Best GP practices in Central East 2026

The highest-graded GP practices in Central East, the area of NHS Central East Integrated Care Board, by the Practice Grade: what patients say in the 2026 GP Patient Survey and how soon appointments take place and calls are answered, with an open method. See also the best GP practices in England.

Little Bushey Surgery has the highest Practice Grade in Central East, 90.5 out of 100. Central East as a whole: 75.9, 1.3 points below the England average.

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

See also the access gap in Central East: how many practices have satisfied patients but access below England’s figure.

#	Practice	Area	Answers	Practice Grade
1	Little Bushey SurgeryTop-rated in Hertsmere 2026	Hertsmere	109	90.5
2	Grange Street SurgeryTop-rated in St Albans 2026	St Albans	127	90.1
2	Great Staughton SurgeryTop-rated in Huntingdonshire 2026	Huntingdonshire	113	90.1
4	Buckden SurgeryTop 10% in England 2026	Huntingdonshire	131	89.5
4	Kimbolton Medical CentreTop 10% in England 2026	Huntingdonshire	114	89.5
6	Much Hadham Health CentreTop-rated in East Hertfordshire 2026	East Hertfordshire	108	89.4
7	Bourn SurgeryTop-rated in South Cambridgeshire 2026	South Cambridgeshire	132	89.3
8	The Colne PracticeTop-rated in Three Rivers 2026	Three Rivers	97	88.3
9	Amwell SurgeryTop-rated in Broxbourne 2026	Broxbourne	105	88.0
10	Alconbury Surgery	Huntingdonshire	109	87.9
10	Dr Whm Matta's PracticeTop-rated in Luton 2026	Luton	108	87.9
12	Dr Ps Bath's Practice	Luton	89	87.8
12	Over Surgery	South Cambridgeshire	144	87.8
14	Burwell SurgeryTop-rated in East Cambridgeshire 2026	East Cambridgeshire	123	87.7
15	Grove Hill Medical CentreTop-rated in Dacorum 2026	Dacorum	93	87.5
16	Bridgewater SurgeriesTop-rated in Watford 2026	Watford	188	87.1
17	Harrold Medical PracticeTop-rated in Bedford 2026	Bedford	150	86.9
17	Swavesey Surgery	South Cambridgeshire	118	86.9
17	Verulam Medical Group	St Albans	106	86.9
20	Sovereign Medical CentreTop-rated in Milton Keynes 2026	Milton Keynes	101	86.8
20	Staploe Medical Centre	East Cambridgeshire	98	86.8
22	Papworth Surgery	South Cambridgeshire	135	86.7
23	Cobbs Garden Surgery	Milton Keynes	112	86.5
23	Dolphin House Surgery	East Hertfordshire	103	86.5
23	Haverfield Surgery	Dacorum	110	86.5

Practices with exactly the same Practice Grade share a place, listed A to Z.

263 of the 264 GP practices in Central East have a Practice Grade; only practices with a label are placed, so the list never runs from the bottom.

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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.

Areas in Central East

Each area page ranks every GP practice in the area by the Practice Grade, also those that do not reach the region’s list.

2026 GP Patient Survey: https://www.gp-patient.co.uk/
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