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Best GP practices in North East and North Cumbria 2026

The highest-graded GP practices in North East and North Cumbria, the area of NHS North East and North 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.

Glenridding Health Centre has the highest Practice Grade in North East and North Cumbria, 96.0 out of 100. North East and North Cumbria as a whole: 80.2, 3.0 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 North East and North Cumbria: how many practices have satisfied patients but access below England’s figure.

#PracticeAreaAnswersPractice Grade
1Glenridding Health CentreTop-rated in Westmorland and Furness 2026Westmorland and Furness9396.0
2Gainford SurgeryTop-rated in County Durham 2026County Durham10595.3
3Rockliffe Court SurgeryTop-rated in Darlington 2026Darlington11195.0
4Southdene Medical CentreTop 10% in England 2026County Durham9594.4
5The Adderlane SurgeryTop-rated in Northumberland 2026Northumberland16394.2
5Wooler HealthTop-rated in Northumberland 2026Northumberland12994.2
7Annfield Plain SurgeryTop 10% in England 2026County Durham11093.3
8Silverdale Family PracticeTop 10% in England 2026County Durham8993.0
8The Horden Group PracticeTop 10% in England 2026County Durham9193.0
10Rickleton Medical CentreTop-rated in Sunderland 2026Sunderland8692.9
11Sunniside SurgeryTop-rated in Gateshead 2026Gateshead11692.4
12Murton Medical CentreTop 10% in England 2026County Durham8692.3
13Aspatria Medical GroupTop-rated in Cumberland 2026Cumberland11992.2
14Village Medical GroupTop 10% in England 2026Northumberland8792.0
15Dr RasoolTop-rated in Stockton-on-Tees 2026Stockton-on-Tees11491.9
16Eaglescliffe Medical PracticeTop 10% in England 2026Stockton-on-Tees10591.7
17Great Lumley SurgeryTop 10% in England 2026County Durham10491.6
17Villette SurgeryTop 10% in England 2026Sunderland10391.6
19Elm Tree SurgeryStockton-on-Tees8091.4
19Southlands Medical GroupTop 10% in England 2026Sunderland11291.4
21Hylton Medical GroupTop 10% in England 2026Sunderland11991.0
21Netherfield HouseTop 10% in England 2026Northumberland11691.0
23Woodview Medical PracticeTop 10% in England 2026County Durham10490.5
24Corbridge Health CentreTop 10% in England 2026Northumberland12590.3
24The Village Green SurgeryTop-rated in North Tyneside 2026North Tyneside11190.3

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

All 335 GP practices in North East and North Cumbria have a Practice Grade; only practices with a label are placed, so the list never runs from the bottom.

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  • Clearly above the England average
  • Graded
  • Not graded

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 North East and North 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/
Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0
Contains Office for National Statistics data (sub-ICB location to integrated care board lookup) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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