Glastonbury Health Centre, Glastonbury: patient reviews and CQC rating

Glastonbury Health Centre is a GP practice in Glastonbury with 5,931 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% (Somerset: 79%). The Care Quality Commission rates it Good overall, in a report published in January 2019. It has 2.4 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 2,492 patients per GP.

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

What patients say about Glastonbury Health Centre

Its best result against England is the share who found it easy to contact the practice through its website: 87%, above the England figure of 58%. Its weakest is the share who had confidence and trust in the healthcare professional they saw: 92%, against 93% across England. Of the 11 results in the table, 7 are above England and 0 below by more than the survey's margin of error, and 4 within it.

78% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 4 points higher than in 2025 (81%). 125 patients answered the survey (response rate 31%).

Survey questionGlastonbury Health CentreSomersetEngland
Overall experience good85%79%77%
Easy to contact by phone78%60%57%
Easy to contact via the website87%61%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App62%59%54%
Reception team helpful88%87%85%
Last contact good82%75%73%
Wait for appointment about right88%70%69%
Listened to well95%89%87%
Treated with care and concern94%88%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician92%94%93%
Needs met91%91%90%

CQC's overall rating for Glastonbury Health Centre is Good, published in January 2019. All 5 key questions are rated Good. It held the same rating in the report before (September 2015).

Key questionRating
SafeGood
Well-ledGood
CaringGood
ResponsiveGood
EffectiveGood

5,931 patients were registered at Glastonbury Health Centre in September 2026, down 1.3% on a year earlier (England: down 1.1%).

24% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 2.4 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 2,492 patients per GP, more than the England figure of 2,171 and Somerset's 1,975. The practice also has 1.7 nurses and 2.6 other clinical staff such as pharmacists and physiotherapists (full-time equivalent).

YearQualified GPs (FTE)All GPs incl. trainees (FTE)
August 20230.43.6
August 20240.93.9
August 20252.43.2
August 20262.45.6

From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 2,719 appointments a month, or 458 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 68% were face to face (England: 63%). 36% took place on the day they were booked and 7% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).

19% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 5% of booked patients did not attend.

MeasureGlastonbury Health CentreSomersetEngland
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month458494510
Face to face68%65%63%
Same day as booked36%41%45%
More than 28 days after booking7%7%5%
Did not attend5%4%4%

Compared with England, the practice has a higher share of patients on its registers for serious mental illness (2.2% against 1.0%), osteoporosis (2.4% against 1.2%) and COPD (2.5% against 1.9%). It has a lower share for palliative or supportive care needs (0.2% against 0.6%), chronic kidney disease (3.3% against 4.6%) and diabetes (6.2% against 7.9%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 21.6 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived).

Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 83.1 years for women and 80.0 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).

Condition registerAge groupPractice (2024/25)England
Depression18+ yrs18.0%14.3%
High blood pressureAll ages14.6%15.2%
Asthma6+ yrs7.7%6.6%
Diabetes17+ yrs6.2%7.9%
CancerAll ages3.9%3.8%
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs3.3%4.6%
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages3.2%3.0%
Atrial fibrillationAll ages2.9%2.2%
COPDAll ages2.5%1.9%
Osteoporosis50+ yrs2.4%1.2%
Stroke and TIAAll ages2.3%1.9%
Serious mental illnessAll ages2.2%1.0%
Heart failureAll ages1.1%1.1%
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs1.1%0.8%
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.8%0.6%
Epilepsy18+ yrs0.7%0.8%
DementiaAll ages0.6%0.8%
Learning disabilityAll ages0.5%0.6%
Palliative careAll ages0.2%0.6%
Screening coveragePeriodPracticeEngland
Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74)2024/2565.8%72.9%
Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70)2024/2562.4%72.2%
Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49)2023/2459.6%67.5%
Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64)2023/2464.1%74.9%

78% of the practice's patients live in the BA6 postcode district, followed by BA16 (16%), BA4 (2%) and TA11 (2%). 100% live in Somerset, the council area the practice is in.

Postcode districtRegistered patientsShare
BA64,62078%
BA1696716%
BA41112%
TA111102%
BA51012%

Glastonbury Health Centre, 1 Wells Road, Glastonbury, BA6 9DD. Phone: 01458 834100. Website: www.glastonburyhealthcentre.co.uk.

Nearby practiceDistanceOverall experience good
Glastonbury Surgery0.6 km87%
L85029 - Vine Surgery Partnership3.1 km80%
Wells Health Centre Partnership7.3 km90%
Wells City Practice7.3 km91%
Edington Surgery11.4 km88%

How do patients rate Glastonbury Health Centre?

In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 85% of patients described their overall experience of Glastonbury Health Centre as good, above the England figure of 77%. 78% found it easy to get through by phone.

How many patients are registered at Glastonbury Health Centre?

5,931 patients were registered in September 2026, down 1.3% on a year earlier.

What is Glastonbury Health Centre's CQC rating?

Good overall, published in January 2019.

How many GPs does Glastonbury Health Centre have?

2.4 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (4 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 2,492 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.

Are appointments at Glastonbury Health Centre face to face?

68% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.

What is Glastonbury Health Centre's phone number?

01458 834100.

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