Survey figures show the Islington GP surgeries rated best and worst by their patients.

NHS England commissions the GP Patient Survey annually and this year’s results show that 71% of patients nationally described their GP as ‘good’.

One surgery dramatically outperformed this figure, boasting patient satisfaction of more than 90%.

There was also one GP in the area where less than half of patients rated their experience as ‘good’.

Best performing GPs

 

The Miller Practice in Highbury was the best performing surgery, with 90% of patients rating it as ‘good’.

A total of 60% of respondents at this surgery said they were able to speak to their preferred GP when they wanted to.

Appointment time satisfaction was also high at the surgery, with only 18% of people saying they were dissatisfied with the slot they were offered.

Other top performing GPs in the area were Sobell Medical Centre, The Medical Centre in Holloway Road, Shoreditch Park Surgery and Stroud Green Medical Centre.

All four of these surgeries were rated good by 85% pr more of their patients.

Worst performing GPs

 

Hanley Primary Care Centre near Finsbury Park was rated ‘good’ by just 47% of its patients.

Not one patient surveyed said they were usually able to speak to their preferred GP when they would like to.

Although 68% of patients said they find receptionists at the GP helpful, less than half said that they find it easy to get through to the practice by phone.

Medicus Select Care in Bingfield Street, The Beaumont Practice in Hornsey Rise and St Peter’s Street Medical Practice were all rated ‘good’ by less than 60% of patients.

Full list of ratings

 

All the surgeries rated in Islington have been traced on the map below with popups revealing their overall rating.

Full list: 

THE MILLER PRACTICE - 90%

SOBELL MEDICAL CENTRE N7 6NE - 88%

THE MEDICAL CENTRE N7 8DD - 87%

SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY N1 5DR - 87%

STROUD GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE N4 3PZ - 85%

BROOKFIELD PARK SURGERY N19 5BZ - 83%

ST JOHNS WAY MEDICAL CENTRE N19 3RN - 82%

BARNSBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE N1 0AL - 81%

THE NORTHERN MEDICAL CENTRE N7 7JJ - 81%

DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY N1 5QT - 81%

DR SEGARAJASINGHE EC1R 0JH - 79%

THE CEDAR PRACTICE N4 2NU - 78%

RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE N1 2DE - 77%

CLERKENWELL MEDICAL PRACTICE EC1R 0LP - 76%

ANDOVER MEDICAL CENTRE N7 7QZ - 76%

THE VILLAGE PRACTICE N7 7JJ - 75%

NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE N1 7AA - 74%

THE GOODINGE GROUP PRACTICE N7 9EW - 73%

ISLINGTON CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE N1 1SW - 73%

KILLICK STREET HEALTH CENTRE N1 9RH - 73%

ROMAN WAY MEDICAL CENTRE N1 1SW - 72%

CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE EC1V 2QH - 72%

THE JUNCTION MEDICAL PRACTICE N19 5EW - 72%

THE NEAMAN PRACTICE EC1A 7HF - 72%

THE HOXTON SURGERY N1 5DR - 69%

ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE N1 3BS - 68%

THE RISE GROUP PRACTICE N19 3YU - 68%

PARTNERSHIP PRIMARY CARE CENTRE N7 0SL - 67%

RITCHIE STREET GROUP PRACTICE N1 0DG - 66%

THE 157 MEDICAL PRACTICE N4 3PZ - 64%

ARCHWAY MEDICAL CENTRE N19 3NU - 63%

THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY N1 3NG - 62%

HIGHBURY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE N5 2QB - 60%

THE LAWSON PRACTICE N1 5HZ - 60%

ST PETER'S STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE N1 8JG - 59%

THE BEAUMONT PRACTICE N19 3YU - 55%

MEDICUS SELECT CARE N1 0AL - 51%

HANLEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE N4 3DU - 47%