GP practices in Northamptonshire: access, ratings and patient survey
Northamptonshire covers 64 GP practices with 845,866 registered patients (September 2026). 74% of patients described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, the 31st highest of 36 ICBs (England: 77%). There are 2,413 patients per qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.
Latest data: September 2026. Registered patients September 2026; GP Patient Survey 2026.
Results across Northamptonshire from 6,715 responses, against England.
| Survey question | Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|
| Overall experience good | 74% | 77% |
| Easy to contact by phone | 51% | 57% |
| Easy to contact via the website | 56% | 58% |
| Easy to contact via the NHS App | 52% | 54% |
| Reception team helpful | 83% | 85% |
| Last contact good | 70% | 73% |
| Wait for appointment about right | 71% | 69% |
| Listened to well | 85% | 87% |
| Treated with care and concern | 85% | 86% |
| Confidence and trust in the clinician | 91% | 93% |
| Needs met | 90% | 90% |
There are 2,413 registered patients per full-time-equivalent qualified GP in Northamptonshire, more than England's 2,171. Practices recorded 531 appointments a month per 1,000 patients (England: 510), 59% of them face to face. 46% of appointments took place on the day they were booked (England: 45%). 18% of registered patients are aged 65 or over (England: 19%).
| Measure | Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|
| Patients per qualified GP | 2,413 | 2,171 |
| Appointments per 1,000 patients a month | 531 | 510 |
| Face-to-face appointments | 59% | 63% |
| Same day as booked | 46% | 45% |
| Did not attend | 4% | 4% |
| Patients aged 65 or over | 18% | 19% |
Patients per qualified GP by council area, for practices located in each.
| Council area | Practices | Registered patients | Patients per GP | Same-day appointments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Northamptonshire | 37 | 454,725 | 2,438 | 46% |
| North Northamptonshire | 28 | 401,967 | 2,369 | 45% |
Among practices with at least 100 survey responses, The Saxon Spires Practice has the highest share of patients rating their overall experience good (96%) and Rushden Medical Centre the lowest (30%).
| Practice | Town | Overall experience good | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Saxon Spires Practice | Guilsborough | 96% | 101 |
| Crick Medical Practice | Northampton | 90% | 117 |
| Greens Norton Medical Centre | Towcester | 89% | 123 |
| Springfield Surgery | Brackley | 88% | 112 |
| Eskdaill Medical | Kettering | 86% | 102 |
| Abington Park Surgery | Northampton | 86% | 121 |
| Moulton Surgery | Northampton | 85% | 112 |
| Bugbrooke Surgery | Northampton | 85% | 106 |
| Brook Health Centre | Towcester | 83% | 103 |
| Linden Medical Group | Kettering | 83% | 104 |
| Albany House Medical Centre | Wellingborough | 68% | 101 |
| Favell Plus Surgery | Northampton | 67% | 119 |
| Dr Spencer and Partners | Kettering | 64% | 103 |
| The Mounts Medical Centre | Northampton | 62% | 102 |
| Lakeside Healthcare Corby | Corby | 61% | 106 |
| Lakeside Healthcare at Oundle | Peterborough | 58% | 123 |
| Earls Barton Medical Centre | Northampton | 56% | 104 |
| Brook Medical Centre | Northampton | 54% | 104 |
| St Luke's Primary Care Centre | Northampton | 38% | 107 |
| Rushden Medical Centre | Rushden | 30% | 122 |
Relative to England, the register furthest above England's rate at practices in Northamptonshire is depression (15.3% against 14.3%), and the furthest below is palliative care (0.3% against 0.6%).
| Condition register | Age group | Northamptonshire (2024/25) | England | Patients on register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure | All ages | 15.8% | 15.2% | 132,446 |
| Depression | 18+ yrs | 15.3% | 14.3% | 101,184 |
| Diabetes | 17+ yrs | 8.0% | 7.9% | 53,916 |
| Asthma | 6+ yrs | 6.4% | 6.6% | 50,345 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 18+ yrs | 4.7% | 4.6% | 30,982 |
| Cancer | All ages | 3.7% | 3.8% | 30,621 |
| Coronary heart disease | All ages | 2.8% | 3.0% | 23,116 |
| Atrial fibrillation | All ages | 2.2% | 2.2% | 18,704 |
| COPD | All ages | 1.9% | 1.9% | 15,823 |
| Stroke and TIA | All ages | 1.7% | 1.9% | 14,530 |
| Osteoporosis | 50+ yrs | 1.1% | 1.2% | 3,272 |
| Heart failure | All ages | 1.0% | 1.1% | 8,680 |
| Serious mental illness | All ages | 0.8% | 1.0% | 6,988 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 16+ yrs | 0.8% | 0.8% | 5,301 |
| Epilepsy | 18+ yrs | 0.8% | 0.8% | 5,042 |
| Dementia | All ages | 0.7% | 0.8% | 6,167 |
| Peripheral arterial disease | All ages | 0.5% | 0.6% | 4,569 |
| Learning disability | All ages | 0.5% | 0.6% | 4,469 |
| Palliative care | All ages | 0.3% | 0.6% | 2,397 |
- Blue PCN (6 practices)
- Brackley & Towcester PCN (4 practices)
- Daventry PCN (2 practices)
- East Northants PCN (8 practices)
- Grand Union PCN (5 practices)
- Kettering & South West Rural PCN (2 practices)
- M-Web PCN (5 practices)
- Mmwf PCN (4 practices)
- Northamptonshire Rural PCN (5 practices)
- Parkwood PCN (3 practices)
- Red Kite Healthcare PCN (3 practices)
- Rockingham Forest PCN (3 practices)
- Royal Parks PCN (3 practices)
- The Arc Hub PCN (2 practices)
- Triangle PCN (2 practices)
- Wellingborough & District PCN (6 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)
- North East and North Cumbria (80% 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 Northamptonshire?
64, with 845,866 registered patients in September 2026.
How do patients rate GP practices in Northamptonshire?
74% described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, the 31st highest of 36 ICBs.
How many patients are there per GP in Northamptonshire?
2,413 per full-time-equivalent qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.
What share of GP appointments in Northamptonshire are face to face?
59%, against 63% across England.