Figures have revealed patient experiences of pharmacies across Fenland.

The results of NHS England's annual GP Patient Survey for 2024 highlighted whether patients were happy with their pharmacies after completing a questionnaire.

Patients who have used pharmacies over the last 12 months were surveyed, and the data was collected from January 2 this year to March 25.

Ninety per cent of patients at George Clare Surgery in Chatteris said they had a ‘good experience’ using pharmacy services– the highest in the town.

George Clare Surgery was one of three pharmacies where 80 per cent or more of patients reported positive experiences, which included Fenland Group Practice and Mercheford House.

In fact, on average patients across Fenland reported a slightly lower overall approval of pharmacy services than the national average, with a score of 83 per cent compared to the 86.8 per cent rating taken from pharmacies across the country.

At the other end of the scale, patients at Cornerstone Practice in March had a lower overall satisfaction rating when accessing community pharmacy services, scoring 80 per cent.

Cornerstone Practice was the only pharmacy where patients did not rank community pharmacy services higher than 72 per cent

The next lowest-rated pharmacy was Riverside Practice, with 81 per cent of patients reporting they had a good experience of pharmacy services overall.

NHS England highlighted though that only a handful of patients completed the survey at some practices, so the figures may not reflect an entirely accurate picture of each surgery's performance.

A spokesperson for NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough said: “Pharmacies across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough offer a great range of services to local people, including health advice about common ailments, help with new and existing medications, and treatments for some conditions.

“We continue to work with pharmacy teams in our area to ensure that local communities have a good experience of using their pharmacy, and to raise awareness of all of the different forms of support pharmacies can offer.”