Local authority area
GP practices in Medway
32 open practices in this local authority area, 32 with enough survey answers to be rated.
Medway as a whole
England 80.0 · 95% interval 74.0 to 77.0
The area’s Practice score is the average over its 32 rated practices. On average they are 4.4 points below the England average (95% interval: 3.0 to 6.0 points below). 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%).
Below 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 Medway
Top-rated in Medway 2026: Maidstone Rd Rainham Surgery. 4 practices in Medway are in the top 10% in England. How the awards work.
By Practice score, highest first, among the 19 practices in Medway with a label. Each score has a margin of error, and neighbouring scores often overlap, so nearby places can be close calls.
| Place | Practice | Survey answers | Practice score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maidstone Rd Rainham SurgeryTop-rated in Medway 2026 | 114 | 95.793.5 to 97.1 |
| 2 | Pump Lane SurgeryTop 10% in England 2026 | 94 | 95.292.9 to 96.3 |
| 3 | Waltham Road Medical CentreTop 10% in England 2026 | 107 | 93.091.0 to 93.8 |
| 4 | Thames Ave SurgeryTop 10% in England 2026 | 116 | 91.688.8 to 93.6 |
| 5 | Riverside Medical PracticeClearly above the England average | 84 | 89.683.6 to 93.3 |
| 6 | Orchard Family PracticeClearly above the England average | 106 | 88.985.8 to 91.1 |
| 7 | Eastcourt Lane SurgeryClearly above the England average | 103 | 88.887.0 to 90.3 |
| 8 | The Glebe Family PracticeClearly above the England average | 95 | 87.684.0 to 90.2 |
| 9 | Borstal Village SurgeryClearly above the England average | 95 | 84.581.2 to 87.3 |
| 10 | Matrix Medical Practice | 114 | 83.571.9 to 91.1 |
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 Medway, 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.
| Practice | Practice score | Survey answers | Response rate | Appointments within 2 weeks | Trend 2024–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70.6 | 97 | 20.8% | 86.3% | ||
Borstal Village SurgeryClearly above the England average | 84.5 | 95 | 27.7% | 89.5% | |
Bryant Street Medical PracticeCannot be told apart from the England average | 80.8 | 114 | 20.7% | 96.3% | |
60.5 | 134 | 27.6% | 75.3% | ||
68.6 | 105 | 25.1% | 71.8% | ||
Eastcourt Lane SurgeryClearly above the England average | 88.8 | 103 | 28.7% | 99.2% | |
60.0 | 91 | 29.8% | 73.9% | ||
King George Road SurgeryCannot be told apart from the England average | 82.0 | 108 | 28.5% | 96.5% | |
Long Catlis Road SurgeryCannot be told apart from the England average | 78.5 | 109 | 24.3% | 96.1% | |
Maidstone Rd Rainham SurgeryClearly above the England average | 95.7 | 114 | 37.5% | 97.8% | |
55.0 | 99 | 24.3% | 61.1% | ||
Maritime Health PartnershipCannot be told apart from the England average | 73.4 | 111 | 22.3% | 74.4% | |
76.3 | 92 | 19.5% | 97.2% | ||
Matrix Medical PracticeCannot be told apart from the England average | 83.5 | 114 | 23.1% | 96.5% | |
Napier Road SurgeryCannot be told apart from the England average | 82.6 | 98 | 21.5% | 76.6% | |
Orchard Family PracticeClearly above the England average | 88.9 | 106 | 34.8% | 79.9% | |
Parkwood Family PracticeClearly above the England average | 82.3 | 127 | 34.7% | 93.2% | |
56.9 | 136 | 24.2% | 64.7% | ||
Pump Lane SurgeryClearly above the England average | 95.2 | 94 | 33.9% | 96.4% | |
54.2 | 126 | 21.4% | 75.8% | ||
Riverside Medical PracticeClearly above the England average | 89.6 | 84 | 24.4% | 92.6% | |
67.7 | 102 | 26.1% | 95.3% | ||
Stonecross and West Drive SurgeryCannot be told apart from the England average | 73.2 | 87 | 21.4% | 96.6% | |
Thames Ave SurgeryClearly above the England average | 91.6 | 116 | 43.6% | 86.6% | |
63.0 | 98 | 21.2% | 61.7% | ||
70.7 | 97 | 27.7% | 74.1% | ||
The Glebe Family PracticeClearly above the England average | 87.6 | 95 | 29.7% | 82.2% | |
The Kings Family PracticeCannot be told apart from the England average | 80.0 | 90 | 15.8% | 96.9% | |
53.6 | 99 | 28.8% | 79.1% | ||
Waltham Road Medical CentreClearly above the England average | 93.0 | 107 | 37.8% | 97.3% | |
Wigmore Medical CentreCannot be told apart from the England average | 76.1 | 100 | 32.1% | 86.4% | |
55.6 | 123 | 25.4% | 77.9% |
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
- 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