Local authority area

GP practices in Lancaster

4 open practices in this local authority area, 4 with enough survey answers to be rated.

Lancaster as a whole

80.7/ 100

England 80.0 · 95% interval 67.0 to 85.8

The area’s Practice score is the average over its 4 rated practices. On average they are 0.7 points above the England average (95% interval: from 13.0 points below to 5.8 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 Lancaster

Top-rated in Lancaster 2026: Lancaster Medical Practice. No practice in Lancaster is in the top 10% in England this year. How the awards work.

By Practice score, highest first, among the 4 practices in Lancaster 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 Lancaster
Place	Practice	Survey answers	Practice score
1	Lancaster Medical PracticeTop-rated in Lancaster 2026	124	84.840.2 to 96.0
2	Ash Trees Surgery	123	81.964.1 to 90.2
3	Bay Medical Group	184	78.956.7 to 90.1
4	Queen Square Medical Practice	112	77.363.1 to 86.6

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%).

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

All GP practices in Lancaster, 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 Lancaster, A to Z
Practice	Practice score	Survey answers	Response rate	Appointments within 2 weeks
Ash Trees SurgeryCarnforth, LA5 9JUCannot be told apart from the England average	81.9	123	40.5%	80.4%
Bay Medical GroupMorecambe, LA3 2LECannot be told apart from the England average	78.9	184	24.9%	82.7%
Lancaster Medical PracticeLancaster, LA1 1PNCannot be told apart from the England average	84.8	124	21.9%	89.1%
Queen Square Medical PracticeLancaster, LA1 1RPCannot be told apart from the England average	77.3	112	33.9%	82.5%

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.

Lancaster on the map

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Clearly above the England average
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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.

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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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