How many patients describe their GP practice as good?
In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 76.7% of patients in England described their GP practice as good (question 32, overall experience).
Applies to: 2026 GP Patient Survey
In a chart and a table
| Measure | England |
|---|---|
| Patients who describe their practice as good2026 GP Patient Survey | 76.7% |
| Appointments within two weeks of bookingAugust 2026 | 87.7% |
| Calls answered or called backAugust 2026 | 68.6% |
How did we work it out?
Ipsos asks patients across England how they would describe their overall experience of their GP practice and publishes the share who say it is good. We use that figure as Ipsos publishes it, for England as a whole.
It is the survey part of the Practice Grade. The chart also shows the two appointment and phone shares that make up the access part. A figure for England says nothing about one practice: every practice page shows its own, with the number of answers and the margin of error.
Where does the figure come from?
- GP Patient Survey: (published 9 July 2026)
- Appointments in General Practice: (published 24 September 2026)
- Cloud Based Telephony Data in General Practice:
- 2026 GP Patient Survey: https://www.gp-patient.co.uk/
- Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence
More questions
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- How many people answered the GP Patient Survey?
- How many GP practices are there in England?