Best GP surgeries in Smethwick
9 GP practices in Sandwell, 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 | Bearwood Medical Centre B67 5BP · 6,679 patients · 0121 4291572 | 83% | 77% |
| 2 | Bearwood Road Surgery B66 4ES · 2,700 patients · 0121 4291345 | 77% | 59% |
| 3 | Lodge Road Surgery B67 7LU · 7,386 patients · 0121 5580499 | 75% | 59% |
| 4 | St Paul'S Medical Practice B66 1HB · 6,190 patients · 0121 5580431 | 67% | 41% |
| 5 | Norvic Family Practice B66 3PZ · 9,462 patients · 0121 5653760 | 66% | 36% |
| 6 | Cape Hill Medical Centre B66 3NR · 11,562 patients · 0121 5582613 | 65% | 33% |
| 7 | Sarephed Medical Centre B67 6AJ · 4,607 patients · 0121 5580263 | 63% | 41% |
| 8 | Hawthorns Medical Centre B66 2DD · 3,736 patients · 0121 5555635 | 60% | 61% |
| 9 | The Smethwick Medical Centre B66 3BQ · 8,469 patients · 0121 2893418 | 57% | 35% |
| 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 Smethwick?
By the GP Patient Survey 2026, Bearwood Medical Centre has the highest share of patients rating their overall experience as good (83%, against 79% at a typical practice in England).
Which GP surgery in Smethwick is easiest to get an appointment with?
Bearwood Medical Centre: 77% of patients say it is easy to get through on the phone (typical practice 62%).
How many GP surgeries are there in Smethwick?
9 GP practices, with 60,791 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.
GP surgeries nearby
Cradley Heath · Oldbury (Sandwell) · Tipton · Wednesbury · West Bromwich · Bromwich · Warley · Rood End
Neighbourhoods
Bearwood & Warley Woods · Smethwick East · Smethwick North & West · Smethwick South · Smethwick South East · Warley East
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.