GP practices in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire: access, ratings and patient survey
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire covers 124 GP practices with 1,262,281 registered patients (September 2026). 74% of patients described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, the 28th highest of 36 ICBs (England: 77%). There are 2,235 patients per qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.
Latest data: September 2026. Registered patients September 2026; GP Patient Survey 2026.
Results across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire from 13,439 responses, against England.
| Survey question | Nottingham and Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|
| Overall experience good | 74% | 77% |
| Easy to contact by phone | 52% | 57% |
| Easy to contact via the website | 51% | 58% |
| Easy to contact via the NHS App | 50% | 54% |
| Reception team helpful | 83% | 85% |
| Last contact good | 69% | 73% |
| Wait for appointment about right | 67% | 69% |
| Listened to well | 86% | 87% |
| Treated with care and concern | 85% | 86% |
| Confidence and trust in the clinician | 92% | 93% |
| Needs met | 89% | 90% |
There are 2,235 registered patients per full-time-equivalent qualified GP in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, close to England's 2,171. Practices recorded 566 appointments a month per 1,000 patients (England: 510), 64% of them face to face. 45% 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 0.9% over the year (England: shrank 1.1%).
| Measure | Nottingham and Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|
| Patients per qualified GP | 2,235 | 2,171 |
| Appointments per 1,000 patients a month | 566 | 510 |
| Face-to-face appointments | 64% | 63% |
| Same day as booked | 45% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashfield | 16 | 132,790 | 2,495 | 39% |
| Newark and Sherwood | 13 | 131,019 | 2,438 | 36% |
| Broxtowe | 12 | 110,120 | 2,397 | 49% |
| Bassetlaw | 7 | 124,860 | 2,272 | 49% |
| Nottingham | 44 | 385,818 | 2,239 | 47% |
| Mansfield | 10 | 118,690 | 2,199 | 32% |
| Bolsover | 11 | 97,946 | 2,088 | 40% |
| North West Leicestershire | 12 | 120,557 | 2,034 | 35% |
| Gedling | 11 | 111,205 | 2,013 | 48% |
| Rushcliffe | 10 | 134,275 | 1,906 | 53% |
Among practices with at least 100 survey responses, Orchard Surgery has the highest share of patients rating their overall experience good (98%) and Bilborough Medical Centre the lowest (41%).
| Practice | Town | Overall experience good | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Surgery | Derby | 98% | 125 |
| Tuxford Medical Centre | Newark | 94% | 118 |
| Plains View Surgery | Nottingham | 93% | 105 |
| Hill View Surgery | Mansfield | 93% | 112 |
| St Georges Medical Practice | Nottingham | 93% | 110 |
| East Bridgford Medical Centre | Nottingham | 92% | 103 |
| Hounsfield Surgery | Newark | 91% | 108 |
| Kirkby Health Centre | Nottingham | 90% | 100 |
| The Oaks Medical Centre | Nottingham | 90% | 134 |
| Selston Surgery | Nottingham | 89% | 105 |
| Fountain Medical Centre | Newark | 62% | 124 |
| Grange Farm Medical Centre | Nottingham | 62% | 109 |
| Rainworth Surgery | Mansfield | 61% | 116 |
| Millview Surgery | Mansfield | 61% | 102 |
| Balderton Primary Care Centre | Newark | 60% | 105 |
| Meden Medical | Mansfield | 59% | 107 |
| The Ivy Medical Group | Nottingham | 59% | 119 |
| Whyburn Medical Practice | Nottingham | 57% | 116 |
| Larwood Surgery | Worksop | 47% | 108 |
| Bilborough Medical Centre | Nottingham | 41% | 104 |
Relative to England, the register furthest above England's rate at practices in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire 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 | Nottingham and Nottinghamshire (2024/25) | England | Patients on register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure | All ages | 15.2% | 15.2% | 194,224 |
| Depression | 18+ yrs | 13.1% | 14.3% | 134,548 |
| Diabetes | 17+ yrs | 7.6% | 7.9% | 79,030 |
| Asthma | 6+ yrs | 6.6% | 6.6% | 80,168 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 18+ yrs | 4.8% | 4.6% | 49,212 |
| Cancer | All ages | 3.7% | 3.8% | 47,011 |
| Coronary heart disease | All ages | 3.0% | 3.0% | 38,143 |
| Atrial fibrillation | All ages | 2.3% | 2.2% | 29,260 |
| COPD | All ages | 2.1% | 1.9% | 26,732 |
| Stroke and TIA | All ages | 2.0% | 1.9% | 25,246 |
| Osteoporosis | 50+ yrs | 1.2% | 1.2% | 5,806 |
| Heart failure | All ages | 1.2% | 1.1% | 15,051 |
| Serious mental illness | All ages | 0.9% | 1.0% | 11,269 |
| Epilepsy | 18+ yrs | 0.9% | 0.8% | 8,940 |
| Dementia | All ages | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10,718 |
| Palliative care | All ages | 0.8% | 0.6% | 10,480 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 16+ yrs | 0.7% | 0.8% | 7,522 |
| Learning disability | All ages | 0.6% | 0.6% | 7,687 |
| Peripheral arterial disease | All ages | 0.5% | 0.6% | 6,941 |
- Arnold and Calverton PCN (3 practices)
- Arrow Health PCN (5 practices)
- Ashfield North PCN (4 practices)
- Ashfield South PCN (8 practices)
- Aspire PCN (6 practices)
- Bestwood and Sherwood PCN (8 practices)
- Bulwell and Top Valley PCN (5 practices)
- Byron PCN (4 practices)
- City South PCN (3 practices)
- Clifton & Meadows PCN (5 practices)
- Mansfield North PCN (5 practices)
- Newark PCN (7 practices)
- Nottingham City East PCN (7 practices)
- Nottingham West PCN (12 practices)
- Radford and Mary Potter PCN (3 practices)
- Raleigh Healthcare PCN (4 practices)
- Retford and Villages PCN (5 practices)
- Rosewood PCN (5 practices)
- Rushcliffe PCN (11 practices)
- Sherwood PCN (7 practices)
- Synergy Health PCN (3 practices)
- Unity (Nottingham) PCN (2 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)
- Northamptonshire (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 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire?
124, with 1,262,281 registered patients in September 2026.
How do patients rate GP practices in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire?
74% described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, the 28th highest of 36 ICBs.
How many patients are there per GP in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire?
2,235 per full-time-equivalent qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.
What share of GP appointments in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire are face to face?
64%, against 63% across England.