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 questionWest YorkshireEngland
Overall experience good76%77%
Easy to contact by phone53%57%
Easy to contact via the website54%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App52%54%
Reception team helpful84%85%
Last contact good70%73%
Wait for appointment about right70%69%
Listened to well87%87%
Treated with care and concern85%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician92%93%
Needs met90%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%).

MeasureWest YorkshireEngland
Patients per qualified GP2,1622,171
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month579510
Face-to-face appointments66%63%
Same day as booked45%45%
Did not attend4%4%
Patients aged 65 or over17%19%

Patients per qualified GP by council area, for practices located in each.

Council areaPracticesRegistered patientsPatients per GPSame-day appointments
Calderdale19224,0492,50646%
Kirklees66458,3512,45842%
Bradford53636,3872,10549%
Wakefield33367,9152,08444%
Leeds85956,0312,05345%
North Yorkshire65600,8471,77738%

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%).

PracticeTownOverall experience goodResponses
Windsor Medical CentreDewsbury96%129
Spa SurgeryWetherby95%107
Kirkstall Lane Medical CentreLeeds95%100
Station Lane Medical CentrePontefract95%127
Dr F Gupta's PracticeBradford95%101
Crofton and Sharlston Medical PracticeCrofton95%118
Elmwood Family DoctorsHolmfirth95%126
Crossley Street SurgeryWetherby94%116
Rastrick Health CentreBrighouse93%102
The Family DoctorsLeeds93%105
Alverthorpe SurgeryWakefield64%110
Tong Medical PracticeBradford64%126
Lister Lane SurgeryHalifax63%145
Valley View SurgeryBradford61%102
Station Road SurgerySowerby Bridge61%109
Shipley Medical CentreShipley60%121
Spring Hall Medical PracticeHalifax58%112
Thornbury Medical PracticeBradford57%102
Keighley Road SurgeryHalifax47%108
Grange Medical CentreBradford45%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 registerAge groupWest Yorkshire (2024/25)EnglandPatients on register
High blood pressureAll ages15.1%15.2%399,508
Depression18+ yrs14.6%14.3%305,360
Diabetes17+ yrs8.7%7.9%184,241
Asthma6+ yrs7.1%6.6%177,856
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs4.4%4.6%91,099
CancerAll ages3.4%3.8%89,429
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages3.0%3.0%78,547
COPDAll ages2.1%1.9%55,018
Atrial fibrillationAll ages2.0%2.2%52,850
Stroke and TIAAll ages1.9%1.9%50,733
Serious mental illnessAll ages1.1%1.0%28,560
Heart failureAll ages1.0%1.1%27,575
Osteoporosis50+ yrs1.0%1.2%9,303
Epilepsy18+ yrs0.9%0.8%17,821
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.8%0.8%16,561
DementiaAll ages0.8%0.8%19,987
Learning disabilityAll ages0.7%0.6%18,171
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.6%0.6%16,590
Palliative careAll ages0.6%0.6%16,221

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.

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<a href="https://localgps.co.uk/icb/west-yorkshire">https://localgps.co.uk/icb/west-yorkshire</a>