NHS England has published the results of its GP Patient Survey 2026, which gathers feedback from patients about their experiences of general practice.
It covers a range of topics, from people’s overall experience, how easy it was to contact a practice by telephone and the wait for an appointment.
The data was collected between January 2 and April 13 and includes 54 GP practices across Wigan borough.
We have collated the results for the question: “Overall, how would you describe your experience of your GP practice?”
Respondents could choose whether their experience was “very good”, “good”, “neither good nor poor”, “fairly poor” or “very poor”.
Across England, 46 per cent of people gave their practice the top mark of “very good”, but a number of Wigan practices received much higher scores, with one reaching an impressive 90 per cent.
Here we reveal the best practices in Wigan, ranked by the proportion of patients who said they were “very good”.
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Astley General Practice was rated as "very good" by 67 per cent of respondents Photo: Google Street View
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High Street Surgery, at Golborne Health Centre, was rated as "very good" by 66 per cent of respondents Photo: Google Street View
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Newtown Medical Practice was rated as "very good" by 66 per cent of respondents Photo: Google
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Foxleigh Family Surgery, at Bridgewater Medical Centre in Leigh, was rated as "very good" by 66 per cent of respondents Photo: Michelle Adamson