GP practices in the Camden council area: access and ratings

There are 31 GP practices in the Camden council area, with 316,936 registered patients between them (September 2026). 297,870 people living in Camden were registered with a GP in July 2026, 85% of them at a practice inside the council area. Practices in Camden have 1,915 patients per qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.

Latest data: September 2026. Registered patients September 2026; GP Patient Survey 2026.

Across the 31 practices in Camden with survey results, the share of patients describing their overall experience as good ranges from 36% at Kings Cross Surgery to 97% at Caversham Group Practice, with a median of 80% (England: 77%). 13 are above England and 4 below by more than the survey's margin of error. Museum Practice has the highest share finding it easy to get through by phone (96%, England 57%).

PracticeResidents registered (July 2026)Registered patients (September 2026)Overall experience goodEasy to contact by phoneCQC ratingPatients per GP
Caversham Group Practice12,98816,36897%69%Good2,006
Camden Health Improvement Practice36447895%75%Good281
Adelaide Medical Centre10,72611,51794%83%Good1,972
Gray’s Inn Medical Group West Hampstead2,3173,56190%82%Good2,856
Museum Practice4,3875,53389%96%Good1,388
Keats Group Practice12,46412,80488%74%Good1,502
The Holborn Medical Centre6,11310,11688%79%Good1,654
Swiss Cottage Surgery15,38316,87688%74%Good2,370
Brookfield Park Surgery2,9783,83587%92%Good1,697
Gray’s Inn Medical Group Hampstead4,4734,94386%86%Good2,602
West Hampstead Medical Centre17,95323,00886%82%Good2,383
The Park End Surgery6,4007,23286%86%Good1,649
Hampstead Group Practice16,51717,26085%72%Good1,368
The Abbey Medical Centre8,45812,55882%65%Good1,529
Parliament Hill Medical Centre6,9478,28281%85%Good1,959
Gray’s Inn Medical Group Chancery Lane4,6918,31480%80%Good1,639
Cholmley Gardens Surgery5,9367,19980%52%Good3,016
Primrose Hill Surgery7,9218,36580%83%Good7,113
The Queens Crescent Surgery6,1446,39780%58%Good1,607
Belsize Priory Medical Practice5,4566,28579%69%Good2,357
Fitzrovia Medical Centre4,1247,62378%62%Good1,930
Ampthill Practice14,84715,03476%57%Good1,673
Prince of Wales Medical Centre7,6647,31776%65%Inadequate1,386
Gower Street Practice10,53020,81576%55%Good2,376
Covent Garden Medical Centre1,7534,94974%74%Good2,651
Brunswick Medical Centre6,9958,61073%41%Good2,971
The Bloomsbury Surgery7,1328,96067%66%Good2,317
Ridgmount Practice8,89915,80065%82%Good2,235
James Wigg Group Practice21,38024,57161%47%Good2,203
Somers Town Medical Centre4,5435,27253%41%Good1,057
Kings Cross Surgery5,4037,05436%30%Good1,288

There are 1,915 registered patients per full-time-equivalent qualified GP in Camden, fewer than England's 2,171 and West and North London's 2,497. Practices recorded 378 appointments a month per 1,000 patients (England: 510), 51% of them face to face. 50% of appointments took place on the day they were booked (England: 45%).

10% of registered patients are aged 65 or over (England: 19%). Lists shrank by 2.4% over the year (England: shrank 1.1%).

MeasureCamdenWest and North LondonEngland
Patients per qualified GP1,9152,4972,171
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month378469510
Face-to-face appointments51%60%63%
Same day as booked50%48%45%
Did not attend6%5%4%
Patients aged 65 or over10%12%19%

85% of Camden's registered residents are with a practice in the council area. The practices outside it with the most Camden residents are Brondesbury Medical Centre (8,424), GP at hand (3,001) and Hazeldene Medical Centre (2,927).

Practice outside the council areaResidents of Camden registeredTown
Brondesbury Medical Centre8,424London
GP at hand3,001London
Hazeldene Medical Centre2,927Wembley
St Philips Medical Centre2,763London
St Johns Wood Medical Practice2,710London
Windmill Medical Practice2,013London
Clerkenwell Medical Practice1,798London
The Junction Medical Practice1,533London
The Goodinge Group Practice1,455London
Barnsbury Medical Practice1,448London

Relative to England, the register furthest above England's rate at practices in Camden is serious mental illness (1.4% against 1.0%), and the furthest below is osteoporosis (0.4% against 1.2%).

Condition registerAge groupCamden (2024/25)EnglandPatients on register
Depression18+ yrs11.6%14.3%32,951
High blood pressureAll ages8.7%15.2%28,406
Diabetes17+ yrs4.1%7.9%11,654
Asthma6+ yrs4.0%6.6%12,476
CancerAll ages2.5%3.8%8,211
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs2.0%4.6%5,687
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages1.5%3.0%4,736
Serious mental illnessAll ages1.4%1.0%4,645
COPDAll ages1.1%1.9%3,482
Atrial fibrillationAll ages1.1%2.2%3,431
Stroke and TIAAll ages0.9%1.9%3,093
Heart failureAll ages0.6%1.1%1,873
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.5%0.8%1,398
DementiaAll ages0.4%0.8%1,416
Osteoporosis50+ yrs0.4%1.2%320
Epilepsy18+ yrs0.4%0.8%1,184
Learning disabilityAll ages0.4%0.6%1,153
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.3%0.6%948
Palliative careAll ages0.3%0.6%844

How many GP practices are there in Camden?

31 practices are located in the Camden council area, with 316,936 registered patients in September 2026.

Where are Camden residents registered with a GP?

85% of the 297,870 registered residents are with a practice inside the council area; the practice outside it with the most is Brondesbury Medical Centre (8,424).

How many patients are there per GP in Camden?

1,915 patients per full-time-equivalent qualified GP at practices in Camden, against 2,171 across England.

Can you get a same-day GP appointment in Camden?

50% of appointments at practices in Camden took place on the day they were booked, against 45% across England.

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