Changing GP practice
Changing GP practice in County Durham 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 61 GP practices in County Durham, 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 County Durham, 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.
Gainford Surgery
Practice Grade 95.3Southdene Medical Centre
Practice Grade 94.4Annfield Plain Surgery
Practice Grade 93.3Silverdale Family Practice
Practice Grade 93.0The Horden Group Practice
Practice Grade 93.0Murton Medical Centre
Practice Grade 92.3Great Lumley Surgery
Practice Grade 91.6Woodview Medical Practice
Practice Grade 90.5Queens Road Surgery
Practice Grade 90.0Old Forge Surgery
Practice Grade 89.7The Haven Surgery
Practice Grade 88.1Cedars Medical Group
Practice Grade 87.6Auckland Medical Group
Practice Grade 87.5Bishopgate Medical Centre
Practice Grade 87.3Drs Lambert & Ng
Practice Grade 87.2Cheveley Park Medical Ctr
Practice Grade 87.1Pinfold Medical Practice
Practice Grade 86.5Evenwood Medical Practice
Practice Grade 86.3Marlborough Surgery
Practice Grade 85.7Willington Medical Group
Practice Grade 84.7The Medical Group
Practice Grade 84.5Chastleton Medical Group
Practice Grade 84.0Stanley Medical Group
Practice Grade 83.8Oakfields Health Group
Practice Grade 83.2Villages Medical Group
Practice Grade 82.9West Rainton Surgery
Practice Grade 82.7Bevan Medical Group
Practice Grade 82.6Bishops Close Medical Practice
Practice Grade 82.6The Weardale Practice
Practice Grade 82.5Tanfield View Medical Group
Practice Grade 82.0Coxhoe Medical Practice
Practice Grade 81.6Station View Medical Centre
Practice Grade 81.6Wingate Medical Practice Intrahealth
Practice Grade 81.4Wingate Medical Practice Intrahealth on the NHS website (nhs.uk)
Barnard Castle Surgery
Practice Grade 80.7Byron Medical Practice
Practice Grade 80.5East Durham Medical Group
Practice Grade 80.3Bewick Crescent Surgery
Practice Grade 80.1St Andrew's Medical Practice
Practice Grade 80.1Browney House Surgery
Practice Grade 79.2Middle Chare Medical Group
Practice Grade 78.8Bridge End Surgery
Practice Grade 78.4Hallgarth Surgery
Practice Grade 78.4Dunelm Medical Practice
Practice Grade 77.9Consett Medical Centre
Practice Grade 77.8The New Seaham Medical Group
Practice Grade 77.2Sacriston Medical Centre
Practice Grade 77.1Bowburn Medical Centre
Practice Grade 76.7Pelton & Fellrose Medical Group
Practice Grade 76.4Belmont & Sherburn Medical Group
Practice Grade 75.6Belmont & Sherburn Medical Group on the NHS website (nhs.uk)
Claypath & University Medical Group
Practice Grade 75.4Claypath & University Medical Group on the NHS website (nhs.uk)
West Cornforth Medical Centre
Practice Grade 74.6William Brown Centre
Practice Grade 74.4North House Surgery
Practice Grade 73.9Blackhall and Peterlee Practice
Practice Grade 73.3Cestria Health Centre
Practice Grade 73.0Jubilee Medical Group
Practice Grade 72.1Skerne Medical Group
Practice Grade 71.4Leadgate Surgery
Practice Grade 70.8Pease Way Medical Centre
Practice Grade 67.8Lanchester Medical Centre
Practice Grade 65.7Ferryhill and Chilton Medical Practice
Practice Grade 65.1Ferryhill and Chilton Medical Practice on the NHS website (nhs.uk)
Good to know before you change
- You can register outside County Durham, 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).