The NHS is facing a challenging end to winter, with norovirus cases at their highest levels so far.
GP surgeries are also feeling the pressure. Often described as the “front door” of the NHS, they are the first point of contact for patients seeking medical care, treatment, prescriptions, or specialist referrals.
Patients across the North East have shared how they feel their GP surgery is performing in the latest GP Patient Survey, produced by Ipsos on behalf of NHS England.
More than 700,000 patients in England completed the 2025 survey, which was carried out between January and March last year, and gathers information on how patients feel about their local GP in the North East and beyond.
Across the country, the majority of patients described their overall experience of their GP practice as ‘very good’ (44%) or ‘fairly good’ (31%).
Here we reveal the GP practices in the North East which were voted the best by you. Surgeries are ranked by the proportion of patients who said their overall experience was ‘very good’.
1. Adderlane Surgery - Prudhoe
There were 466 survey forms sent out to patients atAdderlane Surgery in Prudhoe. The response rate was 41%, with 191 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 95% said it was very good and 4% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
2. Evenwood Health Centre - Evenwood, Bishop Auckland
There were 361 survey forms sent out to patients at Evenwood Health Centre in Evenwood, Bishop Auckland. The response rate was 35%, with 125 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 89% said it was very good and 8% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
3. Rockliffe Court Surgery - Hurworth Place, Darlington
There were 286 survey forms sent out to patients at Rockliffe Court Surgery in Hurworth Place, Darlington . The response rate was 47%, with 133 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 89% said it was very good and 7% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
4. Sunniside Surgery - Gateshead
There were 298 survey forms sent out to patients at Sunniside Surgery in Gateshead. The response rate was 37%, with 109 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 87% said it was very good and 11% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps