Seeing the same GP

Seeing the same GP in Sandwell 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 Sandwell (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 Sandwell, 26 of 45 practices had enough answers to be shown. The share who see their preferred professional runs from 9.4% to 68.5%, with 43.8% in the middle, from 982 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. 19 practices are left out because too few patients answered the question, or because they serve one group only.

Place 1
Glebefields Surgery
Practice Grade 89.0
68.5% of 53 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 2
Dog Kennel Lane Surgery
Practice Grade 94.4
63.0% of 34 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 3
Haden Vale Surgery
Practice Grade 81.1
60.3% of 37 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 4
St Paul's Partnership - Lyng Medical
Practice Grade 86.4
57.0% of 37 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 5
Dr Gudi Pv & Partner
Practice Grade 75.2
55.6% of 34 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 6
Dr Dewan Vk
Practice Grade 91.4
53.1% of 44 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 7
Church View Surgery
Practice Grade 83.6
52.4% of 35 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 8
Dr Singh M
Practice Grade 77.4
49.7% of 55 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 9
Dr Arora Rk
Practice Grade 80.2
47.4% of 35 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 10
Warley Medical Centre
Practice Grade 79.9
46.5% of 32 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 11
Rood End Medical Practice
Practice Grade 84.2
45.7% of 30 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 12
Sarephed Medical Centre
Practice Grade 71.1
45.5% of 31 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 13
Dr Ui Haque N
Practice Grade 71.9
45.2% of 31 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 14
St Paul's Medical Practice
Practice Grade 69.9
42.4% of 36 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 15
Oakeswell Health Centre
Practice Grade 78.2
37.4% of 58 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 16
Bearwood Medical Centre
Practice Grade 82.0
36.0% of 35 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 17
St Pauls Partners
Practice Grade 84.3
34.2% of 33 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 18
The Smethwick Medical Centre
Practice Grade 66.0
33.2% of 35 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 19
Norvic Family Practice
Practice Grade 70.7
31.3% of 34 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 20
Great Bridge Pship for Health
Practice Grade 61.4
30.0% of 43 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 21
Jubilee Health Centre
Practice Grade 62.3
29.4% of 48 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 22
Warley Road Surgery
Practice Grade 80.3
23.7% of 31 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 23
The Spires Health Centre
Practice Grade 66.2
20.4% of 31 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 24
Scott Arms Medical Centre
Practice Grade 62.4
15.0% of 31 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 25
Swanpool Medical Centre
Practice Grade 54.1
12.4% of 39 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
Place 26
Linkway Medical Practice
Practice Grade 64.1
9.4% of 40 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.