Changing GP practice
Changing GP practice in South Tyneside 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 20 GP practices in South Tyneside, 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 South Tyneside, 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.
Imeary Medical Group
Practice Grade 88.4Victoria Medical Centre
Practice Grade 87.9Colliery Court Medical Group
Practice Grade 87.6Albert Road Surgery
Practice Grade 87.3Marsden Medical Group
Practice Grade 85.9Ravensworth Surgery
Practice Grade 84.5The G.p.suite
Practice Grade 82.5Mayfield Medical Group
Practice Grade 81.7St George & Riverside Medical Practice
Practice Grade 81.0St George & Riverside Medical Practice on the NHS website (nhs.uk)
East Wing Practice
Practice Grade 80.8West View Surgery
Practice Grade 80.4Trinity Medical Centre
Practice Grade 80.1Talbot Medical Centre
Practice Grade 79.6Boldon GP Practice
Practice Grade 79.1Wenlock Road Surgery
Practice Grade 77.6Farnham Medical Ctr.
Practice Grade 77.5Central Surgery
Practice Grade 73.7The Glen Medical Group
Practice Grade 73.2Ellison View Surgery
Practice Grade 65.9Whitburn Surgery
Practice Grade 64.6
Good to know before you change
- You can register outside South Tyneside, 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).