Changing GP practice
Changing GP practice in Sefton 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 40 GP practices in Sefton, 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 Sefton, 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.
Liverpool Rd Medical Practice
Practice Grade 90.8The Corner Surgery (Dr Mulla)
Practice Grade 89.4Ainsdale Medical Centre
Practice Grade 89.2The Marshside Surgery
Practice Grade 89.1Grange Surgery
Practice Grade 88.0Ainsdale Village Surgery
Practice Grade 85.2Blundellsands Surgery
Practice Grade 85.2The Village Surgery Formby
Practice Grade 84.9Maghull Family Surgery
Practice Grade 84.4Christiana Hartley Medical Practice
Practice Grade 84.3Christiana Hartley Medical Practice on the NHS website (nhs.uk)
Kingsway Surgery
Practice Grade 84.3Eastview Surgery
Practice Grade 84.1The Strand Medical Centre
Practice Grade 83.8Chapel Lane Surgery
Practice Grade 82.942 Kingsway
Practice Grade 82.1Aintree Road Medical Centre
Practice Grade 81.7The Family Surgery
Practice Grade 81.5Concept House Surgery
Practice Grade 81.4Churchtown Medical Centre
Practice Grade 81.0Cumberland House Surgery
Practice Grade 80.4Park Street Surgery
Practice Grade 80.3Bootle Village Surgery
Practice Grade 79.7Rawson Road Medical Centre
Practice Grade 79.2Kew Surgery
Practice Grade 78.6Norwood Surgery
Practice Grade 76.4Bridge Road Medical Centre
Practice Grade 75.6Westway Medical Centre
Practice Grade 74.9High Pastures Surgery
Practice Grade 72.4Moore Street Medical Centre
Practice Grade 72.2St Marks Medical Centre (Tcg Medical)
Practice Grade 69.3St Marks Medical Centre (Tcg Medical) on the NHS website (nhs.uk)
Ford Medical Practice
Practice Grade 67.4Maghull Practice
Practice Grade 66.7Glovers Lane Surgery
Practice Grade 66.3Hightown Village Surgery
Practice Grade 63.1North Park Health Centre
Practice Grade 60.9Litherland Practice
Practice Grade 57.215 Sefton Road
Practice Grade 56.4Great Crosby and Thornton
Practice Grade 52.0Netherton Surgery
No Practice GradeSeaforth Village Surgery
No Practice Grade
Good to know before you change
- You can register outside Sefton, 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).