Baslow Health Centre, Bakewell: patient reviews and CQC rating

Baslow Health Centre is a GP practice in Bakewell with 4,663 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 85% of its patients described their overall experience as good, above the England figure of 77% (Derby and Derbyshire: 76%). The Care Quality Commission rates it Requires Improvement overall, in a report published in October 2022. It has 2.7 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 1,698 patients per GP.

Latest data: September 2026. Patient survey 2026; registered patients September 2026; appointments to August 2026.

What patients say about Baslow Health Centre

Its best result against England is the share who found it easy to get through to the practice by phone: 84%, above the England figure of 57%. Its weakest is the share who found it easy to contact the practice using the NHS App: 53%, against 54% across England. Of the 11 results in the table, 8 are above England and 0 below by more than the survey's margin of error, and 3 within it.

84% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 5 points lower than in 2025 (90%). 119 patients answered the survey (response rate 45%).

Survey questionBaslow Health CentreDerby and DerbyshireEngland
Overall experience good85%76%77%
Easy to contact by phone84%51%57%
Easy to contact via the website65%53%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App53%46%54%
Reception team helpful90%84%85%
Last contact good86%68%73%
Wait for appointment about right80%69%69%
Listened to well95%87%87%
Treated with care and concern95%86%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician99%92%93%
Needs met99%90%90%

CQC's overall rating for Baslow Health Centre is Requires Improvement, published in October 2022. 3 key questions are rated differently: Caring Good, Responsive Good and Effective Good. Its previous overall rating was Outstanding (August 2016).

Key questionRating
SafeRequires Improvement
Well-ledRequires Improvement
CaringGood
ResponsiveGood
EffectiveGood

4,663 patients were registered at Baslow Health Centre in September 2026, down 1.0% on a year earlier (England: down 1.1%).

36% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 2.7 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 1,698 patients per GP, fewer than the England figure of 2,171 and Derby and Derbyshire's 2,105. The practice also has 1.3 nurses and 4.4 other clinical staff such as pharmacists and physiotherapists (full-time equivalent).

YearQualified GPs (FTE)All GPs incl. trainees (FTE)
August 20232.92.9
August 20242.92.9
August 20252.92.9
August 20262.72.7

From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 3,080 appointments a month, or 661 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 100% were face to face (England: 63%). 55% took place on the day they were booked and 15% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).

70% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 3% of booked patients did not attend.

MeasureBaslow Health CentreDerby and DerbyshireEngland
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month661523510
Face to face100%68%63%
Same day as booked55%39%45%
More than 28 days after booking15%9%5%
Did not attend3%4%4%

Compared with England, the practice has a higher share of patients on its registers for chronic kidney disease (10.4% against 4.6%), atrial fibrillation (4.1% against 2.2%) and stroke or TIA (3.4% against 1.9%). It has a lower share for a learning disability (0.1% against 0.6%) and osteoporosis (0.4% against 1.2%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 10.1 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived).

Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 86.0 years for women and 81.9 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).

Condition registerAge groupPractice (2024/25)England
High blood pressureAll ages22.7%15.2%
Depression18+ yrs12.4%14.3%
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs10.4%4.6%
Asthma6+ yrs9.8%6.6%
Diabetes17+ yrs8.2%7.9%
CancerAll ages6.5%3.8%
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages4.9%3.0%
Atrial fibrillationAll ages4.1%2.2%
Stroke and TIAAll ages3.4%1.9%
COPDAll ages1.6%1.9%
Heart failureAll ages1.2%1.1%
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs1.1%0.8%
DementiaAll ages1.0%0.8%
Palliative careAll ages0.9%0.6%
Serious mental illnessAll ages0.8%1.0%
Epilepsy18+ yrs0.8%0.8%
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.7%0.6%
Osteoporosis50+ yrs0.4%1.2%
Learning disabilityAll ages0.1%0.6%
Screening coveragePeriodPracticeEngland
Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74)2024/2580.6%72.9%
Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70)2024/2584.3%72.2%
Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49)2023/2480.2%67.5%
Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64)2023/2479.3%74.9%

52% of the practice's patients live in the DE45 postcode district, followed by S32 (33%), S42 (6%) and S18 (3%). 89% live in Derbyshire Dales, the council area the practice is in.

Postcode districtRegistered patientsShare
DE452,44452%
S321,52133%
S422656%
S181413%
DE41213%
S33521%
S40471%

Baslow Health Centre, Church Lane, Baslow, Bakewell, DE45 1SP. Phone: 01246 582216. Website: www.ashenfellsurgery.co.uk.

Nearby practiceDistanceOverall experience good
Peak & Dales Medical Partnership5.5 km81%
Eyam Surgery5.6 km96%
Darley Dale Medical Centre9.7 km94%
Baslow Road Surgery9.7 km70%
Chatsworth Road Medical Centre10.1 km85%

How do patients rate Baslow Health Centre?

In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 85% of patients described their overall experience of Baslow Health Centre as good, above the England figure of 77%. 84% found it easy to get through by phone.

How many patients are registered at Baslow Health Centre?

4,663 patients were registered in September 2026, down 1.0% on a year earlier.

What is Baslow Health Centre's CQC rating?

Requires Improvement overall, published in October 2022.

How many GPs does Baslow Health Centre have?

2.7 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (4 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 1,698 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.

Are appointments at Baslow Health Centre face to face?

100% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.

What is Baslow Health Centre's phone number?

01246 582216.

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