Changing GP practice
Changing GP practice in St. Helens 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 28 GP practices in St. Helens, 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 St. Helens, 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.
Kenneth Macrae Med Centre
Practice Grade 94.8Rainford Health Centre
Practice Grade 94.3Hall Street Medical Centre
Practice Grade 92.0Windermere Medical Centre
Practice Grade 91.4Parkfield Surgery
Practice Grade 90.9Billinge Medical Practice
Practice Grade 89.7Lingholme Health Centre
Practice Grade 89.1Rainhill Village Surgery
Practice Grade 88.9Ormskirk House Surgery
Practice Grade 88.0Mill Street Medical Ctr.
Practice Grade 87.4Newholme Surgery
Practice Grade 86.3Bethany Medical Centre
Practice Grade 86.2Longton Medical Centre
Practice Grade 83.2Eccleston Medical Centre
Practice Grade 82.3Phoenix Medical Centre
Practice Grade 82.0Garswood Surgery
Practice Grade 80.5Marshalls Cross Medical Centre
Practice Grade 79.9The Spinney Medical Ctr.
Practice Grade 79.9Central Surgery
Practice Grade 78.8Patterdale Lodge Med Ctre
Practice Grade 78.5Rainbow Medical Centre
Practice Grade 76.7Berrymead Family Med.ctr.
Practice Grade 75.1Four Acre Health Centre
Practice Grade 73.0The Bowery Medical Centre
Practice Grade 72.8Atlas Medical Practice
Practice Grade 71.7Vista Road Surgery
Practice Grade 71.7Newton Practice
Practice Grade 69.5Modality St Helens
Practice Grade 69.0
Good to know before you change
- You can register outside St. Helens, 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).