Seeing the same GP

Seeing the same GP in Newcastle-under-Lyme 2026

Seeing the same GP or nurse over time is one of the best documented signs of good primary care. Here you see the share of patients with a preferred healthcare professional who see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time, per GP practice in Newcastle-under-Lyme (2026 GP Patient Survey), with the number of answers for each. The cards are ordered by the share; on an equal share the Practice Grade decides, and when both are exactly equal the practices share a place.

In Newcastle-under-Lyme, 11 of 17 practices had enough answers to be shown. The share who see their preferred professional runs from 23.5% to 72.5%, with 45.0% in the middle, from 485 answers in all.

Share who see their preferred professional, highest first

The figure is a survey answer, not a register count. It is asked only of patients who have a preferred professional, so it rests on fewer answers than the overall question, and its margin of error is wider; the practice page shows it. A practice with many older patients or patients with long-term conditions may have a higher share for that reason. Read it as a fact to ask about, not a verdict. 6 practices are left out because too few patients answered the question, or because they serve one group only.

Place 1
Ashley Surgery
Practice Grade 94.3
72.5% of 46 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 2
Keele Practice
Practice Grade 71.5
65.8% of 54 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 3
Madeley Practice
Practice Grade 91.9
49.8% of 48 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 4
Higherland Surgery
Practice Grade 87.4
48.5% of 44 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 5
Talke Pits Clinic
Practice Grade 88.2
46.4% of 38 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 6
Wolstanton Medical Centre
Practice Grade 85.3
45.0% of 50 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 7
Audley Health Centre
Practice Grade 90.0
42.9% of 50 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 8
Miller Street Surgery
Practice Grade 90.6
33.3% of 40 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 9
Heathcote Street Surgery
Practice Grade 79.4
32.7% of 33 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 10
Silverdale Medical Centre
Practice Grade 79.0
23.7% of 32 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 11
Kidsgrove Medical Centre
Practice Grade 83.1
23.5% of 50 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.

What the figure means, source and method

Seeing the same GP here means question 7 of the 2026 GP Patient Survey: of the patients who have a GP or other healthcare professional they prefer to see or speak to, the share who do so always, almost always or a lot of the time. It says how often patients get the person they prefer, not whether they are registered with a named GP.

A survey, not a count. Ipsos weights the answers and publishes each share with its margin of error and number of answers; we show a share only with at least the same number of answers as the Practice Grade needs.
Who the patients are matters. Practices with many older patients or patients with long-term conditions often have more patients with a preferred professional.
Not part of the Practice Grade. The share is shown as a fact beside the grade. The grade in the cards above rests as always on question 32 and NHS England’s appointment and phone data.

Source: 2026 GP Patient Survey, question 7: https://www.gp-patient.co.uk/. The Practice Grade rests on the GP Patient Survey and NHS England’s appointment and phone data.