Willow Practice, Hounslow: patient reviews and CQC rating

Willow Practice is a GP practice in Hounslow with 7,082 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 80% 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 September 2016. It has 3.5 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 2,027 patients per GP.

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

What patients say about Willow Practice

Its best result against England is the share who found it easy to contact the practice through its website: 74%, above the England figure of 58%. Its weakest is the share who found it easy to contact the practice using the NHS App: 48%, against 54% across England. Of the 11 results in the table, 4 are above England and 0 below by more than the survey's margin of error, and 7 within it.

On overall experience it is 6th of the 17 practices in Hounslow with 50 or more responses. 61% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 14 points lower than in 2025 (94%). 103 patients answered the survey (response rate 21%).

Survey questionWillow PracticeWest and North LondonEngland
Overall experience good80%75%77%
Easy to contact by phone61%62%57%
Easy to contact via the website74%57%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App48%54%54%
Reception team helpful90%83%85%
Last contact good84%73%73%
Wait for appointment about right82%68%69%
Listened to well93%86%87%
Treated with care and concern86%84%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician97%92%93%
Needs met98%89%90%

In the Friends and Family Test for July 2026, 91% of 53 responses rated the practice good or very good (England: 92%).

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

Key questionRating
SafeGood
Well-ledGood
CaringGood
ResponsiveGood
EffectiveGood

7,082 patients were registered at Willow Practice in September 2026, up 1.2% on a year earlier (England: down 1.1%).

11% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 3.5 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 2,027 patients per GP, close to the England figure of 2,171 and West and North London's 2,497. The practice also has 0.6 nurses and 0.3 other clinical staff such as pharmacists and physiotherapists (full-time equivalent).

YearQualified GPs (FTE)All GPs incl. trainees (FTE)
August 20232.63.6
August 20244.24.9
August 20253.54.6
August 20263.54.6

From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 3,810 appointments a month, or 538 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 43% were face to face (England: 63%). 63% took place on the day they were booked and 2% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).

69% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 4% of booked patients did not attend.

MeasureWillow PracticeWest and North LondonEngland
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month538469510
Face to face43%60%63%
Same day as booked63%48%45%
More than 28 days after booking2%2%5%
Did not attend4%5%4%

Compared with England, the practice has a lower share of patients for COPD (0.8% against 1.9%), atrial fibrillation (1.0% against 2.2%) and stroke or TIA (1.2% against 1.9%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 20.8 (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 ages13.5%15.2%
Depression18+ yrs12.4%14.3%
Diabetes17+ yrs8.4%7.9%
Asthma6+ yrs5.3%6.6%
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs3.2%4.6%
CancerAll ages3.0%3.8%
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages2.7%3.0%
Osteoporosis50+ yrs1.5%1.2%
Stroke and TIAAll ages1.2%1.9%
Serious mental illnessAll ages1.1%1.0%
Atrial fibrillationAll ages1.0%2.2%
Heart failureAll ages0.9%1.1%
COPDAll ages0.8%1.9%
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.7%0.8%
Epilepsy18+ yrs0.6%0.8%
Palliative careAll ages0.6%0.6%
Learning disabilityAll ages0.6%0.6%
DementiaAll ages0.6%0.8%
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.3%0.6%
Screening coveragePeriodPracticeEngland
Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74)2024/2575.4%72.9%
Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70)2024/2579.8%72.2%
Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49)2023/2463.4%67.5%
Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64)2023/2478.3%74.9%

58% of the practice's patients live in the TW3 postcode district, followed by TW2 (17%), TW7 (10%) and TW4 (9%). 76% live in Hounslow, the council area the practice is in.

Postcode districtRegistered patientsShare
TW34,11958%
TW21,19717%
TW769910%
TW46389%
TW131202%

Willow Practice, Maswell Park Health Centre, Hounslow Avenue, Hounslow, TW3 2DY. Phone: 020 8630 3476. Website: www.maswellparkdoctors.co.uk.

Nearby practiceDistanceOverall experience good
Kingfisher Practice0.0 km82%
Redwood Practice0.0 km89%
First Care Practice1.1 km90%
The Medical Centre1.1 km77%
Chestnut Practice1.2 km77%

How do patients rate Willow Practice?

In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 80% of patients described their overall experience of Willow Practice as good, against 77% across England. 61% found it easy to get through by phone.

How many patients are registered at Willow Practice?

7,082 patients were registered in September 2026, up 1.2% on a year earlier.

What is Willow Practice's CQC rating?

Good overall, published in September 2016.

How many GPs does Willow Practice have?

3.5 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (5 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 2,027 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.

Are appointments at Willow Practice face to face?

43% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.

What is Willow Practice's phone number?

020 8630 3476.

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