Which GP practice in Bath has the highest grade?

Fairfield Park Health Centre has the highest Practice Grade in Bath, 90.5 out of 100. Practices next to each other in the list are often so close that another year's answers could swap them.

How many GP practices are there in Bath?

9 open GP practices that you can register with, 8 of them with a Practice Grade.

How soon do practices in Bath see patients?

In the latest month 81.3% of appointments at practices in Bath took place within two weeks of booking, against 87.7% in England.

How do I change GP practice in Bath?

It is free, and you do not have to tell your current practice. Most practices let you register online or in the NHS App.

Best GP practices in Bath 2026

9 GP practices in Bath (Bath and North East Somerset, South West), ranked by the Practice Grade. The grade weighs what patients say in the 2026 GP Patient Survey and how soon appointments take place. Practices with too few answers have no grade. Bath here is the built-up area the Office for National Statistics maps, and its practices are those with a postcode inside it.

Fairfield Park Health Centre has the highest Practice Grade in Bath, 90.5 out of 100. Bath as a whole: 82.2, 5.0 points above the England average.

How the Practice Grade works

Updated with GP Patient Survey (2026 survey) and Appointments in General Practice (August 2026)

Compare the four best in Bath

GP practices in Bath

Sorted by the Practice Grade, highest first

Practice	Practice Grade	Response rate	Survey answers
1Fairfield Park Health CentreTop 10% in England 2026	90.5	30.6%	123
2St. Michael's Surgery	87.2	21.0%	109
3Newbridge Surgery	87.1	37.0%	112
4Combe Down Surgery	81.7	32.9%	116
5Heart of Bath	81.0	28.4%	186
6Widcombe Surgery	78.9	26.6%	92
7The Pulteney Practice	75.5	31.7%	106
8Rush Hill Surgery	74.2	26.9%	98
University Medical CentreFor students of the University of Bath	83.4	7.2%	75

The Practice Grade is on a scale of 0 to 100. The response rate and the number of survey answers show how large the base is: more answers give a surer grade. 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 Grade, not the grade itself. Practices with fewer than 3 yearly results are shown without a curve.

The practices without a place follow the ranked ones, A to Z, with their figures: those with too few survey answers, those that serve one group of patients, and those the grade cannot place clearly.

Flu vaccination in Bath and North East Somerset, winter 2025 to 2026

81.1% of patients aged 65 and over registered with GP practices in Bath and North East Somerset had a flu vaccine between 1 September 2025 and 28 February 2026 (35,943 of 44,330). England: 74.5%.

Who	Bath and North East Somerset	England
Aged 65 and over35,943 of 44,330	81.1%	74.5%
Under 65 in a clinical risk group15,069 of 30,362	49.6%	40.6%
Pregnant women1,051 of 1,943	54.1%	38.4%
Children aged 21,039 of 1,710	60.8%	43.5%
Children aged 31,144 of 1,877	60.9%	44.8%

The counts follow the GP practice, not where people live. They include vaccinations given in GP practices, pharmacies and other places that are recorded in the GP record. 99.3% of practices sent data. UKHSA says the number counted as pregnant may be too high, so uptake among pregnant women is probably understated.

This card shows flu only. We have not found local authority figures for last winter’s COVID-19 vaccination from UKHSA.

Source: UK Health Security Agency, Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in GP patients: winter season 2025 to 2026 (final data, published 28 May 2026). Open Government Licence v3.0.

Appointments within two weeks in Bath, August 2026

81.3% of the 30,150 appointments at 9 practices in Bath took place within two weeks of booking. England: 87.7%.

Source: NHS England, Appointments in General Practice. This is the appointments half of the grade’s access part.

Talking therapies for the NHS area covering Bath and North East Somerset, August 2026

About 785 people finished a course of NHS Talking Therapies in the NHS area that covers Bath and North East Somerset in August 2026. Of them, 97% started treatment within 6 weeks of referral and 100% within 18 weeks. The national standards are 75% and 95%.

Bath and North East Somerset is covered by NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB (sub-ICB 92G).

England: 83.4% started within 6 weeks and 97.5% within 18 weeks (51,269 people finished a course in August 2026).

These figures are for the NHS area that commissions the service, not for Bath and North East Somerset and not for any GP practice. Most people refer themselves, so they say nothing about the quality of a practice.

Only people who finished a course in the month are counted, so people still waiting are not. Counts are rounded to the nearest 5, rates to the nearest whole per cent, and NHS England hides numbers under 5. One month can move by several points.

Source: NHS England Digital, NHS Talking Therapies Monthly Statistics (August 2026, published 8 October 2026), Open Government Licence. Areas are matched to NHS areas with the Office for National Statistics lookup from neighbourhoods to sub-ICBs and local authorities (April 2026).

Cancer waiting times near Bath and North East Somerset

The 3 NHS trusts with a hospital nearest the middle of Bath and North East Somerset, nearest first, and how quickly people were diagnosed and treated in August 2026. Your GP can refer you elsewhere if you ask.

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust – about 5 km away, told within 28 days: 73%, treated within 62 days of referral: 70%
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust – about 16 km away, told within 28 days: 79%, treated within 62 days of referral: 75%
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust – about 48 km away, told within 28 days: 75%, treated within 62 days of referral: 78%

People referred urgently because cancer was suspected (by a GP, a dentist, a screening programme, or for breast symptoms) who were told within 28 days, four weeks, that they have cancer or that it has been ruled out. People with cancer who started their first treatment within 62 days, about two months, of an urgent referral. The clock starts when the hospital gets the referral (from a GP, screening, or a hospital doctor who suspects cancer) and stops when treatment such as surgery, drugs or radiotherapy begins.

Cancer waiting times at every NHS trust

Source: NHS England, Cancer Waiting Times (August 2026, published 8 October 2026), Open Government Licence. Distance from the middle of the area’s GP practices to the trust’s nearest hospital with an A&E department, or its head office.

NHS dentists in Bath and North East Somerset

23 NHS dental practices in Bath and North East Somerset hold an NHS contract (July 2026).

29.0% of adults living in Bath and North East Somerset saw an NHS dentist in the 2 years to June 2026 (47,875 people). England: 40.0%.

57.7% of children saw an NHS dentist in the year to June 2026 (20,582). England: 58.3%.

People are counted where they live, whichever NHS dentist they went to. Adults are counted over 2 years and children over 1, as the NHS counts them.

The 23 NHS dental practices in Bath and North East Somerset, with NHS patients seen

Source: NHS Business Services Authority, English Contractor Monthly General Dental Activity (July 2026, published 15 October 2026) and NHS Dental Statistics for England (to June 2026, published 8 October 2026); practice names and addresses from the NHS Organisation Data Service. NHSBSA Copyright 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Maternity units near Bath and North East Somerset

The 3 hospital maternity units nearest the middle of Bath and North East Somerset, nearest first, with CQC’s rating of the maternity service. You can choose where to give birth: you do not have to use the nearest unit.

Royal United Hospital Bath – about 5 km away, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, CQC maternity rating: Outstanding (27 March 2024)
Frome Birth Centre (Frome Community Hospital) – about 16 km away, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, CQC maternity rating: Good (27 March 2024)
UHBW Bristol Campus – about 16 km away, Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, CQC maternity rating: Good (1 March 2024)

Each link goes to the trust’s maternity page: CQC’s ratings, what women said in CQC’s Maternity Survey and how babies were born there. Your options for where to give birth are on nhs.uk.

Maternity services at every NHS trust

Source: CQC maternity ratings, Open Government Licence. Distance from the middle of the area’s GP practices to the hospital’s postcode.

NHS pharmacies in Bath and North East Somerset

33 NHS pharmacies are on NHS England’s pharmaceutical list in Bath and North East Somerset (30 September 2026).

In April to June 2026 these pharmacies dispensed 666,768 NHS items, and gave 2,341 Pharmacy First consultations and 8,868 New Medicine Service check-ins.

20 of 33 list Saturday opening and 4 list Sunday opening (pharmaceutical list, 30 September 2026).

Facts about size and services, not a grade: there is no patient survey for pharmacies.

The 33 NHS pharmacies in Bath and North East Somerset, with opening hours and services

Source: NHS Business Services Authority, Pharmacy and appliance contractor dispensing data (April to June 2026, published 24 September 2026) and NHS England’s Consolidated Pharmaceutical List (as at 30 September 2026); names, addresses and phone numbers from the NHS Organisation Data Service. Management information, not official statistics. NHSBSA Copyright 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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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.

14 GP practices within 10 km, the nearest 8 shown.

Within reach of Bath

14 GP practices within 10 km, the nearest 8 shown.

The highest Practice Grade within 10 km is Three Shires Medical Practice in South Gloucestershire, 92.6, 9.1 km away.

Distance as the crow flies from the middle of the practices in Bath. A practice in another area may still cover your address: check its boundary before you register.

Common questions

Which GP practice in Bath has the highest grade?: Fairfield Park Health Centre has the highest Practice Grade in Bath, 90.5 out of 100. Practices next to each other in the list are often so close that another year's answers could swap them. How the grade works
How many GP practices are there in Bath?: 9 open GP practices that you can register with, 8 of them with a Practice Grade.
How soon do practices in Bath see patients?: In the latest month 81.3% of appointments at practices in Bath took place within two weeks of booking, against 87.7% in England.
How do I change GP practice in Bath?: It is free, and you do not have to tell your current practice. Most practices let you register online or in the NHS App. Guide: changing GP practice

About Bath and North East Somerset

Background

Background on Bath and North East Somerset as context for the practices above. Not part of the Practice Grade.

Residents: 200,028
Aged 65 and over: 19.5%
Aged 80 and over: 5.8%

Deprivation, income and life expectancy

Measure	Bath and North East Somerset	England
Deprivation score (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)2025	12.3	21.8
Children under 16 in relative low income families2024/25, likely range 9.7 to 10.6	10.2%	19.8%
Life expectancy at birth, men2022 to 2024, likely range 80.9 to 81.9	81.4 years	79.5 years
Life expectancy at birth, women2022 to 2024, likely range 84.5 to 85.4	84.9 years	83.3 years

Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Fingertips: residents and ages 2024 (Office for National Statistics), deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government), children in low income families 2024/25 (Department for Work and Pensions), life expectancy 2022 to 2024 (Office for National Statistics). Open Government Licence v3.0.

Older people in Bath and North East Somerset

Background

Background on people aged 65 and over in Bath and North East Somerset, with England beside it. No figure here says an area is doing better or worse. Not part of the Practice Grade.

Hospital care and dementia

Measure	Bath and North East Somerset	England
Emergency hospital admissions for falls, per 100,000 people aged 65 and over2024/25, age-standardised, likely range 1,764 to 2,028	1,893	1,958
Hip fractures, per 100,000 people aged 65 and over2024/25, age-standardised, likely range 452 to 592	518	536
Estimated dementia diagnosis rate, people aged 65 and over2026, as at 31 March, likely range 57.7 to 70.6	64.6%	66.3%

The hospital figures are age-standardised, so an older population does not raise them. Since 2022/23 some hospital trusts report same-day emergency care in another dataset, which can lower the admissions counted.

The dementia rate is the number of people with a recorded diagnosis out of the number estimated to have dementia. It is counted by where the practice is, not where patients live.

Care homes

Measure	Bath and North East Somerset	England
Care home beds per 100 people aged 75 and over2025	8.1	8.3

Beds are counted where the home is, not where its residents come from, and people under 75 also live in care homes.

Life expectancy at 65

Measure	Bath and North East Somerset	England
Life expectancy at 65, men2022 to 2024, likely range 19.6 to 20.2	19.9 years	18.9 years
Life expectancy at 65, women2022 to 2024, likely range 22.0 to 22.7	22.4 years	21.4 years

Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Fingertips: hospital admissions 2024/25 (NHS England), dementia diagnosis 2026 (as at 31 March) (NHS England), care home beds 2025 (Care Quality Commission), life expectancy 2022 to 2024 (Office for National Statistics). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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