Patients in Wakefield have revealed how they really feel about their GP surgeries.
More than 700,000 patients in England completed the 2025 GP Patient survey, produced by Ipsos on behalf of NHS England.
Carried out between January and March this year, it gathers information on how patients feel about their local GP and reveals the best and worst surgeries in Wakefield and beyond.
Despite the pressures faced by the NHS, the majority of patients across the country described their overall experience of their GP practice as ‘very good’ (44%) or ‘fairly good’ (31%).
Here we reveal the GP practices in Wakefield that were voted the best by you. Surgeries are ranked by the proportion of patients who said their overall experience was ‘very good’.
5. Middlestown Medical Centre - Middlestown, Wakefield
There were 304 survey forms sent out to patients at Middlestown Medical Centre in Middlestown, Wakefield. The response rate was 40%, with 123 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 61% said it was very good and 25% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
6. The Outwood Park Medical Centre - Wakefield
There were 306 survey forms sent out to patients at The Outwood Park Medical Centre in Wakefield. The response rate was 40%, with 120 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 58% said it was very good and 28% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
7. Crofton and Sharlston Medical Practice - Crofton
There were 324 survey forms sent out to patients at Crofton and Sharlston Medical Practice in Crofton. The response rate was 31%, with 99 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 58% said it was very good and 25% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
8. Northgate Surgery - Northgate, Pontefract
There were 379 survey forms sent out to patients at Northgate Surgery in Northgate, Pontefract. The response rate was 29%, with 110 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 57% said it was very good and 34% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps