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GP practices rated “requires improvement” in Yorkshire and The Humber
CQC overall ratings for 583 GP practices in Yorkshire and The Humber, as-of 1 June 2026.
As of 1 June 2026, 15 of 583 GP practices in Yorkshire and The Humber with an overall CQC rating — 3% — were rated “requires improvement”, and 1 were “inadequate”. That ranks Yorkshire and The Humber 7 of 9 English regions by share of “requires improvement” practices (1 = highest), against an England-wide 4%.
- “Requires improvement” share
- 3%
- England average
- 4%
- vs England average
- -1.6 pp
- National rank
- 7 / 9
Ranked by share of “requires improvement” GP practices among 9 English regions (rank 1 = highest share, so a lower share and a higher rank number are better). All figures are real CQC overall-rating counts, as-of 1 June 2026.
Yorkshire and The Humber GP practices by CQC rating
- Outstanding
- 27 (5%)
- Good
- 540 (93%)
- Requires improvement
- 15 (3%)
- Inadequate
- 1 (0%)
- Not rated
- 0 (0%)
By local authority
Local authorities in Yorkshire and The Humber with at least 20 rated GP practices, ranked by “requires improvement” share.
| Local authority | Rated | Requires improvement | RI rate | Inadequate | Good / Outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotherham | 27 | 2 | 7% | 0 | 93% |
| Doncaster | 34 | 2 | 6% | 0 | 94% |
| North Yorkshire | 63 | 3 | 5% | 0 | 95% |
| Kingston upon Hull, City of | 24 | 1 | 4% | 0 | 96% |
| Bradford | 57 | 2 | 4% | 0 | 97% |
| Barnsley | 32 | 1 | 3% | 0 | 97% |
| Wakefield | 34 | 1 | 3% | 0 | 97% |
| Kirklees | 62 | 1 | 2% | 0 | 98% |
| Sheffield | 72 | 1 | 1% | 0 | 99% |
| Leeds | 87 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 99% |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 24 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 100% |
By rating band in Yorkshire and The Humber
Frequently asked questions
How many GP practices in Yorkshire and The Humber are rated "requires improvement"?
As of 1 June 2026, 15 of 583 GP practices in Yorkshire and The Humber with an overall CQC rating were rated "requires improvement" (3%). 1 were rated "inadequate", and 567 were "good" or "outstanding".
How does Yorkshire and The Humber compare with the rest of England?
Yorkshire and The Humber ranks 7 of 9 English regions by share of "requires improvement" GP practices (1 = highest share). Its 3% compares with 4% across all rated practices in England.
Which area within Yorkshire and The Humber has the most "requires improvement" GP practices?
Of local authorities in Yorkshire and The Humber with at least 20 rated GP practices, Rotherham had the highest share: 2 of 27 (7%), as of 1 June 2026.
Where does this data come from?
Figures are from the CQC's official "Care directory with ratings" (as-of 1 June 2026), under the Open Government Licence v3.0. They count the overall rating per GP practice; the CQC uses a categorical scheme, not a numeric score.
Other regions
How long are NHS waits in Yorkshire and The Humber?
A GP practice's CQC rating is one part of the picture. See how long NHS treatment is currently taking across Yorkshire and The Humber — official NHS England Referral to Treatment waiting times, by specialty.
- NHS waiting times in North East and Yorkshire — 921,696 patients waiting, median 10.8 weeks (April 2026)
- Oral Surgery Service waits in North East and Yorkshire — median 13.9 weeks
- Plastic Surgery Service waits in North East and Yorkshire — median 13.4 weeks
NHS England Referral to Treatment (RTT) waiting times, commissioner basis. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Source: Care Quality Commission www.cqc.org.uk. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings are taken from the CQC’s Care directory with ratings (01_June_2026_Latest_ratings.ods, as-of 1 June 2026), published at www.cqc.org.uk. CQC ratings are categorical and change as practices are re-inspected. This analysis is by GeraClinic and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the CQC.