It’s a challenging time of year for the healthcare system. Flu cases in hospital have already hit last year’s peak, norovirus cases are rife and the NHS has warned about a “quad-demic” of illnesses over the festive season.
Despite the pressures, it appears that the vast majority of us are already happy with how our local 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, which gathers information on how patients feel about their local GP. It reveals the best and worst surgeries in Hampshire 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’. The survey was carried out between January 2 and March 25.
Here we reveal the 21 GP practices in Hampshire which were voted the best by you. Surgeries are ranked by the proportion of patients that said they were ‘very good’.

13. The Horndean Surgery, Hordean
There were 274 survey forms sent out to patients at The Horndean Surgery. The response rate was 44%, with 120 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 64% said it was very good and 25% said it was fairly good. | Google

14. Stoneham Lane Surgery, Southampton
There were 343 survey forms sent out to patients at Stoneham Lane Surgery. The response rate was 34%, with 114 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 64% said it was very good and 22% said it was fairly good. | Google

15. The Watercress Medical Group, Four Marks
There were 243 survey forms sent out to patients at The Watercress Medical Group, which runs Mansfield Park Surgery. The response rate was 45%, with 109 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 62% said it was very good and 28% said it was fairly good. | Google

16. Chawton House Surgery, Lymington
There were 270 survey forms sent out to patients at Chawton House Surgery. The response rate was 42%, with 112 patients rating their overall experience. Of these, 61% said it was very good and 28% said it was fairly good. | Google


