That’s according to the latest GP Patient Survey, produced by Ipsos MORI on behalf of NHS England.
The survey contacted 2.4 million people from January to April of this year to gather information on how patients feel about their local GP service, and around a third of them responded.
The results reveal the best and worst surgeries in the area.
Across the country, 83 per cent of people described their overall experience as ‘very good’ or ‘fairly good’, slightly higher than last year’s rate of 81.8 per cent.
But two-in-five (42 per cent) admitted to avoiding making an appointment when they had needed one.
The most common reason for this was not wanting to be a burden on the NHS, followed by not wanting to catch Covid.
Are you happy with your local GP practice? Here we reveal the GP practices in Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire and Bolsover which were voted the best by you.
Surgeries are ranked by the proportion of patients who said they were ‘very good’.
1. Chatsworth Road Medical Centre, Chesterfield
There were 263 survey forms sent out to patients at Chatsworth Road Medical Centre. The response rate was 60 percent. Of these, 77.52 per cent said it was very good and 18.84 per cent said it was fairly good. Photo: Submitted
2. St Lawrence Road Surgery, North Wingfield
There were 269 survey forms sent out to patients at St Lawrence Road Surgery. The response rate was 51 per cent. Of these, 72.43 per cent said it was very good and 20.94 per cent said it was fairly good. Photo: Submitted
3. Stubley Medical Centre, Dronfield Woodhouse
There were 261 survey forms sent out to patients at Stubley Medical Centre. The response rate was 52 per cent. Of these, 66.95 per cent said it was very good and 25.55 per cent said it was fairly good. Photo: Brian Eyre
4. Wingerworth Medical Centre
There were 261 survey forms sent out to patients at Wingerworth Medical Centre. The response rate was 53 percent. Of these, 65.83 per cent said it was very good and 26.55 per cent said it was fairly good. Photo: jason chadwick