Seeing the same GP
Seeing the same GP in Sefton 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 Sefton (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 Sefton, 23 of 40 practices had enough answers to be shown. The share who see their preferred professional runs from 9.2% to 70.6%, with 43.7% in the middle, from 1,040 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. 17 practices are left out because too few patients answered the question, or because they serve one group only.
- Practice Grade 89.4
70.6% of 44 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
- Practice Grade 90.8
68.0% of 36 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
- Practice Grade 84.3
65.5% of 49 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
- Place 4Practice Grade 75.6
Bridge Road Medical Centre
55.6% of 34 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
- Place 5Practice Grade 81.0
Churchtown Medical Centre
55.1% of 39 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
- Place 6Practice Grade 84.1
Eastview Surgery
51.9% of 59 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
- Place 7Practice Grade 66.7
Maghull Practice
51.4% of 59 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
- Place 8Practice Grade 79.7
Bootle Village Surgery
49.7% of 32 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
- Place 9Practice Grade 89.1
The Marshside Surgery
48.9% of 44 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
- Place 10Practice Grade 76.4
Norwood Surgery
48.1% of 36 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
- Place 11Practice Grade 84.3
Kingsway Surgery
46.5% of 44 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
- Place 12Practice Grade 81.4
Concept House Surgery
43.7% of 31 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
- Place 13Practice Grade 81.7
Aintree Road Medical Centre
43.2% of 51 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
- Place 14Practice Grade 84.4
Maghull Family Surgery
42.4% of 53 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
- Place 15Practice Grade 89.2
Ainsdale Medical Centre
41.9% of 55 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
- Place 16Practice Grade 88.0
Grange Surgery
40.6% of 41 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
- Place 17Practice Grade 72.2
Moore Street Medical Centre
39.5% of 48 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
- Place 18Practice Grade 63.1
Hightown Village Surgery
34.9% of 73 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
- Place 19Practice Grade 72.4
High Pastures Surgery
30.6% of 49 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
- Place 20Practice Grade 66.3
Glovers Lane Surgery
22.9% of 31 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
- Place 21Practice Grade 52.0
Great Crosby and Thornton
18.2% of 42 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
- Place 22Practice Grade 60.9
North Park Health Centre
18.1% of 53 patients with a preferred professional see or speak to them always, almost always or a lot of the time.
- Place 23Practice Grade 57.2
Litherland Practice
9.2% of 37 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.