Changing GP practice
Changing GP practice in Wirral 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 43 GP practices in Wirral, 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 Wirral, 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.
The Villa Medical Centre
Practice Grade 93.4Grove Rd Surgery
Practice Grade 92.2Spital Surgery
Practice Grade 92.1Blackheath Med Ctr
Practice Grade 91.4Manor Health Ctr
Practice Grade 89.7Hoylake Rd Met Ctr
Practice Grade 89.3Liscard Group Practice
Practice Grade 89.2Church Road Medical Practice
Practice Grade 89.0Vittoria Med Ctr K
Practice Grade 88.8Prenton & Woodchurch Medical Centre
Practice Grade 88.6Prenton & Woodchurch Medical Centre on the NHS website (nhs.uk)
Moreton Medical Centre
Practice Grade 88.1Cavendish Medical Centre
Practice Grade 87.6Hamilton Med Ctr
Practice Grade 87.6Heatherlands Med Ctr
Practice Grade 87.4Leasowe Medical Practice
Practice Grade 87.0Kings Lane Medical Practice
Practice Grade 86.9Somerville Med Ctr
Practice Grade 86.5Moreton Group Practice
Practice Grade 86.3St Hilary Group Practice
Practice Grade 85.1Holmlands Med Ctr
Practice Grade 84.7The Village Medical Centre
Practice Grade 83.8Miriam Primary Care Group
Practice Grade 83.7Civic Medical Centre
Practice Grade 83.6Teehey Lane Surgery
Practice Grade 83.6Whetstone Lane Med Ctr
Practice Grade 83.5Paxton Medical Group
Practice Grade 82.9Upton Group Practice
Practice Grade 81.7Sunlight Group Practice
Practice Grade 81.6Riverside Surgery
Practice Grade 81.5Eastham Group Practice
Practice Grade 81.0St Catherine's Surgery
Practice Grade 80.6Hoylake & Meols Medical Ctr
Practice Grade 79.9Central Park Medical Centre
Practice Grade 79.1Egremont Med Ctr
Practice Grade 79.0Orchard Surgery
Practice Grade 78.2Marine Lake Medical Practice
Practice Grade 77.2Gladstone Med Ctr
Practice Grade 76.9West Wirral Group Practice
Practice Grade 76.8Greasby Group Practice
Practice Grade 75.9Devaney Med Ctr
Practice Grade 75.3Vittoria Med Ctr G
Practice Grade 71.8Myrtle Group Practice
Practice Grade 69.0St Georges Medical Centre
Practice Grade 68.3
Good to know before you change
- You can register outside Wirral, 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).