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 Scarborough and beyond.
Across the country, 83% of people described their overall experience as ‘very good’ or ‘fairly good’, slightly higher than last year’s rate of 81.8%.
But two-in-five (42%) 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 NHS North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group area which were voted the best and worst by you.
Surgeries are ranked by the proportion of patients who said they were ‘very good’.
1. West Ayton and Snainton General Medical Practice
There were 250 survey forms sent out to patients at West Ayton and Snainton General Medical Practice. The response rate was 61%, with 109 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 80% said it was very good and 17% said it was fairly good.
2. Sherburn and Rillington Practice
There were 245 survey forms sent out to patients at Sherburn and Rillington Practice. The response rate was 53%, with 65 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 65% said it was very good and 23% said it was fairly good. Photo: Google Maps
3. Scarborough Medical Group
There were 254 survey forms sent out to patients at Scarborough Medical Group. The response rate was 44%, with 178 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 50% said it was very good and 44% said it was fairly good.
4. Filey Surgery
There were 248 survey forms sent out to patients at Filey Surgery. The response rate was 52%, with 116 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 50% said it was very good and 36% said it was fairly good.