There were 248 survey forms sent out to patients at Northiam Surgery in Rye, East Sussex, and the response rate was 52%. 88% of patients said their needs were ‘definitely’ met during their last general practice appointment, while 12% said they were met ‘to some extent’. placeholder image
There were 248 survey forms sent out to patients at Northiam Surgery in Rye, East Sussex, and the response rate was 52%. 88% of patients said their needs were ‘definitely’ met during their last general practice appointment, while 12% said they were met ‘to some extent’. | Google Maps

The 20 exemplary GP surgeries in Sussex where patients feel their needs are being met

Sarah McCann
By Sarah McCann

Health writer

Published 16th Jan 2026, 11:38 GMT

We reveal the surgeries in Sussex that meet patients’ needs the best 🩺

Patients across Sussex have shed light on their experiences of their GP practice in the latest GP Patient Survey, produced by Ipsos on behalf of NHS England.

More than 700,000 patients in England completed the 2025 survey, which was carried out between January and March 2025, and gathered information on how patients feel about their local surgery.

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Patients were asked a range of questions about their last appointment as part of the survey, including whether they felt their needs had been met. Across the country, the majority of patients said their needs had ‘definitely’ been met (57%) or had been met ‘to some extent’ (33%).

The GP Patient survey is currently taking place for 2026. Around 3 million patients aged over 16 registered with a GP in England have been invited to take part and share feedback on how they feel their GP practice is performing.

Here we reveal the surgeries in Sussex that meet patients’ needs the best. Surgeries are ranked by the proportion of patients who said their needs had ‘definitely’ been met during their last appointment.

There were 244 survey forms sent out to patients at Cornerways Surgery in Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, and the response rate was 60%. 78% of patients said their needs were ‘definitely’ met during their last general practice appointment, while 20% said they were met ‘to some extent’.

5. Cornerways Surgery - Goring-by-Sea, Worthing

There were 244 survey forms sent out to patients at Cornerways Surgery in Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, and the response rate was 60%. 78% of patients said their needs were ‘definitely’ met during their last general practice appointment, while 20% said they were met ‘to some extent’. | Google Maps

There were 896 survey forms sent out to patients at Arch Healthcare in Brighton, and the response rate was 10%. 77% of patients said their needs were ‘definitely’ met during their last general practice appointment, while 20% said they were met ‘to some extent’.

6. Arch Healthcare - Brighton

There were 896 survey forms sent out to patients at Arch Healthcare in Brighton, and the response rate was 10%. 77% of patients said their needs were ‘definitely’ met during their last general practice appointment, while 20% said they were met ‘to some extent’. | Google Maps

There were 299 survey forms sent out to patients at Riverbank Medical Centre in Easebourne, Midhurst, and the response rate was 42%. 77% of patients said their needs were ‘definitely’ met during their last general practice appointment, while 14% said they were met ‘to some extent’.

7. Riverbank Medical Centre - Easebourne, Midhurst

There were 299 survey forms sent out to patients at Riverbank Medical Centre in Easebourne, Midhurst, and the response rate was 42%. 77% of patients said their needs were ‘definitely’ met during their last general practice appointment, while 14% said they were met ‘to some extent’. | Google Maps

There were 341 survey forms sent out to patients at Park Practice in Eastbourne, and the response rate was 32%. 75% of patients said their needs were ‘definitely’ met during their last general practice appointment, while 23% said they were met ‘to some extent’.

8. Park Practice - Eastbourne

There were 341 survey forms sent out to patients at Park Practice in Eastbourne, and the response rate was 32%. 75% of patients said their needs were ‘definitely’ met during their last general practice appointment, while 23% said they were met ‘to some extent’. | Google Maps