Kingfisher Practice, Hounslow: patient reviews and CQC rating

Kingfisher Practice is a GP practice in Hounslow with 6,402 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 82% of its patients described their overall experience as good, against 77% across England (West and North London: 75%). The Care Quality Commission rates it Good overall, in a report published in August 2016. It has 3.1 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 2,052 patients per GP.

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

What patients say about Kingfisher Practice

Its best result against England is the share who found it easy to get through to the practice by phone: 88%, above the England figure of 57%. Its weakest is the share who found it easy to contact the practice through its website: 44%, against 58% across England. Of the 11 results in the table, 2 are above England and 0 below by more than the survey's margin of error, and 9 within it.

On overall experience it is 4th of the 17 practices in Hounslow with 50 or more responses. 88% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 11 points lower than in 2025 (93%). 96 patients answered the survey (response rate 23%).

Survey questionKingfisher PracticeWest and North LondonEngland
Overall experience good82%75%77%
Easy to contact by phone88%62%57%
Easy to contact via the website44%57%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App69%54%54%
Reception team helpful92%83%85%
Last contact good85%73%73%
Wait for appointment about right74%68%69%
Listened to well84%86%87%
Treated with care and concern86%84%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician89%92%93%
Needs met96%89%90%

In the Friends and Family Test for July 2026, 97% of 34 responses rated the practice good or very good (England: 92%).

CQC's overall rating for Kingfisher Practice is Good, published in August 2016. All 5 key questions are rated Good.

Key questionRating
SafeGood
Well-ledGood
CaringGood
ResponsiveGood
EffectiveGood

6,402 patients were registered at Kingfisher Practice in September 2026, almost the same as a year earlier.

15% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 3.1 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 2,052 patients per GP, close to the England figure of 2,171 and West and North London's 2,497. The practice also has 0.4 nurses (full-time equivalent).

YearQualified GPs (FTE)All GPs incl. trainees (FTE)
August 20233.75.5
August 20243.04.8
August 20253.15.3
August 20263.15.3

From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 2,363 appointments a month, or 369 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 88% were face to face (England: 63%). 22% took place on the day they were booked and 5% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).

64% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 7% of booked patients did not attend.

MeasureKingfisher PracticeWest and North LondonEngland
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month369469510
Face to face88%60%63%
Same day as booked22%48%45%
More than 28 days after booking5%2%5%
Did not attend7%5%4%

Compared with England, the practice has a lower share of patients for palliative or supportive care needs (0.1% against 0.6%), atrial fibrillation (1.3% against 2.2%) and COPD (1.1% against 1.9%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 20.1 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived). Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 84.4 years for women and 80.1 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).

Condition registerAge groupPractice (2024/25)England
High blood pressureAll ages15.6%15.2%
Depression18+ yrs9.3%14.3%
Diabetes17+ yrs8.8%7.9%
Asthma6+ yrs6.7%6.6%
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs3.3%4.6%
CancerAll ages3.0%3.8%
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages3.0%3.0%
Stroke and TIAAll ages1.7%1.9%
Atrial fibrillationAll ages1.3%2.2%
Osteoporosis50+ yrs1.2%1.2%
COPDAll ages1.1%1.9%
Serious mental illnessAll ages0.9%1.0%
Heart failureAll ages0.8%1.1%
Epilepsy18+ yrs0.7%0.8%
Learning disabilityAll ages0.7%0.6%
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.6%0.8%
DementiaAll ages0.5%0.8%
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.5%0.6%
Palliative careAll ages0.1%0.6%
Screening coveragePeriodPracticeEngland
Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74)2024/2575.3%72.9%
Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70)2024/2576.0%72.2%
Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49)2023/2468.9%67.5%
Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64)2023/2472.5%74.9%

53% of the practice's patients live in the TW3 postcode district, followed by TW2 (19%), TW7 (11%) and TW4 (10%). 74% live in Hounslow, the council area the practice is in.

Postcode districtRegistered patientsShare
TW33,33453%
TW21,17619%
TW768611%
TW462310%
TW131332%
TW14731%

Kingfisher Practice, Maswell Park Health Centre, Hounslow Avenue, Hounslow, TW3 2DY. Phone: 020 8630 3482. Website: www.maswellparkdoctors.co.uk.

Nearby practiceDistanceOverall experience good
Redwood Practice0.0 km89%
Willow Practice0.0 km80%
First Care Practice1.1 km90%
The Medical Centre1.1 km77%
Chestnut Practice1.2 km77%

How do patients rate Kingfisher Practice?

In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 82% of patients described their overall experience of Kingfisher Practice as good, against 77% across England. 88% found it easy to get through by phone.

How many patients are registered at Kingfisher Practice?

6,402 patients were registered in September 2026, down 0.2% on a year earlier.

What is Kingfisher Practice's CQC rating?

Good overall, published in August 2016.

How many GPs does Kingfisher Practice have?

3.1 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (4 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 2,052 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.

Are appointments at Kingfisher Practice face to face?

88% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.

What is Kingfisher Practice's phone number?

020 8630 3482.

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