Lakeside Healthcare Corby, Corby: patient reviews and CQC rating
Lakeside Healthcare Corby is a GP practice in Corby with 45,982 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 61% of its patients described their overall experience as good, below the England figure of 77% (Northamptonshire: 74%). The Care Quality Commission rates it Good overall, in a report published in July 2019. It has 22.3 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 2,064 patients per GP.
Latest data: September 2026. Patient survey 2026; registered patients September 2026; appointments to August 2026.
What patients say about Lakeside Healthcare Corby
Its result closest to England is the share who said they were treated with care and concern: 86%, against 86% across England. Its weakest is the share who found it easy to get through to the practice by phone: 30%, below the England figure of 57%. Of the 11 results in the table, 0 are above England and 4 below by more than the survey's margin of error, and 7 within it.
On overall experience it is 3rd of the 3 practices in Corby with 50 or more responses. 30% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 7 points higher than in 2025 (54%). 106 patients answered the survey (response rate 23%).
| Survey question | Lakeside Healthcare Corby | Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall experience good | 61% | 74% | 77% |
| Easy to contact by phone | 30% | 51% | 57% |
| Easy to contact via the website | 50% | 56% | 58% |
| Easy to contact via the NHS App | 43% | 52% | 54% |
| Reception team helpful | 81% | 83% | 85% |
| Last contact good | 57% | 70% | 73% |
| Wait for appointment about right | 61% | 71% | 69% |
| Listened to well | 82% | 85% | 87% |
| Treated with care and concern | 86% | 85% | 86% |
| Confidence and trust in the clinician | 85% | 91% | 93% |
| Needs met | 88% | 90% | 90% |
In the Friends and Family Test for July 2026, 92% of 806 responses rated the practice good or very good (England: 92%).
CQC's overall rating for Lakeside Healthcare Corby is Good, published in July 2019. One key question is rated differently: Responsive Requires Improvement. Its previous overall rating was Requires Improvement (February 2019).
| Key question | Rating |
|---|---|
| Safe | Good |
| Well-led | Good |
| Caring | Good |
| Responsive | Requires Improvement |
| Effective | Good |
45,982 patients were registered at Lakeside Healthcare Corby in September 2026, down 1.1% on a year earlier (England: down 1.1%).
16% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 22.3 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 2,064 patients per GP, close to the England figure of 2,171 and Northamptonshire's 2,413. The practice also has 25.2 nurses and 15.6 other clinical staff such as pharmacists and physiotherapists (full-time equivalent).
| Year | Qualified GPs (FTE) | All GPs incl. trainees (FTE) |
|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | 17.3 | 30.7 |
| August 2024 | 19.8 | 33.7 |
| August 2025 | 19.9 | 34.9 |
| August 2026 | 22.3 | 33.3 |
From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 34,958 appointments a month, or 760 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 41% were face to face (England: 63%). 53% took place on the day they were booked and 4% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).
36% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 3% of booked patients did not attend.
| Measure | Lakeside Healthcare Corby | Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appointments per 1,000 patients a month | 760 | 531 | 510 |
| Face to face | 41% | 59% | 63% |
| Same day as booked | 53% | 46% | 45% |
| More than 28 days after booking | 4% | 5% | 5% |
| Did not attend | 3% | 4% | 4% |
Compared with England, the practice has a higher share of patients on its registers for COPD (3.4% against 1.9%), peripheral arterial disease (0.8% against 0.6%) and heart failure (1.3% against 1.1%). It has a lower share for palliative or supportive care needs (0.4% against 0.6%), serious mental illness (0.8% against 1.0%) and asthma (5.2% against 6.6%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 23.3 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived).
Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 80.7 years for women and 76.9 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).
| Condition register | Age group | Practice (2024/25) | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression | 18+ yrs | 14.9% | 14.3% |
| High blood pressure | All ages | 14.5% | 15.2% |
| Diabetes | 17+ yrs | 7.7% | 7.9% |
| Asthma | 6+ yrs | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| Chronic kidney disease | 18+ yrs | 4.5% | 4.6% |
| Cancer | All ages | 3.8% | 3.8% |
| COPD | All ages | 3.4% | 1.9% |
| Coronary heart disease | All ages | 3.3% | 3.0% |
| Atrial fibrillation | All ages | 2.0% | 2.2% |
| Stroke and TIA | All ages | 1.9% | 1.9% |
| Heart failure | All ages | 1.3% | 1.1% |
| Osteoporosis | 50+ yrs | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 16+ yrs | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Peripheral arterial disease | All ages | 0.8% | 0.6% |
| Dementia | All ages | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Serious mental illness | All ages | 0.8% | 1.0% |
| Epilepsy | 18+ yrs | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Learning disability | All ages | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| Palliative care | All ages | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| Screening coverage | Period | Practice | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74) | 2024/25 | 66.9% | 72.9% |
| Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70) | 2024/25 | 63.7% | 72.2% |
| Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49) | 2023/24 | 64.3% | 67.5% |
| Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64) | 2023/24 | 69.1% | 74.9% |
Lakeside Healthcare Corby, The Lakeside Surgery, Corby, NN17 2UR. Phone: 01536 204154. Website: www.thelakesidesurgery.co.uk.
| Nearby practice | Distance | Overall experience good |
|---|---|---|
| Aspiro Healthcare | 1.3 km | 77% |
| Great Oakley Medical Centre | 2.8 km | 82% |
| Dr Leszek Piechowski and Partners | 10.1 km | 81% |
| Dr Sansome and Partners | 10.3 km | 85% |
| Eskdaill Medical | 10.3 km | 86% |
- Lakeside Healthcare at Headlands (63% overall experience good)
- Lakeside Healthcare at Oundle (58% overall experience good)
How do patients rate Lakeside Healthcare Corby?
In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 61% of patients described their overall experience of Lakeside Healthcare Corby as good, below the England figure of 77%. 30% found it easy to get through by phone.
How many patients are registered at Lakeside Healthcare Corby?
45,982 patients were registered in September 2026, down 1.1% on a year earlier.
What is Lakeside Healthcare Corby's CQC rating?
Good overall, published in July 2019.
How many GPs does Lakeside Healthcare Corby have?
22.3 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (27 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 2,064 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.
Are appointments at Lakeside Healthcare Corby face to face?
41% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.
What is Lakeside Healthcare Corby's phone number?
01536 204154.