Alwoodley Medical Centre, Leeds: patient reviews and CQC rating

Alwoodley Medical Centre is a GP practice in Leeds with 18,983 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 70% of its patients described their overall experience as good, against 77% across England (West Yorkshire: 76%). The Care Quality Commission rates it Good overall, in a report published in April 2017. It has 10.4 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 1,821 patients per GP.

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

What patients say about Alwoodley Medical Centre

Its best result against England is the share who had confidence and trust in the healthcare professional they saw: 95%, against 93% across England. Its weakest is the share who found it easy to get through to the practice by phone: 34%, below the England figure of 57%. Of the 11 results in the table, 0 are above England and 4 below by more than the survey's margin of error, and 7 within it.

On overall experience it is 58th of the 71 practices in Leeds with 50 or more responses. 34% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 6 points lower than in 2025 (76%). 89 patients answered the survey (response rate 26%).

Survey questionAlwoodley Medical CentreWest YorkshireEngland
Overall experience good70%76%77%
Easy to contact by phone34%53%57%
Easy to contact via the website56%54%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App48%52%54%
Reception team helpful85%84%85%
Last contact good58%70%73%
Wait for appointment about right65%70%69%
Listened to well78%87%87%
Treated with care and concern70%85%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician95%92%93%
Needs met89%90%90%

In the Friends and Family Test for July 2026, 83% of 879 responses rated the practice good or very good (England: 92%).

CQC's overall rating for Alwoodley Medical Centre is Good, published in April 2017. All 5 key questions are rated Good.

Key questionRating
SafeGood
Well-ledGood
CaringGood
ResponsiveGood
EffectiveGood

18,983 patients were registered at Alwoodley Medical Centre in September 2026, down 0.7% on a year earlier (England: down 1.1%).

21% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 10.4 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 1,821 patients per GP, fewer than the England figure of 2,171 and West Yorkshire's 2,162. The practice also has 4.1 nurses and 4.6 other clinical staff such as pharmacists and physiotherapists (full-time equivalent).

YearQualified GPs (FTE)All GPs incl. trainees (FTE)
August 20239.911.7
August 202410.113.9
August 202510.015.4
August 202610.417.5

From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 6,776 appointments a month, or 357 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 78% were face to face (England: 63%). 38% took place on the day they were booked and 4% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).

61% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 5% of booked patients did not attend.

MeasureAlwoodley Medical CentreWest YorkshireEngland
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month357579510
Face to face78%66%63%
Same day as booked38%45%45%
More than 28 days after booking4%7%5%
Did not attend5%4%4%

Compared with England, the practice has a higher share of patients on its registers for cancer (4.8% against 3.8%) and chronic kidney disease (5.6% against 4.6%). It has a lower share for palliative or supportive care needs (0.2% against 0.6%) and COPD (1.2% against 1.9%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 13.6 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived).

Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 85.2 years for women and 82.1 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).

Condition registerAge groupPractice (2024/25)England
High blood pressureAll ages16.4%15.2%
Depression18+ yrs14.9%14.3%
Diabetes17+ yrs8.2%7.9%
Asthma6+ yrs6.6%6.6%
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs5.6%4.6%
CancerAll ages4.8%3.8%
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages3.1%3.0%
Atrial fibrillationAll ages2.3%2.2%
Stroke and TIAAll ages2.0%1.9%
Osteoporosis50+ yrs1.5%1.2%
Serious mental illnessAll ages1.2%1.0%
COPDAll ages1.2%1.9%
Heart failureAll ages1.0%1.1%
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.8%0.8%
DementiaAll ages0.8%0.8%
Epilepsy18+ yrs0.7%0.8%
Learning disabilityAll ages0.6%0.6%
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.5%0.6%
Palliative careAll ages0.2%0.6%
Screening coveragePeriodPracticeEngland
Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74)2024/2578.0%72.9%
Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70)2024/2571.5%72.2%
Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49)2023/2474.0%67.5%
Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64)2023/2477.5%74.9%

84% of the practice's patients live in the LS17 postcode district, followed by LS16 (12%), LS6 (1%) and LS8 (1%). 100% live in Leeds, the council area the practice is in.

Postcode districtRegistered patientsShare
LS1716,03784%
LS162,22612%
LS62741%
LS82711%

Alwoodley Medical Centre, Saxon Mount, Leeds, LS17 5DT. Phone: 0113 393 0119. Website: www.alwoodleymedicalcentre.co.uk.

How do patients rate Alwoodley Medical Centre?

In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 70% of patients described their overall experience of Alwoodley Medical Centre as good, against 77% across England. 34% found it easy to get through by phone.

How many patients are registered at Alwoodley Medical Centre?

18,983 patients were registered in September 2026, down 0.7% on a year earlier.

What is Alwoodley Medical Centre's CQC rating?

Good overall, published in April 2017.

How many GPs does Alwoodley Medical Centre have?

10.4 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (17 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 1,821 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.

Are appointments at Alwoodley Medical Centre face to face?

78% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.

What is Alwoodley Medical Centre's phone number?

0113 393 0119.

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