Local authority area

GP practices in Gateshead

24 open practices in this local authority area, 24 with enough survey answers to be rated.

Gateshead as a whole

81.9/ 100

England 80.0 · 95% interval 80.0 to 83.2

The area’s Practice score is the average over its 24 rated practices. On average they are 1.9 points above the England average (95% interval: from level with to 3.2 points above). The Practice score weighs two NHS measures: the share of patients who describe their practice as good (70%) and the share of appointments that take place within two weeks of booking (30%).

Cannot be told apart from the England average

This describes the area as a whole, with every rated practice counting equally. It says nothing about any single practice: see each practice’s own page.

Best-rated GP practices in Gateshead

Top-rated in Gateshead 2026: Sunniside Surgery. 2 practices in Gateshead are in the top 10% in England. How the awards work.

By Practice score, highest first, among the 23 practices in Gateshead with a label. Each score has a margin of error, and neighbouring scores often overlap, so nearby places can be close calls.

Best-rated GP practices in Gateshead
Place	Practice	Survey answers	Practice score
1	Sunniside SurgeryTop-rated in Gateshead 2026	116	93.891.7 to 95.2
2	Beacon View Medical CentreTop 10% in England 2026	119	92.089.0 to 94.1
3	Fell Cottage SurgeryClearly above the England average	117	88.483.6 to 91.0
4	Bensham Family PracticeClearly above the England average	96	87.583.7 to 90.5
4	Pelaw Medical PracticeClearly above the England average	122	87.584.1 to 90.0
6	Crowhall Medical CentreClearly above the England average	102	86.481.2 to 90.1
7	Bewick Road Surgery	100	84.878.4 to 88.6
8	Oxford Tce & Rawling Rd Medical Group	112	84.769.5 to 90.3
9	Oldwell SurgeryClearly above the England average	106	84.580.6 to 87.7
10	Fell Tower Medical Centre	98	83.675.9 to 89.0

The line under each score is its 95% interval. The Practice score weighs two NHS measures: the share of patients who describe their practice as good (70%) and the share of appointments that take place within two weeks of booking (30%).

Practices with exactly the same Practice score share a place, listed A to Z.

Only practices with a label are placed. Practices without one are in the full list below, with their figures.

All GP practices in Gateshead, A to Z

In alphabetical order. The list is not a ranking. Each Practice score is shown with its 95% interval; a label appears only when the margin of error supports it.

All GP practices in Gateshead, A to Z
Practice	Practice score	Survey answers	Response rate	Appointments within 2 weeks
Beacon View Medical CentreGateshead, NE9 6YSClearly above the England average	92.0	119	27.7%	94.2%
Bensham Family PracticeGateshead, NE8 2XBClearly above the England average	87.5	96	25.5%	95.3%
Bewick Road SurgeryGateshead, NE8 4DPCannot be told apart from the England average	84.8	100	19.0%	75.6%
Birtley Medical GroupChester le Street, DH3 2QTCannot be told apart from the England average	71.9	130	30.4%	83.8%
Central Gateshead Medical GroupGateshead, NE8 1NBCannot be told apart from the England average	83.2	117	24.7%	96.6%
Chainbridge Medical PartnershipBlaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 5AECannot be told apart from the England average	77.6	104	28.2%	76.0%
Chopwell Primary Healthcare CentreNewcastle upon Tyne, NE17 7BUCannot be told apart from the England average	80.1	123	26.2%	82.6%
Crawcrook Medical CentreRyton, NE40 4USCannot be told apart from the England average	68.8	108	28.8%	84.2%
Crowhall Medical CentreGateshead, NE10 9QGClearly above the England average	86.4	102	23.1%	88.1%
Fell Cottage SurgeryGateshead, NE9 5XYClearly above the England average	88.4	117	32.7%	78.5%
Fell Tower Medical CentreGateshead, NE9 5EYCannot be told apart from the England average	83.6	98	27.5%	90.2%
Glenpark & Teams Medical ServicesGateshead, NE11 9FJCannot be told apart from the England average	76.3	78	20.1%	79.7%
Hollyhurst Medical CentreBlaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4RDCannot be told apart from the England average	78.2	95	28.0%	73.5%
Longrigg Medical CentreGateshead, NE10 8PHCannot be told apart from the England average	81.9	103	27.6%	86.5%
Millennium Family PracticeGateshead, NE8 1ADCannot be told apart from the England average	81.2	128	28.8%	86.5%
Oldwell SurgeryBlaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4RDClearly above the England average	84.5	106	27.6%	85.1%
Oxford Tce & Rawling Rd Medical GroupGateshead, NE8 1RQCannot be told apart from the England average	84.7	112	20.5%	74.4%
Pelaw Medical PracticeGateshead, NE10 0RRClearly above the England average	87.5	122	32.3%	84.6%
Second Street SurgeryGateshead, NE8 2URCannot be told apart from the England average	83.3	113	12.3%	79.5%
St. Albans Medical GroupGateshead, NE10 9QGCannot be told apart from the England average	77.6	87	20.5%	95.7%
Sunniside SurgeryNewcastle upon Tyne, NE16 5LPClearly above the England average	93.8	116	34.9%	86.9%
The Bridges Medical PracticeGateshead, NE8 1ADCannot be told apart from the England average	82.8	95	15.9%	75.2%
Whickham Cottage Medical CentreNewcastle upon Tyne, NE16 4PDCannot be told apart from the England average	79.8	98	35.6%	76.8%
Wrekenton Medical GroupGateshead, NE9 7AD	70.5	120	27.2%	72.2%

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 score, not the score itself. Practices with fewer than 3 yearly results are shown without a curve.

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Sources

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
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0

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