Best GP surgeries in Bournemouth
16 GP practices in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, ranked by what their own patients say in the NHS GP Patient Survey 2026: first the share who rate their overall experience as good, then how easy it is to get through on the phone.
| # | Practice | Good overall experience | Easy to phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southbourne Practice BH6 5BF · 8,723 patients · 01202 427878 | 94% | 56% |
| 2 | St Albans Medical Centre BH8 9EW · 11,043 patients · 01202 517333 | 94% | 79% |
| 3 | Littledown Surgery BH7 7BU · 6,164 patients · 01202 309500 | 91% | 66% |
| 4 | The Marine & Oakridge Partnership BH6 3DB · 10,046 patients · 01202 425588 | 85% | 74% |
| 5 | Moordown Medical Centre BH9 2XF · 10,034 patients · 01202 974700 | 84% | 80% |
| 6 | Woodlea House Surgery BH8 9NX · 6,847 patients · 01202 300903 | 82% | 61% |
| 7 | Beaufort Road Surgery BH6 5AJ · 11,545 patients · 01202 433081 | 81% | 70% |
| 8 | James Fisher Medical Centre BH9 3LQ · 12,420 patients · 01202 522622 | 79% | 64% |
| 9 | Crescent Providence Surgery BH1 4HA · 13,596 patients · 01202 395195 | 77% | 61% |
| 10 | Denmark Road Medical Centre BH9 1PB · 14,493 patients · 01202 521111 | 73% | 58% |
| 11 | Westbourne Medical Centre BH4 9HJ · 20,979 patients · 01202 752550 | 73% | 56% |
| 12 | Kinson Road Medical Centre BH10 5EY · 10,802 patients · 01202 574604 | 71% | 59% |
| 13 | Shelley Manor Holdenhurst Medical Centre BH5 1LX · 25,926 patients · 01202 309421 | 71% | 48% |
| 14 | Talbot Medical Centre BH10 4BX · 22,432 patients · 01202 636400 | 70% | 51% |
| 15 | The Banks & Bearwood Medical Centre BH3 7AT · 11,420 patients · 01202 593444 | 69% | 48% |
| 16 | The Panton Practice BH1 3EG · 16,594 patients · 01202 411700 | 68% | 49% |
| Typical practice in England | 79% | 62% |
Green: at least 5 points above the typical practice; amber: at least 5 below. Practices with fewer than 30 survey responses are listed unranked.
Questions
What is the best GP surgery in Bournemouth?
By the GP Patient Survey 2026, Southbourne Practice has the highest share of patients rating their overall experience as good (94%, against 79% at a typical practice in England).
Which GP surgery in Bournemouth is easiest to get an appointment with?
Moordown Medical Centre: 80% of patients say it is easy to get through on the phone (typical practice 62%).
How many GP surgeries are there in Bournemouth?
16 GP practices, with 213,064 registered patients between them.
You can register with any GP practice that covers your address and is taking new patients; check with the practice or on the NHS website.
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Neighbourhoods
Boscombe East · Boscombe West · Central Bournemouth · Charminster · East Cliff · East Howe & Ensbury Park · East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head · Iford · Kinson East · Kinson West · Littledown · Moordown · Northbourne · Queens Park · Southbourne West · Springbourne & Queen's Park · Talbot & Branksome Woods · Throop & Muscliffe · Townsend & Strouden · West Cliff
Source: GP Patient Survey 2026, NHS England (run by Ipsos), and NHS Digital practice lists. Survey results are weighted estimates from a sample of each practice's patients.