Best GP practices in Charnwood 2026
23 GP practices in Charnwood (Midlands), ranked by the Practice Grade. The grade weighs what patients say in the 2026 GP Patient Survey and how soon appointments take place. Practices with too few answers have no grade.
Dr Sjc Clay's Practice has the highest Practice Grade in Charnwood, 91.5 out of 100. Charnwood as a whole: 77.8, 0.6 points above the England average.
Updated with GP Patient Survey (2026 survey) and Appointments in General Practice (August 2026)
Compare the four best in Charnwood
GP practices in Charnwood
| Practice | Practice Grade | Response rate | Survey answers | Trend 2024–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1Dr Sjc Clay's PracticeTop-rated in Charnwood 2026Top 10% in England 2026 | 91.5 | 35.7% | 104 | |
2Quorn Medical CentreTop 10% in England 2026 | 89.9 | 25.8% | 81 | |
87.9 | 27.5% | 107 | ||
86.8 | 27.6% | 100 | ||
86.5 | 27.7% | 90 | ||
86.2 | 4.3% | 46 | ||
84.0 | 25.4% | 115 | ||
82.5 | 36.4% | 131 | ||
80.1 | 26.2% | 111 | ||
80.1 | 27.4% | 93 | ||
79.0 | 21.7% | 115 | ||
78.2 | 33.6% | 104 | ||
78.2 | 29.3% | 101 | ||
77.1 | 20.5% | 78 | ||
75.4 | 28.1% | 111 | ||
74.8 | 31.2% | 104 | ||
74.7 | 21.3% | 94 | ||
73.3 | 24.6% | 103 | ||
73.1 | 27.0% | 98 | ||
55.9 | 25.6% | 83 | ||
63.8 | 28.3% | 94 | ||
62.7 | 16.5% | 85 | ||
66.6 | 22.8% | 109 |
Practices with exactly the same grade share a place and are listed A to Z. Practices next to each other are often so close that another year could swap them.
The Practice Grade is on a scale of 0 to 100. The response rate and the number of survey answers show how large the base is: more answers give a surer grade. The trend column shows overall experience (the share of patients who describe the practice as good), 2024–2026, from the GP Patient Survey (question 32). It is the survey part of the Practice Grade, not the grade itself. Practices with fewer than 3 yearly results are shown without a curve.
The practices without a place follow the ranked ones, A to Z, with their figures: those with too few survey answers, those that serve one group of patients, and those the grade cannot place clearly.
Flu vaccination in Leicestershire and Rutland, winter 2025 to 2026
78.5% of patients aged 65 and over registered with GP practices in Leicestershire and Rutland had a flu vaccine between 1 September 2025 and 28 February 2026 (138,058 of 175,933). England: 74.5%.
UKHSA combines Leicestershire and Rutland to protect patients’ privacy, so the figures cover them together.
| Who | Leicestershire and Rutland | England |
|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 and over138,058 of 175,933 | 78.5% | 74.5% |
| Under 65 in a clinical risk group54,147 of 123,347 | 43.9% | 40.6% |
| Pregnant women3,071 of 6,995 | 43.9% | 38.4% |
| Children aged 23,599 of 7,272 | 49.5% | 43.5% |
| Children aged 33,939 of 7,667 | 51.4% | 44.8% |
The counts follow the GP practice, not where people live. They include vaccinations given in GP practices, pharmacies and other places that are recorded in the GP record. 99.3% of practices sent data. UKHSA says the number counted as pregnant may be too high, so uptake among pregnant women is probably understated.
This card shows flu only. We have not found local authority figures for last winter’s COVID-19 vaccination from UKHSA.
Source: UK Health Security Agency, Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in GP patients: winter season 2025 to 2026 (final data, published 28 May 2026). Open Government Licence v3.0.
Appointments within two weeks in Charnwood, August 2026
81.7% of the 46,830 appointments at 23 practices in Charnwood took place within two weeks of booking. England: 87.7%.
Source: NHS England, Appointments in General Practice. This is the appointments half of the grade’s access part.
Talking therapies for the NHS area covering Charnwood, August 2026
NHS Talking Therapies for Charnwood are commissioned by more than one NHS area. Of the people who finished a course in August 2026, the share who started treatment within 6 weeks and within 18 weeks of referral is given for each below. The national standards are 75% and 95%.
Charnwood is covered by more than one NHS area, both in NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB. NHS England publishes each separately and we do not combine them.
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB, sub-ICB 04V, which covers about 90% of the area: 100% started within 6 weeks and 100% within 18 weeks (about 285 people finished a course in August 2026).
England: 83.4% started within 6 weeks and 97.5% within 18 weeks (51,269 people finished a course in August 2026).
These figures are for the NHS area that commissions the service, not for Charnwood and not for any GP practice. Most people refer themselves, so they say nothing about the quality of a practice.
Only people who finished a course in the month are counted, so people still waiting are not. Counts are rounded to the nearest 5, rates to the nearest whole per cent, and NHS England hides numbers under 5. One month can move by several points.
Source: NHS England Digital, NHS Talking Therapies Monthly Statistics (August 2026, published 8 October 2026), Open Government Licence. Areas are matched to NHS areas with the Office for National Statistics lookup from neighbourhoods to sub-ICBs and local authorities (April 2026).
- Clearly above the England average
- Graded
- Not graded
Each practice is placed at the centre of its postcode, not at its building, so practices that share a postcode share a point. Click a point to see every practice there.
Within reach of Charnwood
28 GP practices within 10 km, the nearest 8 shown.
- Quorn Medical Centre
- Alpine House Surgery
- Barrow Health Centre
- Charnwood Surgery
- Dr Sjc Clay's Practice
- The Banks Surgery
- Dr Mk Lakhani's Practice
- Park View Surgery
Distance as the crow flies from the middle of the practices in Charnwood. A practice in another area may still cover your address: check its boundary before you register.
Common questions
- Which GP practice in Charnwood has the highest grade?
- Dr Sjc Clay's Practice has the highest Practice Grade in Charnwood, 91.5 out of 100. Practices next to each other in the list are often so close that another year's answers could swap them. How the grade works
- How many GP practices are there in Charnwood?
- 23 open GP practices that you can register with, 19 of them with a Practice Grade.
- How soon do practices in Charnwood see patients?
- In the latest month 81.7% of appointments at practices in Charnwood took place within two weeks of booking, against 87.7% in England.
- How do I change GP practice in Charnwood?
- It is free, and you do not have to tell your current practice. Most practices let you register online or in the NHS App. Guide: changing GP practice
About Charnwood
Background
Background on Charnwood as context for the practices above. Not part of the Practice Grade.
- Residents
- 188,385
- Aged 65 and over
- 19.4%
- Aged 80 and over
- 5.3%
Deprivation, income and life expectancy
| Measure | Charnwood | England |
|---|---|---|
| Deprivation score (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)2025 | 13.3 | 21.8 |
| Children under 16 in relative low income families2024/25, likely range 16.1 to 17.3 | 16.7% | 19.8% |
| Life expectancy at birth, men2022 to 2024, likely range 79.3 to 80.4 | 79.9 years | 79.5 years |
| Life expectancy at birth, women2022 to 2024, likely range 83.4 to 84.5 | 84.0 years | 83.3 years |
Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Fingertips: residents and ages 2024 (Office for National Statistics), deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government), children in low income families 2024/25 (Department for Work and Pensions), life expectancy 2022 to 2024 (Office for National Statistics). Open Government Licence v3.0.
Older people in Charnwood
Background
Background on people aged 65 and over in Charnwood, with England beside it. No figure here says an area is doing better or worse. Not part of the Practice Grade.
Hospital care and dementia
| Measure | Charnwood | England |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency hospital admissions for falls, per 100,000 people aged 65 and over2024/25, age-standardised, likely range 1,588 to 1,857 | 1,718 | 1,958 |
| Hip fractures, per 100,000 people aged 65 and over2024/25, age-standardised, likely range 443 to 591 | 513 | 536 |
| Estimated dementia diagnosis rate, people aged 65 and over2026, as at 31 March, likely range 57.2 to 70.5 | 64.3% | 66.3% |
The hospital figures are age-standardised, so an older population does not raise them. Since 2022/23 some hospital trusts report same-day emergency care in another dataset, which can lower the admissions counted.
The dementia rate is the number of people with a recorded diagnosis out of the number estimated to have dementia. It is counted by where the practice is, not where patients live.
Care homes
| Measure | Charnwood | England |
|---|---|---|
| Care home beds per 100 people aged 75 and over2025 | 7.8 | 8.3 |
Beds are counted where the home is, not where its residents come from, and people under 75 also live in care homes.
Life expectancy at 65
| Measure | Charnwood | England |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at 65, men2022 to 2024, likely range 18.6 to 19.2 | 18.9 years | 18.9 years |
| Life expectancy at 65, women2022 to 2024, likely range 21.4 to 22.1 | 21.7 years | 21.4 years |
Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Fingertips: hospital admissions 2024/25 (NHS England), dementia diagnosis 2026 (as at 31 March) (NHS England), care home beds 2025 (Care Quality Commission), life expectancy 2022 to 2024 (Office for National Statistics). Open Government Licence v3.0.
Other areas in Midlands
- Amber Valley 14
- Ashfield 16
- Bassetlaw 7
- Birmingham 157
- Blaby 9
- Bolsover 11
- Boston 8
- Bromsgrove 12
- Broxtowe 12
- Cannock Chase 17
- Chesterfield 9
- Coventry 50
- Derby 21
- Derbyshire Dales 10
- Dudley 43
- East Lindsey 16
- East Staffordshire 17
- Erewash 12
- Gedling 11
- Harborough 7
- Herefordshire 18
- High Peak 11
- Hinckley and Bosworth 12
- Leicester 51
- Lichfield 5
- Lincoln 11
- Malvern Hills 8
- Mansfield 10
- Melton 3
- Newark and Sherwood 13
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 17
- North East Derbyshire 12
- North Kesteven 11
- North Northamptonshire 28
- North Warwickshire 8
- North West Leicestershire 12
- Nottingham 43
- Nuneaton and Bedworth 16
- Oadby and Wigston 7
- Redditch 9
- Rugby 12
- Rushcliffe 10
- Rutland 4
- Sandwell 45
- Shropshire 38
- Solihull 19
- South Derbyshire 8
- South Holland 8
- South Kesteven 15
- South Staffordshire 14
- Stafford 12
- Staffordshire Moorlands 13
- Stoke-on-Trent 35
- Stratford-on-Avon 17
- Tamworth 9
- Telford and Wrekin 13
- Walsall 50
- Warwick 15
- West Lindsey 10
- West Northamptonshire 38
- Wolverhampton 31
- Worcester 9
- Wychavon 13
- Wyre Forest 9
See also
2026 GP Patient Survey: https://www.gp-patient.co.uk/
2024 GP Patient Survey: https://www.gp-patient.co.uk/
2025 GP Patient Survey: https://www.gp-patient.co.uk/
Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Area figures: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (Fingertips), from Office for National Statistics, Department for Work and Pensions, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, NHS England and Care Quality Commission data.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Flu vaccine uptake: UK Health Security Agency, Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in GP patients (final data, winter season 2025 to 2026). Contains Office for National Statistics data (local authority lookup) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence. NHS Talking Therapies monthly statistics. Contains Office for National Statistics data (LSOA to sub-ICB to ICB to local authority lookup) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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