Changing GP practice
Changing GP practice in Sunderland 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 38 GP practices in Sunderland, 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 Sunderland, 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.
Rickleton Medical Centre
Practice Grade 92.9Villette Surgery
Practice Grade 91.6Southlands Medical Group
Practice Grade 91.4Hylton Medical Group
Practice Grade 91.0Springwell Medical Group
Practice Grade 89.3Happy House Surgery
Practice Grade 88.9Village Surgery Partnership
Practice Grade 88.8Chester Surgery
Practice Grade 87.8Houghton Medical Group,
Practice Grade 87.4Fulwell Medical Centre,
Practice Grade 87.1The Broadway Medical Practice
Practice Grade 87.1Kepier Medical Practice
Practice Grade 85.5Hetton Group Practice
Practice Grade 84.6Grangewood Surgery
Practice Grade 84.1Herrington Medical Centre
Practice Grade 83.8Castletown Medical Centre
Practice Grade 83.6Westbourne Medical Group
Practice Grade 83.4Wearside Medical Practice
Practice Grade 83.1The New City Medical Group
Practice Grade 82.6Ashburn Medical Centre
Practice Grade 82.1Forge Medical Practice
Practice Grade 81.6Monkwearmouth Health Centre
Practice Grade 81.6Pallion Family Practice
Practice Grade 81.6The Stephenson Medical Practice
Practice Grade 81.5I J Healthcare
Practice Grade 80.5Galleries Medical Practice
Practice Grade 79.8Riverview Surgery
Practice Grade 79.8Millfield Medical Group
Practice Grade 78.6Sunderland GP Alliance Medical Practice
Practice Grade 77.6Sunderland GP Alliance Medical Practice on the NHS website (nhs.uk)
Park Lane Practice
Practice Grade 77.1Concord Medical Practice
Practice Grade 76.7New Silksworth Medical Practice
Practice Grade 76.5St Bede Medical Centre
Practice Grade 75.1Bridge View Medical Group
Practice Grade 74.7New Washington Medical Group
Practice Grade 72.7Sunderland GP Alliance South Hylton Surg
Practice Grade 69.6Sunderland GP Alliance South Hylton Surg on the NHS website (nhs.uk)
Deerness Park Medical Group
Practice Grade 67.3Red House Medical Centre
Practice Grade 66.1
Good to know before you change
- You can register outside Sunderland, 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).