Best GP practices in Lancashire and South Cumbria 2026

The highest-graded GP practices in Lancashire and South Cumbria, the area of NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria 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.

Slaidburn Health Centre has the highest Practice Grade in Lancashire and South Cumbria, 97.4 out of 100. Lancashire and South Cumbria as a whole: 78.8, 1.6 points above the England average.

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

See also the access gap in Lancashire and South Cumbria: how many practices have satisfied patients but access below England’s figure.

#	Practice	Area	Answers	Practice Grade
1	Slaidburn Health CentreTop-rated in Ribble Valley 2026	Ribble Valley	106	97.4
2	Kingsfold Medical CentreTop-rated in South Ribble 2026	South Ribble	93	94.5
3	Windermere Health CentreTop 10% in England 2026	Westmorland and Furness	120	93.2
4	Withnell Health CentreTop-rated in Chorley 2026	Chorley	118	92.7
5	Dr Jacobs SurgeryTop 10% in England 2026	Chorley	93	91.5
6	Parbold SurgeryTop-rated in West Lancashire 2026	West Lancashire	137	91.2
7	New Longton SurgeryTop 10% in England 2026	South Ribble	105	90.8
8	Arnold Medical CentreTop-rated in Blackpool 2026	Blackpool	123	90.7
9	Hall Green SurgeryTop 10% in England 2026	West Lancashire	112	90.6
10	Haverthwaite SurgeryTop 10% in England 2026	Westmorland and Furness	125	90.5
11	The Euxton Medical CentreTop 10% in England 2026	Chorley	90	90.2
12	Ambleside Health CentreTop 10% in England 2026	Westmorland and Furness	116	89.9
13	Lunesdale SurgeryTop 10% in England 2026	Westmorland and Furness	117	89.5
14	The Village PracticeTop-rated in Wyre 2026	Wyre	95	89.4
15	Berry Lane Medical Centre	Ribble Valley	91	89.3
16	Aughton SurgeryTop 10% in England 2026	West Lancashire	105	89.2
17	Captain French SurgeryTop 10% in England 2026	Westmorland and Furness	121	89.0
17	Lytham Road SurgeryTop-rated in Preston 2026	Preston	124	89.0
19	Granville House Med CtreTop 10% in England 2026	Chorley	110	88.9
19	Witton Medical CentreTop-rated in Blackburn with Darwen 2026	Blackburn with Darwen	104	88.9
21	Hazelvalley Family PracticeTop-rated in Rossendale 2026	Rossendale	90	88.5
21	The Castle Medical Group	Ribble Valley	113	88.5
21	The Thornton Practice	Wyre	108	88.5
24	Stanley Court Surgery	West Lancashire	100	88.3
25	Cartmel Surgery	Westmorland and Furness	103	88.1

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

All 193 GP practices in Lancashire and South Cumbria 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 Lancashire and South Cumbria

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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