Changing GP practice
Changing GP practice in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2026
Changing GP practice in England is free, and you do not have to tell your current practice: it is told once your new practice has registered you. Here are the 32 GP practices in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, highest Practice Grade first, each with a link to its page on the NHS website, where it says how to register.
How to change, in three steps
- Compare the options. The list below orders the practices by the Practice Grade: what patients say in the 2026 GP Patient Survey together with how soon appointments take place and calls are answered. Want to weigh what matters most to you? Use Help me choose.
- Register online, in the NHS App or on paper. The link on each card goes to the practice’s page on the NHS website. Most practices let you register online; you can also fill in a paper form at the practice.
- Wait to hear back. You should be told when you have been registered, usually within 5 days of the practice getting your details.
A practice may refuse to register you if it is not accepting new patients, if you live outside its area, or if you have been removed from its list before; it must then write to you within 14 days. The whole process, step by step, is in the guide How to change your GP practice.
GP practices you can change to in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, highest Practice Grade first
Practices without enough answers for a Practice Grade come last, A to Z. The links go to the NHS website; we are not a booking service and have no ties to the practices.
Southbourne Practice
Practice Grade 90.5The Harvey Practice
Practice Grade 89.9St Albans Medical Centre
Practice Grade 89.2The Newman Practice (Dr Newmans Surgery)
Practice Grade 89.1The Newman Practice (Dr Newmans Surgery) on the NHS website (nhs.uk)
Littledown Surgery
Practice Grade 87.7The Birchwood Practice
Practice Grade 87.7Stour Surgery
Practice Grade 87.6Canford Heath Group Pract
Practice Grade 86.4Moordown Medical Centre
Practice Grade 84.9Evergreen Oak Surgery
Practice Grade 83.0The Rosemary Health Ctr
Practice Grade 82.5The Hadleigh Practice
Practice Grade 82.4Poole Town Surgery
Practice Grade 81.4The Marine & Oakridge Partnership
Practice Grade 80.2The Marine & Oakridge Partnership on the NHS website (nhs.uk)
Beaufort Road Surgery
Practice Grade 79.2James Fisher Medical Centre
Practice Grade 78.6Farmhouse Surgery
Practice Grade 78.1Grove Surgery
Practice Grade 76.9Highcliffe Medical Centre
Practice Grade 76.9Woodlea House Surgery
Practice Grade 76.6Crescent Providence Surgery
Practice Grade 75.4Denmark Road Medical Centre
Practice Grade 75.3Christchurch Medical Practice
Practice Grade 73.7Kinson Road Medical Centre
Practice Grade 73.3Shelley Manor Holdenhurst Medical Centre
Practice Grade 71.6Shelley Manor Holdenhurst Medical Centre on the NHS website (nhs.uk)
Talbot Medical Centre
Practice Grade 71.6Westbourne Medical Centre
Practice Grade 71.6Shore Medical
Practice Grade 71.2The Adam Practice
Practice Grade 71.1The Panton Practice
Practice Grade 70.0The Banks & Bearwood Medical Centre
Practice Grade 68.2The Banks & Bearwood Medical Centre on the NHS website (nhs.uk)
Village Surgery
Practice Grade 66.2
Good to know before you change
- You can register outside Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, for example near where you work, but not every practice accepts patients from outside its area, and it may affect home visits and community services. See all areas on GP practices by area.
- Away for a while? You can register with a practice as a temporary patient for up to 3 months without changing practice.
- If you have problems registering, the NHS website suggests contacting your local integrated care board, Citizens Advice or your local Healthwatch.
- We order by the Practice Grade. The grade weighs patients’ answers and access, and a practice gets one only with enough answers; each practice page shows how many answered.
Source: the NHS website, Register with a GP surgery (how to register), and the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS England’s appointment and phone data (the Practice Grade).