Changing GP practice
Changing GP practice in Cheshire West and Chester 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 40 GP practices in Cheshire West and Chester, 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 Cheshire West and Chester, 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. 1 practice that serves one group of patients only is not listed.
Laurel Bank Surgery
Practice Grade 93.2Drs Adey and Dancy
Practice Grade 92.9Western Ave Medical Ctre
Practice Grade 90.8Boughton Medical Group
Practice Grade 90.1The Weaver Vale Surgery
Practice Grade 89.6Firdale Medical Centre
Practice Grade 88.9Neston Surgery
Practice Grade 88.7Kelsall Medical Centre
Practice Grade 88.5Tarporley Health Centre
Practice Grade 88.3Hope Farm Medical Centre
Practice Grade 87.7Neston Medical Centre
Practice Grade 87.5Willow Wood Surgery
Practice Grade 86.7Helsby Health Centre
Practice Grade 86.6Fountains Medical Practice
Practice Grade 86.4Launceston Close Surgery
Practice Grade 85.8High Street Practice Winsford
Practice Grade 85.2Princeway Surgeries
Practice Grade 85.1Witton Street Surgery
Practice Grade 84.5York Road Group Practice
Practice Grade 84.0Northgate Village Surgery
Practice Grade 83.9Upton Village Surgery
Practice Grade 83.6Swanlow Medical Centre
Practice Grade 83.3Lache Health Centre
Practice Grade 83.0The Elms Medical Centre
Practice Grade 82.9The Handbridge Med.ctr.
Practice Grade 82.0Northgate Medical Centre
Practice Grade 81.6The Weaverham Surgery
Practice Grade 81.4Watling Street Surgery
Practice Grade 80.8The Willaston Surgery
Practice Grade 80.1Old Hall Surgery
Practice Grade 79.6Middlewich Road Surgery
Practice Grade 78.5Park Medical Centre
Practice Grade 77.8Heath Lane Medical Centre
Practice Grade 75.6Danebridge Medical Centre
Practice Grade 74.2Great Sutton Medical Centre
Practice Grade 73.8Westminster Surgery
Practice Grade 73.4Oakwood Medical Centre
Practice Grade 72.3Garden Lane Medical Ctr.
Practice Grade 71.9Whitby Health Partnership
Practice Grade 70.8City Walls Medical Centre
Practice Grade 65.2
Good to know before you change
- You can register outside Cheshire West and Chester, 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).