Durham East PCN (5 practices)
- Durham West PCN (3 practices)
- Easington Central PCN (3 practices)
- East Cleveland PCN (5 practices)
- Eden (Cumbria) PCN (10 practices)
- Eston PCN (3 practices)
- Gateshead Central South PCN (8 practices)
- Gateshead East PCN (4 practices)
- Gateshead Inner West PCN (4 practices)
- Gateshead Outer West PCN (4 practices)
- Greater Middlesbrough PCN (8 practices)
- Hartlepool Health PCN (3 practices)
- Hartlepool PCN (5 practices)
- Holgate PCN (3 practices)
- Jesmond - Lower Gosforth PCN (3 practices)
- Keswick & Solway PCN (7 practices)
- Newcastle East PCN (7 practices)
- Newcastle Inner West PCN (5 practices)
- Newcastle Outer West PCN (6 practices)
- North Easington PCN (5 practices)
- North Gosforth PCN (3 practices)
- North Shields PCN (3 practices)
- North Stockton PCN (3 practices)
- North Tyneside North West PCN (7 practices)
- Northumbria PCN (9 practices)
- One Life Hartlepool PCN (3 practices)
- Redcar Coastal PCN (7 practices)
- Sedgefield 1 PCN (4 practices)
- Sedgefield North PCN (5 practices)
- South Tyneside East PCN (6 practices)
- South Tyneside South PCN (6 practices)
- South Tyneside West PCN (8 practices)
- Stockton PCN (6 practices)
- Sunderland Central PCN (5 practices)
- Sunderland East PCN (7 practices)
- Sunderland North PCN (6 practices)
- Sunderland West 1 PCN (7 practices)
- Teesdale PCN (6 practices)
- Wallsend PCN (3 practices)
- Wansbeck PCN (4 practices)
- Washington PCN (7 practices)
- Wear Valley PCN (3 practices)
- Well Up North PCN (7 practices)
- West End Family Health PCN (3 practices)
- West Northumberland PCN (10 practices)
- Whitley Bay 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)
- 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)
- 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 North East and North Cumbria?
335, with 3,213,668 registered patients in September 2026.
How do patients rate GP practices in North East and North Cumbria?
80% described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, the 7th highest of 36 ICBs.
How many patients are there per GP in North East and North Cumbria?
2,088 per full-time-equivalent qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.
What share of GP appointments in North East and North Cumbria are face to face?
68%, against 63% across England.