GP practices in South Yorkshire: access, ratings and patient survey
South Yorkshire covers 168 GP practices with 1,512,951 registered patients (September 2026). 77% of patients described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, the 19th highest of 36 ICBs (England: 77%). There are 2,097 patients per qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.
Latest data: September 2026. Registered patients September 2026; GP Patient Survey 2026.
Results across South Yorkshire from 18,435 responses, against England.
| Survey question | South Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|
| Overall experience good | 77% | 77% |
| Easy to contact by phone | 54% | 57% |
| Easy to contact via the website | 55% | 58% |
| Easy to contact via the NHS App | 56% | 54% |
| Reception team helpful | 85% | 85% |
| Last contact good | 72% | 73% |
| Wait for appointment about right | 70% | 69% |
| Listened to well | 87% | 87% |
| Treated with care and concern | 86% | 86% |
| Confidence and trust in the clinician | 93% | 93% |
| Needs met | 91% | 90% |
There are 2,097 registered patients per full-time-equivalent qualified GP in South Yorkshire, close to England's 2,171. Practices recorded 560 appointments a month per 1,000 patients (England: 510), 65% 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%).
| Measure | South Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|
| Patients per qualified GP | 2,097 | 2,171 |
| Appointments per 1,000 patients a month | 560 | 510 |
| Face-to-face appointments | 65% | 63% |
| Same day as booked | 45% | 45% |
| Did not attend | 4% | 4% |
| Patients aged 65 or over | 19% | 19% |
Among practices with at least 100 survey responses, The Burns Practice has the highest share of patients rating their overall experience good (95%) and Page Hall Medical Centre the lowest (48%).
| Practice | Town | Overall experience good | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Burns Practice | Doncaster | 95% | 111 |
| Manchester Road Surgery | Sheffield | 95% | 117 |
| East Bank Medical Centre | Sheffield | 93% | 107 |
| Far Lane Medical Centre | Sheffield | 93% | 118 |
| Stonecroft Medical Centre | Sheffield | 92% | 102 |
| Upperthorpe Medical Centre | Sheffield | 92% | 124 |
| Ashville Medical Practice PMS Practice | Barnsley | 91% | 101 |
| Falkland House Surgery | Sheffield | 91% | 104 |
| Kingswell Surgery | Sheffield | 90% | 125 |
| Nethergreen Surgery | Sheffield | 90% | 124 |
| The New Surgery | Mexborough | 66% | 111 |
| The Scott Practice | Doncaster | 66% | 125 |
| Royston Group Practice | Barnsley | 65% | 108 |
| The Tickhill and Colliery Medical Practice | Doncaster | 60% | 107 |
| Clifton Medical Centre | Rotherham | 60% | 113 |
| North Darnall Health Centre | Sheffield | 58% | 126 |
| Mexborough Health Centre | Mexborough | 55% | 134 |
| Northfield Surgery | Doncaster | 53% | 100 |
| Pitsmoor Surgery | Sheffield | 49% | 107 |
| Page Hall Medical Centre | Sheffield | 48% | 108 |
Relative to England, the register furthest above England's rate at practices in South Yorkshire is copd (2.8% against 1.9%), and the furthest below is osteoporosis (0.8% against 1.2%).
| Condition register | Age group | South Yorkshire (2024/25) | England | Patients on register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure | All ages | 16.0% | 15.2% | 243,987 |
| Depression | 18+ yrs | 15.4% | 14.3% | 187,432 |
| Diabetes | 17+ yrs | 8.2% | 7.9% | 102,116 |
| Asthma | 6+ yrs | 7.5% | 6.6% | 107,076 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 18+ yrs | 4.3% | 4.6% | 52,081 |
| Cancer | All ages | 3.6% | 3.8% | 54,441 |
| Coronary heart disease | All ages | 3.4% | 3.0% | 51,387 |
| COPD | All ages | 2.8% | 1.9% | 42,485 |
| Atrial fibrillation | All ages | 2.4% | 2.2% | 36,052 |
| Stroke and TIA | All ages | 2.3% | 1.9% | 34,650 |
| Heart failure | All ages | 1.3% | 1.1% | 19,172 |
| Serious mental illness | All ages | 1.0% | 1.0% | 14,877 |
| Epilepsy | 18+ yrs | 1.0% | 0.8% | 11,892 |
| Dementia | All ages | 0.9% | 0.8% | 13,388 |
| Osteoporosis | 50+ yrs | 0.8% | 1.2% | 4,540 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 16+ yrs | 0.8% | 0.8% | 9,856 |
| Peripheral arterial disease | All ages | 0.7% | 0.6% | 11,284 |
| Learning disability | All ages | 0.7% | 0.6% | 10,729 |
| Palliative care | All ages | 0.6% | 0.6% | 8,488 |
- 4 Doncaster PCN (4 practices)
- Cityview PCN (3 practices)
- Doncaster Central PCN (5 practices)
- Doncaster East PCN (8 practices)
- Doncaster North PCN (8 practices)
- Doncaster North West PCN (3 practices)
- Doncaster South PCN (8 practices)
- Fcp Service - Barnsley PCN (31 practices)
- Foundry PCN (7 practices)
- Gpa1 PCN (6 practices)
- Health Village/Dearne Valley PCN (3 practices)
- Heeley Plus PCN (7 practices)
- Hillsborough PCN (4 practices)
- Maltby Wickersley PCN (5 practices)
- Network North PCN (5 practices)
- Peak Edge PCN (4 practices)
- Porter Valley PCN (6 practices)
- Raven PCN (5 practices)
- Rother Valley South PCN (4 practices)
- Rotherham Central North PCN (4 practices)
- Sapa 5 PCN (6 practices)
- Seven Hills PCN (6 practices)
- Townships 1 PCN (5 practices)
- Townships 2 PCN (5 practices)
- Upper Don Valley PCN (3 practices)
- Wentworth 1 PCN (7 practices)
- West 3 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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 South Yorkshire?
168, with 1,512,951 registered patients in September 2026.
How do patients rate GP practices in South Yorkshire?
77% described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, the 19th highest of 36 ICBs.
How many patients are there per GP in South Yorkshire?
2,097 per full-time-equivalent qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.
What share of GP appointments in South Yorkshire are face to face?
65%, against 63% across England.