GP practices in West Yorkshire: access, ratings and patient survey
West Yorkshire covers 256 GP practices with 2,667,811 registered patients (September 2026). 76% of patients described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, the 24th highest of 36 ICBs (England: 77%). There are 2,162 patients per qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.
Latest data: September 2026. Registered patients September 2026; GP Patient Survey 2026.
| Survey question | West Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|
| Overall experience good | 76% | 77% |
| Easy to contact by phone | 53% | 57% |
| Easy to contact via the website | 54% | 58% |
| Easy to contact via the NHS App | 52% | 54% |
| Reception team helpful | 84% | 85% |
| Last contact good | 70% | 73% |
| Wait for appointment about right | 70% | 69% |
| Listened to well | 87% | 87% |
| Treated with care and concern | 85% | 86% |
| Confidence and trust in the clinician | 92% | 93% |
| Needs met | 90% | 90% |
There are 2,162 registered patients per full-time-equivalent qualified GP in West Yorkshire, close to England's 2,171. Practices recorded 579 appointments a month per 1,000 patients (England: 510), 66% of them face to face. 45% of appointments took place on the day they were booked (England: 45%). 17% of registered patients are aged 65 or over (England: 19%).
| Measure | West Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|
| Patients per qualified GP | 2,162 | 2,171 |
| Appointments per 1,000 patients a month | 579 | 510 |
| Face-to-face appointments | 66% | 63% |
| Same day as booked | 45% | 45% |
| Did not attend | 4% | 4% |
| Patients aged 65 or over | 17% | 19% |
Patients per qualified GP by council area, for practices located in each.
| Council area | Practices | Registered patients | Patients per GP | Same-day appointments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calderdale | 19 | 224,049 | 2,506 | 46% |
| Kirklees | 66 | 458,351 | 2,458 | 42% |
| Bradford | 53 | 636,387 | 2,105 | 49% |
| Wakefield | 33 | 367,915 | 2,084 | 44% |
| Leeds | 85 | 956,031 | 2,053 | 45% |
| North Yorkshire | 65 | 600,847 | 1,777 | 38% |
Among practices with at least 100 survey responses, Windsor Medical Centre has the highest share of patients rating their overall experience good (96%) and Grange Medical Centre the lowest (45%).
| Practice | Town | Overall experience good | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor Medical Centre | Dewsbury | 96% | 129 |
| Spa Surgery | Wetherby | 95% | 107 |
| Kirkstall Lane Medical Centre | Leeds | 95% | 100 |
| Station Lane Medical Centre | Pontefract | 95% | 127 |
| Dr F Gupta's Practice | Bradford | 95% | 101 |
| Crofton and Sharlston Medical Practice | Crofton | 95% | 118 |
| Elmwood Family Doctors | Holmfirth | 95% | 126 |
| Crossley Street Surgery | Wetherby | 94% | 116 |
| Rastrick Health Centre | Brighouse | 93% | 102 |
| The Family Doctors | Leeds | 93% | 105 |
| Alverthorpe Surgery | Wakefield | 64% | 110 |
| Tong Medical Practice | Bradford | 64% | 126 |
| Lister Lane Surgery | Halifax | 63% | 145 |
| Valley View Surgery | Bradford | 61% | 102 |
| Station Road Surgery | Sowerby Bridge | 61% | 109 |
| Shipley Medical Centre | Shipley | 60% | 121 |
| Spring Hall Medical Practice | Halifax | 58% | 112 |
| Thornbury Medical Practice | Bradford | 57% | 102 |
| Keighley Road Surgery | Halifax | 47% | 108 |
| Grange Medical Centre | Bradford | 45% | 117 |
Relative to England, the register furthest above England's rate at practices in West Yorkshire is learning disability (0.7% against 0.6%), and the furthest below is osteoporosis (1.0% against 1.2%).
| Condition register | Age group | West Yorkshire (2024/25) | England | Patients on register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure | All ages | 15.1% | 15.2% | 399,508 |
| Depression | 18+ yrs | 14.6% | 14.3% | 305,360 |
| Diabetes | 17+ yrs | 8.7% | 7.9% | 184,241 |
| Asthma | 6+ yrs | 7.1% | 6.6% | 177,856 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 18+ yrs | 4.4% | 4.6% | 91,099 |
| Cancer | All ages | 3.4% | 3.8% | 89,429 |
| Coronary heart disease | All ages | 3.0% | 3.0% | 78,547 |
| COPD | All ages | 2.1% | 1.9% | 55,018 |
| Atrial fibrillation | All ages | 2.0% | 2.2% | 52,850 |
| Stroke and TIA | All ages | 1.9% | 1.9% | 50,733 |
| Serious mental illness | All ages | 1.1% | 1.0% | 28,560 |
| Heart failure | All ages | 1.0% | 1.1% | 27,575 |
| Osteoporosis | 50+ yrs | 1.0% | 1.2% | 9,303 |
| Epilepsy | 18+ yrs | 0.9% | 0.8% | 17,821 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 16+ yrs | 0.8% | 0.8% | 16,561 |
| Dementia | All ages | 0.8% | 0.8% | 19,987 |
| Learning disability | All ages | 0.7% | 0.6% | 18,171 |
| Peripheral arterial disease | All ages | 0.6% | 0.6% | 16,590 |
| Palliative care | All ages | 0.6% | 0.6% | 16,221 |
- 3 Centres PCN (5 practices)
- Armley PCN (3 practices)
- Batley Birstall PCN (8 practices)
- Bd4+ PCN (4 practices)
- Beeston PCN (4 practices)
- Bradford City 4 PCN (5 practices)
- Bradford City 5 PCN (8 practices)
- Bradford City 6 PCN (10 practices)
- Bradford North West PCN (4 practices)
- Bramley, Wortley & Middleton PCN (3 practices)
- Brigantes PCN (6 practices)
- Burmantofts, Harehills & Richmond Hill PCN (11 practices)
- Calder & Ryburn PCN (4 practices)
- Central Halifax PCN (3 practices)
- Central North Leeds PCN (4 practices)
- Chapeltown PCN (3 practices)
- Crossgates PCN (3 practices)
- Dewsbury & Thornhill PCN (7 practices)
- Five Lane Ends PCN (4 practices)
- Five Towns PCN (4 practices)
- Greenwood PCN (10 practices)
- Holt Park PCN (2 practices)
- Lower Valley PCN (5 practices)
- Ls25/Ls26 PCN (7 practices)
- Lsmp and the Light PCN (2 practices)
- Middleton and Hunslet PCN (4 practices)
- Morley PCN (6 practices)
- North Halifax PCN (4 practices)
- Otley PCN (3 practices)
- Pontefract and Knottingley PCN (4 practices)
- Seacroft PCN (4 practices)
- Spen Health & Wellbeing PCN (7 practices)
- The Bingley Bubble PCN (5 practices)
- The Five Parks PCN (4 practices)
- The Mast PCN (5 practices)
- The Valleys Health & Social Care PCN (6 practices)
- Tolson Care Partnership PCN (8 practices)
- Trinity Health Group PCN (4 practices)
- Upper Calder Valley PCN (2 practices)
- Viaduct Care PCN (8 practices)
- Waca PCN (7 practices)
- Wakefield Health Alliance South PCN (5 practices)
- Wakefield North PCN (6 practices)
- West Leeds PCN (6 practices)
- West Wakefield PCN (5 practices)
- Wetherby PCN (4 practices)
- Wishh PCN (2 practices)
- Woodsley PCN (8 practices)
- Yeadon PCN (3 practices)
- York Road 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)
- 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 and North London (75% overall experience good)
How many GP practices are in West Yorkshire?
256, with 2,667,811 registered patients in September 2026.
How do patients rate GP practices in West Yorkshire?
76% described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, the 24th highest of 36 ICBs.
How many patients are there per GP in West Yorkshire?
2,162 per full-time-equivalent qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.
What share of GP appointments in West Yorkshire are face to face?
66%, against 63% across England.