Changing GP practice
Changing GP practice in Sandwell 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 45 GP practices in Sandwell, 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 Sandwell, 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.
Dog Kennel Lane Surgery
Practice Grade 94.4Dr Dewan Vk
Practice Grade 91.4Glebefields Surgery
Practice Grade 89.0St Paul's Partnership - Lyng Medical
Practice Grade 86.4St Paul's Partnership - Lyng Medical on the NHS website (nhs.uk)
St Pauls Partners
Practice Grade 84.3Rood End Medical Practice
Practice Grade 84.2Church View Surgery
Practice Grade 83.6Bearwood Medical Centre
Practice Grade 82.0Haden Vale Surgery
Practice Grade 81.1Tame Valley Medical Centre
Practice Grade 80.6Walford Street, Tividale
Practice Grade 80.3Warley Road Surgery
Practice Grade 80.3Dr Arora Rk
Practice Grade 80.2Warley Medical Centre
Practice Grade 79.9Bearwood Road Surgery
Practice Grade 79.4Portway Family Practice
Practice Grade 79.0Oakeswell Health Centre
Practice Grade 78.2Oldbury Health Centre
Practice Grade 78.1Dr Singh M
Practice Grade 77.4The Victoria Surgery
Practice Grade 77.1Lodge Road Surgery
Practice Grade 76.1Old Hill Medical Centre
Practice Grade 75.3Dr Gudi Pv & Partner
Practice Grade 75.2Dr Ui Haque N
Practice Grade 71.9Sarephed Medical Centre
Practice Grade 71.1Causeway Green Road Surgery
Practice Grade 70.8The Village Medical Centre
Practice Grade 70.8Norvic Family Practice
Practice Grade 70.7St Paul's Medical Practice
Practice Grade 69.9Cape Hill Medical Centre
Practice Grade 69.4Hawthorns Medical Centre
Practice Grade 69.2The Spires Health Centre
Practice Grade 66.2The Smethwick Medical Centre
Practice Grade 66.0Hill Top Medical Centre
Practice Grade 64.7Linkway Medical Practice
Practice Grade 64.1New Street Surgery
Practice Grade 63.6Scott Arms Medical Centre
Practice Grade 62.4Jubilee Health Centre
Practice Grade 62.3Great Bridge Pship for Health
Practice Grade 61.4Stone Cross Medical Centre
Practice Grade 60.0Great Bridge Health Centre
Practice Grade 59.9Black Country Family Practice
Practice Grade 59.6Swanpool Medical Centre
Practice Grade 54.1Clifton Lane Medical Centre
Practice Grade 53.9Regis Medical Centre
Practice Grade 53.4
Good to know before you change
- You can register outside Sandwell, 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).