Local authority area
GP practices in West Lancashire
15 open practices in this local authority area, 15 with enough survey answers to be rated.
West Lancashire as a whole
England 80.0 · 95% interval 81.5 to 84.8
The area’s Practice score is the average over its 15 rated practices. On average they are 3.4 points above the England average (95% interval: 1.5 to 4.8 points above). The Practice score weighs two NHS measures: the share of patients who describe their practice as good (70%) and the share of appointments that take place within two weeks of booking (30%).
Clearly above the England average
This describes the area as a whole, with every rated practice counting equally. It says nothing about any single practice: see each practice’s own page.
Best-rated GP practices in West Lancashire
Top-rated in West Lancashire 2026: Hall Green Surgery. 2 practices in West Lancashire are in the top 10% in England. How the awards work.
By Practice score, highest first, among the 13 practices in West Lancashire with a label. Each score has a margin of error, and neighbouring scores often overlap, so nearby places can be close calls.
| Place | Practice | Survey answers | Practice score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hall Green SurgeryTop-rated in West Lancashire 2026 | 112 | 93.288.9 to 95.3 |
| 2 | Parbold SurgeryTop 10% in England 2026 | 137 | 91.288.8 to 92.9 |
| 3 | Stanley Court SurgeryClearly above the England average | 100 | 90.386.1 to 93.2 |
| 4 | Aughton SurgeryClearly above the England average | 105 | 89.585.7 to 91.9 |
| 4 | Dr A BisaryaClearly above the England average | 96 | 89.586.9 to 91.5 |
| 6 | Manor Primary CareClearly above the England average | 89 | 89.183.8 to 92.6 |
| 7 | Burscough Family PracticeClearly above the England average | 114 | 87.985.7 to 89.8 |
| 8 | Ormskirk Medical Practice | 136 | 84.679.0 to 88.8 |
| 9 | The Elms PracticeClearly above the England average | 105 | 84.580.9 to 87.3 |
| 10 | Tarleton Group Practice | 97 | 83.574.4 to 89.3 |
The line under each score is its 95% interval. The Practice score weighs two NHS measures: the share of patients who describe their practice as good (70%) and the share of appointments that take place within two weeks of booking (30%).
Practices with exactly the same Practice score share a place, listed A to Z.
Only practices with a label are placed. Practices without one are in the full list below, with their figures.
All GP practices in West Lancashire, A to Z
In alphabetical order. The list is not a ranking. Each Practice score is shown with its 95% interval; a label appears only when the margin of error supports it.
| Practice | Practice score | Survey answers | Response rate | Appointments within 2 weeks | Trend 2024–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashurst Primary CareCannot be told apart from the England average | 76.6 | 108 | 20.9% | 79.3% | |
Aughton SurgeryClearly above the England average | 89.5 | 105 | 31.4% | 81.8% | |
Beacon Primary CareCannot be told apart from the England average | 71.2 | 115 | 22.7% | 86.1% | |
Burscough Family PracticeClearly above the England average | 87.9 | 114 | 32.2% | 95.2% | |
Dr A BisaryaClearly above the England average | 89.5 | 96 | 22.8% | 97.8% | |
Excel Primary CareCannot be told apart from the England average | 74.0 | 108 | 22.3% | 88.2% | |
Hall Green SurgeryClearly above the England average | 93.2 | 112 | 31.4% | 89.7% | |
75.7 | 132 | 34.4% | 90.8% | ||
Manor Primary CareClearly above the England average | 89.1 | 89 | 17.9% | 91.5% | |
Ormskirk Medical PracticeCannot be told apart from the England average | 84.6 | 136 | 32.9% | 93.7% | |
Parbold SurgeryClearly above the England average | 91.2 | 137 | 43.9% | 80.3% | |
69.7 | 121 | 34.2% | 64.6% | ||
Stanley Court SurgeryClearly above the England average | 90.3 | 100 | 36.4% | 93.4% | |
Tarleton Group PracticeCannot be told apart from the England average | 83.5 | 97 | 31.8% | 86.5% | |
The Elms PracticeClearly above the England average | 84.5 | 105 | 27.8% | 70.1% |
The trend column shows overall experience (the share of patients who describe the practice as good), 2024–2026, from the GP Patient Survey (question 32). It is the survey part of the Practice score, not the score itself. Practices with fewer than 3 yearly results are shown without a curve.
West Lancashire on the map
- Clearly above the England average
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Each practice is placed at the centre of its postcode, not at its building, so practices that share a postcode share a point. Click a point to see every practice there.
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Sources
- 2026 GP Patient Survey: https://www.gp-patient.co.uk/
- 2024 GP Patient Survey: https://www.gp-patient.co.uk/
- 2025 GP Patient Survey: https://www.gp-patient.co.uk/
- Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence
- Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
- Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
- Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0