GP practices in West and North London: access, ratings and patient survey

West and North London covers 509 GP practices with 4,646,554 registered patients (September 2026). 75% of patients described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, the 25th highest of 36 ICBs (England: 77%). There are 2,497 patients per qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.

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

Results across West and North London from 50,428 responses, against England.

Survey questionWest and North LondonEngland
Overall experience good75%77%
Easy to contact by phone62%57%
Easy to contact via the website57%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App54%54%
Reception team helpful83%85%
Last contact good73%73%
Wait for appointment about right68%69%
Listened to well86%87%
Treated with care and concern84%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician92%93%
Needs met89%90%

There are 2,497 registered patients per full-time-equivalent qualified GP in West and North London, more than England's 2,171. Practices recorded 469 appointments a month per 1,000 patients (England: 510), 60% of them face to face. 48% of appointments took place on the day they were booked (England: 45%). 12% of registered patients are aged 65 or over (England: 19%).

MeasureWest and North LondonEngland
Patients per qualified GP2,4972,171
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month469510
Face-to-face appointments60%63%
Same day as booked48%45%
Did not attend5%4%
Patients aged 65 or over12%19%

Patients per qualified GP by council area, for practices located in each.

Council areaPracticesRegistered patientsPatients per GPSame-day appointments
Brent56580,1243,34045%
Hammersmith and Fulham28327,0832,84238%
Ealing69465,7732,80143%
Hillingdon44345,8202,68847%
Hounslow42335,0622,52544%
Westminster37318,6232,41846%
Enfield31357,0792,40253%
Islington31299,7572,37551%
Haringey33335,1452,36054%
Barnet46440,9902,30159%
Harrow28273,7932,25947%
Kensington and Chelsea32226,5892,05850%
Richmond upon Thames27236,8371,92043%
Camden31316,9361,91550%
Hackney37345,4601,78555%

Among practices with at least 100 survey responses, Caversham Group Practice has the highest share of patients rating their overall experience good (97%) and Squires Lane Medical Practice the lowest (46%).

Relative to England, the register furthest above England's rate at practices in West and North London is serious mental illness (1.2% against 1.0%), and the furthest below is copd (1.0% against 1.9%).

Condition registerAge groupWest and North London (2024/25)EnglandPatients on register
High blood pressureAll ages11.1%15.2%524,710
Depression18+ yrs9.5%14.3%371,532
Diabetes17+ yrs7.0%7.9%277,184
Asthma6+ yrs4.4%6.6%199,451
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs2.7%4.6%105,638
CancerAll ages2.5%3.8%119,600
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages2.0%3.0%92,442
Serious mental illnessAll ages1.2%1.0%56,815
Atrial fibrillationAll ages1.2%2.2%54,832
Stroke and TIAAll ages1.1%1.9%53,005
COPDAll ages1.0%1.9%45,133
Osteoporosis50+ yrs0.8%1.2%9,896
Heart failureAll ages0.6%1.1%30,532
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.5%0.8%21,469
Epilepsy18+ yrs0.5%0.8%19,895
DementiaAll ages0.5%0.8%22,500
Learning disabilityAll ages0.5%0.6%21,366
Palliative careAll ages0.4%0.6%18,099
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.3%0.6%15,862

How many GP practices are in West and North London?

509, with 4,646,554 registered patients in September 2026.

How do patients rate GP practices in West and North London?

75% described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, the 25th highest of 36 ICBs.

How many patients are there per GP in West and North London?

2,497 per full-time-equivalent qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.

What share of GP appointments in West and North London are face to face?

60%, against 63% across England.

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<a href="https://localgps.co.uk/icb/west-and-north-london">https://localgps.co.uk/icb/west-and-north-london</a>