Dr Princewill & Partners, Coventry: patient reviews and CQC rating

Dr Princewill & Partners is a GP practice in Coventry with 8,158 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 69% of its patients described their overall experience as good, below the England figure of 77% (Coventry and Warwickshire: 81%). The Care Quality Commission rates it Good overall, in a report published in December 2018. It has 2.0 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 4,134 patients per GP.

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

What patients say about Dr Princewill & Partners

Its best result against England is the share who found it easy to get through to the practice by phone: 61%, against 57% across England. Its weakest is the share who found it easy to contact the practice through its website: 39%, below the England figure of 58%. Of the 11 results in the table, 0 are above England and 3 below by more than the survey's margin of error, and 8 within it.

On overall experience it is 41st of the 52 practices in Coventry with 50 or more responses. 61% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 11 points higher than in 2025 (58%). 117 patients answered the survey (response rate 18%).

Survey questionDr Princewill & PartnersCoventry and WarwickshireEngland
Overall experience good69%81%77%
Easy to contact by phone61%64%57%
Easy to contact via the website39%62%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App51%60%54%
Reception team helpful84%88%85%
Last contact good66%77%73%
Wait for appointment about right58%78%69%
Listened to well82%88%87%
Treated with care and concern84%87%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician88%94%93%
Needs met90%91%90%

In the Friends and Family Test for July 2026, 87% of 175 responses rated the practice good or very good (England: 92%).

CQC's overall rating for Dr Princewill & Partners is Good, published in December 2018. All 5 key questions are rated Good. Its previous overall rating was Requires Improvement (July 2017).

Key questionRating
SafeGood
Well-ledGood
CaringGood
ResponsiveGood
EffectiveGood

8,158 patients were registered at Dr Princewill & Partners in September 2026, down 3.9% on a year earlier (England: down 1.1%).

16% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 2.0 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 4,134 patients per GP, more than the England figure of 2,171 and Coventry and Warwickshire's 2,112. The practice also has 2.5 nurses and 0.9 other clinical staff such as pharmacists and physiotherapists (full-time equivalent).

YearQualified GPs (FTE)All GPs incl. trainees (FTE)
August 20232.62.6
August 20242.62.6
August 20252.03.0
August 20262.03.0

From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 3,540 appointments a month, or 434 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 58% were face to face (England: 63%). 38% took place on the day they were booked and 1% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).

36% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 7% of booked patients did not attend.

MeasureDr Princewill & PartnersCoventry and WarwickshireEngland
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month434486510
Face to face58%54%63%
Same day as booked38%54%45%
More than 28 days after booking1%2%5%
Did not attend7%5%4%

Compared with England, the practice has a higher share of patients on its registers for peripheral arterial disease (1.0% against 0.6%), COPD (3.1% against 1.9%) and chronic kidney disease (7.1% against 4.6%). It has a lower share for osteoporosis (0.1% against 1.2%), dementia (0.4% against 0.8%) and palliative or supportive care needs (0.3% against 0.6%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 39.7 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived).

Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 80.2 years for women and 75.2 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).

Condition registerAge groupPractice (2024/25)England
High blood pressureAll ages16.6%15.2%
Depression18+ yrs12.1%14.3%
Diabetes17+ yrs10.7%7.9%
Asthma6+ yrs7.2%6.6%
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs7.1%4.6%
COPDAll ages3.1%1.9%
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages2.8%3.0%
CancerAll ages2.6%3.8%
Atrial fibrillationAll ages2.1%2.2%
Stroke and TIAAll ages1.8%1.9%
Serious mental illnessAll ages1.3%1.0%
Epilepsy18+ yrs1.1%0.8%
Heart failureAll ages1.0%1.1%
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages1.0%0.6%
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.9%0.8%
Learning disabilityAll ages0.6%0.6%
DementiaAll ages0.4%0.8%
Palliative careAll ages0.3%0.6%
Osteoporosis50+ yrs0.1%1.2%
Screening coveragePeriodPracticeEngland
Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74)2024/2562.9%72.9%
Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70)2024/2562.1%72.2%
Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49)2023/2460.7%67.5%
Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64)2023/2465.9%74.9%

58% of the practice's patients live in the CV6 postcode district, followed by CV2 (37%) and CV7 (2%). 94% live in Coventry, the council area the practice is in.

Postcode districtRegistered patientsShare
CV64,81358%
CV23,06937%
CV71302%

Dr Princewill & Partners, Bell Green Health Centre, Longford Road, Coventry, CV6 6DR. Phone: 0333 332 3888. Website: www.longfordprimarycarecentre.nhs.uk/.

Nearby practiceDistanceOverall experience good
Windmill Surgery0.0 km62%
Holbrooks Health Team1.8 km61%
The Gables Medicentre1.8 km67%
Woodend Health Centre2.1 km69%
Edgwick Medical Centre2.2 km59%

How do patients rate Dr Princewill & Partners?

In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 69% of patients described their overall experience of Dr Princewill & Partners as good, below the England figure of 77%. 61% found it easy to get through by phone.

How many patients are registered at Dr Princewill & Partners?

8,158 patients were registered in September 2026, down 3.9% on a year earlier.

What is Dr Princewill & Partners's CQC rating?

Good overall, published in December 2018.

How many GPs does Dr Princewill & Partners have?

2.0 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (2 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 4,134 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.

Are appointments at Dr Princewill & Partners face to face?

58% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.

What is Dr Princewill & Partners's phone number?

0333 332 3888.

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