Changing GP practice
Changing GP practice in Tendring 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 17 GP practices in Tendring, 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 Tendring, 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.
St. James Surgery
Practice Grade 90.4Lawford Surgery
Practice Grade 87.5Colne Medical Centre
Practice Grade 85.7East Lynne Medical Centre
Practice Grade 85.6Great Bentley Surgery
Practice Grade 84.6Ranworth Partnership Surgery (Caradoc)
Practice Grade 83.9Ranworth Partnership Surgery (Caradoc) on the NHS website (nhs.uk)
Harewood Surgery
Practice Grade 79.3Ranworth Partnership Surgery (Clacton)
Practice Grade 78.2Ranworth Partnership Surgery (Clacton) on the NHS website (nhs.uk)
The Ardleigh Surgery
Practice Grade 77.6Ranworth Surgery
Practice Grade 75.1Thorpe Surgery
Practice Grade 74.9Mayflower Medical Centre
Practice Grade 72.9Fronks Rd Family Surgery
Practice Grade 72.7Walton Medical Centre
Practice Grade 72.3The Riverside Health Ctr
Practice Grade 67.0North Clacton Medical Practice
Practice Grade 66.4Old Road Surgery
Practice Grade 57.7
Good to know before you change
- You can register outside Tendring, 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).