Changing GP practice
Changing GP practice in Trafford 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 26 GP practices in Trafford, 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 Trafford, 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.
Timperley Health Centre (Westwood)
Practice Grade 95.1Timperley Health Centre (Westwood) on the NHS website (nhs.uk)
Riddings Family Health Centre
Practice Grade 93.5Shay Lane Medical Centre (Patel)
Practice Grade 92.1Shay Lane Medical Centre (Patel) on the NHS website (nhs.uk)
Boundary House Medical Centre
Practice Grade 90.1Village Surgery
Practice Grade 89.1Family Surgery
Practice Grade 87.8St Johns Medical Centre
Practice Grade 87.4Conway Road Medical Practice
Practice Grade 85.4Washway Road Medical Centre
Practice Grade 83.7Primrose Surgery
Practice Grade 83.5Altrincham Medical Practice
Practice Grade 83.4Shay Lane Medical Centre (Kelman)
Practice Grade 82.8Shay Lane Medical Centre (Kelman) on the NHS website (nhs.uk)
Davyhulme Medical Centre
Practice Grade 82.6Firsway Health Centre
Practice Grade 82.0Park Medical Practice
Practice Grade 81.8North Trafford Group Practice
Practice Grade 81.7Lostock Medical Centre
Practice Grade 81.6Barrington Medical Centre
Practice Grade 81.2Flixton Road Medical Centre
Practice Grade 80.9Partington Family Practice
Practice Grade 79.7Urmston Group Practice
Practice Grade 78.8Bodmin Road Health Centre
Practice Grade 78.5Limelight Health and Wellbeing Hub
Practice Grade 75.9Limelight Health and Wellbeing Hub on the NHS website (nhs.uk)
West Timperley Medical Centre
Practice Grade 73.4Delamere Medical Practice
Practice Grade 73.2Partington Central Surgery
Practice Grade 70.1
Good to know before you change
- You can register outside Trafford, 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).