It’s been a challenging time for the NHS, after a “quad-demic” of seasonal illnesses during winter left hospitals feeling the strain.
The number of beds lost to seasonal viruses this winter was greater than the population of Malta, with cases of coronavirus, the flu, norovirus and RSV leaving almost 600,000 hospital beds occupied from November 25, 2024 to March 30, 2025.
Despite the pressures, it appears that the vast majority of us are happy with how our local GP practice operates, according to the latest GP Patient Survey, produced by Ipsos on behalf of NHS England.
Almost 700,000 patients in England completed the 2024 survey, carried out between January 2 and March 25, 2024, it gathers information on how patients feel about their local GP and reveals the best and worst surgeries in Peterborough and beyond.
Across the country, the majority of patients described the overall experience as ‘very good’ (37.1%) or ‘fairly good’ (30.2%).
Not everyone is as happy with their local practice though—9.4% said their overall experience was ‘fairly poor’ and 9.5% described it as ‘very poor’.
Here, we reveal the GP practices in the Peterborough and Fenland districts which were voted the best by you. Surgeries are ranked by the proportion of patients that said they were ‘very good’.
5. Boroughbury Medical Centre, Peterborough
There were 329 survey forms sent out to patients at Boroughbury Medical Centre. The response rate was 34%, with 110 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 45% said it was very good and 31% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
6. Fenland Group Practice
There were 397 survey forms sent out to patients at Fenland Group Practice, which operates surgeries in Manea, Doddington, Wimblington and Ramsey. The response rate was 42%, with 124 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 42% said it was very good and 29% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
7. Cornerstone Practice, March
There were 291 survey forms sent out to patients at Cornerstone Practice. The response rate was 41%, with 118 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 42% said it was very good and 25% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps
8. Westwood Clinic, Peterborough
There were 447 survey forms sent out to patients at Westwood Clinic. The response rate was 20%, with 91 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 41% said it was very good and 23% said it was fairly good. | Google Maps