Changing GP practice
Changing GP practice in Northumberland 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 36 GP practices in Northumberland, 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 Northumberland, 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.
The Adderlane Surgery
Practice Grade 94.2Wooler Health
Practice Grade 94.2Village Medical Group
Practice Grade 92.0Netherfield House
Practice Grade 91.0Corbridge Health Centre
Practice Grade 90.3Bellingham Practice
Practice Grade 89.4Prudhoe Medical Group
Practice Grade 89.0Belford Medical Practice
Practice Grade 88.8Greystoke Surgery
Practice Grade 88.8Bedlingtonshire Med.group
Practice Grade 88.7Forum Family Practice
Practice Grade 88.1Npc Rothbury
Practice Grade 87.3Scots Gap Medical Group
Practice Grade 87.1Npc Elsdon Avenue
Practice Grade 86.5Humshaugh & Wark Med Grp
Practice Grade 86.2Haltwhistle Medical Group
Practice Grade 85.1Burn Brae Medical Group
Practice Grade 84.7Riversdale Surgery
Practice Grade 84.1Npc Cramlington
Practice Grade 83.8Npc Felton & Widdrington
Practice Grade 83.8Marine Medical Group
Practice Grade 83.7Npc Haydon Bridge & Allendale
Practice Grade 83.4The Sele Medical Practice
Practice Grade 83.4Branch End Surgery
Practice Grade 82.0Gas House Lane Surgery
Practice Grade 81.8Npc Ponteland
Practice Grade 81.7White Medical Group
Practice Grade 80.0Guidepost Medical Group
Practice Grade 79.0Alnwick Medical Group
Practice Grade 78.9Seaton Park Medical Group
Practice Grade 78.1Well Close Medical Group
Practice Grade 76.0Npc Central Northumberland
Practice Grade 75.0Railway Medical Group
Practice Grade 74.0The Gables Medical Group
Practice Grade 73.6Npc Amble & Broomhill
Practice Grade 68.7Union Brae & Norham Prac
Practice Grade 54.1
Good to know before you change
- You can register outside Northumberland, 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).