Table 4

Satisfaction with opening hours, experience of making an appointment and overall experience in the General Practice Patient Survey 2013–2014

QuestionNumber (unweighted; weighted percentages) of respondents
How satisfied are you with the hours that your general practitioner surgery is open?*
 Very dissatisfied21 305 (2.5; 3.1)
 Fairly dissatisfied48 015 (5.6; 6.8)
 Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied77 306 (9.0; 10.2)
 Fairly satisfied352 262 (41.1; 42.7)
 Very satisfied358 987 (41.8; 37.2)
 Total857 875
Overall, how would you describe your experience of making an appointment?
 Very poor26 881 (3.1; 4.1)
 Fairly poor50 875 (5.9; 7.4)
 Neither good nor poor99 458 (11.6; 13.9)
 Fairly good334 833 (39.0; 40.9)
 Very good346 279 (40.3; 33.8)
 Total858 326
Overall, how would you describe your experience of your general practitioner surgery?
 Very poor8 146 (0.9; 1.2)
 Fairly poor25 043 (2.8; 3.6)
 Neither good nor poor69 618 (7.9; 9.5)
 Fairly good342 015 (38.7; 42.6)
 Very good437 868 (49.6; 43.1)
 Total882 690
  • 903 357 survey respondents from 8005 general practices; data presented where available for each variable.

  • Weighted percentages account for survey design and non-response.

  • *Responses of ‘I'm not sure when my GP surgery is open’ were excluded (n=25 271).