The GP surgeries in Buckinghamshire were rated by patients, and now the results have been revealed.
Every year, patients across England get a chance to have a say about their local GP surgery as part of the annual GP Patient Survey published on July 14.
Around 293,000 people got the survey nationally, while more than 52,000 surveys were sent out to patients in Bucks, Oxfordshire and Berkshire.
The GP Patient Survey is the official survey to get data about patients’ experiences at GP practice – level, collected by Ipsos on behalf of NHS England.
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Patients were asked how good they found their overall GP practice experience, but also questions about Covid.
Health authorities wanted to understand many patients may have avoided making appointments because fear of Covid.
Patients were also asked how easily they got through on the phone, was the receptionist helpful and did their GP listen to them.
On average 71 percent of patients across Bucks had a good overall experience when visiting their GP - inline with the 72 percent national figure.
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Best GP surgeries were Water Meadow Surgery in Chesham with 93 percent good overall rating, followed by Aylesbury’s Oakfield Surgery and Waddesdon Surgery with 91 percent for both, and Dr Firth and Partners, Chesham, with 88 percent good experience rating.
However, not all GP patients’ visits were good, the survey showed.
The four worst experiences according to patients were at Whitehill Surgery in Aylesbury, where only 28 percent had a good experience.
It was followed by Kingswood Surgery, High Wycombe (35 percent), The Mandeville Practice, Aylesbury (36 percent), and Chiltern House Medical Centre in High Wycombe (51 percent).
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