Nettleham Medical Practice, Lincoln: patient reviews and CQC rating
Nettleham Medical Practice is a GP practice in Lincoln with 12,164 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 87% of its patients described their overall experience as good, above the England figure of 77% (Lincolnshire: 74%). The Care Quality Commission rates it Requires Improvement overall, in a report published in January 2024. It has 7.1 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 1,723 patients per GP.
Latest data: September 2026. Patient survey 2026; registered patients September 2026; appointments to August 2026.
What patients say about Nettleham Medical Practice
Its best result against England is the share who described their overall experience of the practice as good: 87%, above the England figure of 77%. Its weakest is the share who found it easy to get through to the practice by phone: 43%, below the England figure of 57%. Of the 11 results in the table, 2 are above England and 1 below by more than the survey's margin of error, and 8 within it.
On overall experience it is 9th of the 25 practices in Lincoln with 50 or more responses. 43% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 20 points higher than in 2025 (67%). 122 patients answered the survey (response rate 38%).
| Survey question | Nettleham Medical Practice | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall experience good | 87% | 74% | 77% |
| Easy to contact by phone | 43% | 54% | 57% |
| Easy to contact via the website | 62% | 58% | 58% |
| Easy to contact via the NHS App | 56% | 53% | 54% |
| Reception team helpful | 90% | 85% | 85% |
| Last contact good | 74% | 71% | 73% |
| Wait for appointment about right | 73% | 72% | 69% |
| Listened to well | 90% | 85% | 87% |
| Treated with care and concern | 92% | 84% | 86% |
| Confidence and trust in the clinician | 95% | 92% | 93% |
| Needs met | 96% | 90% | 90% |
In the Friends and Family Test for July 2026, 96% of 543 responses rated the practice good or very good (England: 92%).
CQC's overall rating for Nettleham Medical Practice is Requires Improvement, published in January 2024. 3 key questions are rated differently: Caring Good, Responsive Good and Effective Good. Its previous overall rating was Outstanding (September 2016).
| Key question | Rating |
|---|---|
| Safe | Requires Improvement |
| Well-led | Requires Improvement |
| Caring | Good |
| Responsive | Good |
| Effective | Good |
12,164 patients were registered at Nettleham Medical Practice in September 2026, almost the same as a year earlier.
31% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 7.1 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 1,723 patients per GP, fewer than the England figure of 2,171 and Lincolnshire's 2,503. The practice also has 2.3 nurses and 10.0 other clinical staff such as pharmacists and physiotherapists (full-time equivalent).
| Year | Qualified GPs (FTE) | All GPs incl. trainees (FTE) |
|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| August 2024 | 5.2 | 7.3 |
| August 2025 | 6.5 | 8.6 |
| August 2026 | 7.1 | 7.9 |
From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 10,747 appointments a month, or 884 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 53% were face to face (England: 63%). 48% took place on the day they were booked and 7% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).
33% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 3% of booked patients did not attend.
| Measure | Nettleham Medical Practice | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appointments per 1,000 patients a month | 884 | 600 | 510 |
| Face to face | 53% | 65% | 63% |
| Same day as booked | 48% | 44% | 45% |
| More than 28 days after booking | 7% | 7% | 5% |
| Did not attend | 3% | 4% | 4% |
Compared with England, the practice has a higher share of patients on its registers for osteoporosis (3.9% against 1.2%), heart failure (2.5% against 1.1%) and chronic kidney disease (10.3% against 4.6%). It has a lower share for serious mental illness (0.7% against 1.0%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 10.0 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived).
Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 85.1 years for women and 81.4 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).
| Condition register | Age group | Practice (2024/25) | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure | All ages | 20.2% | 15.2% |
| Depression | 18+ yrs | 13.6% | 14.3% |
| Chronic kidney disease | 18+ yrs | 10.3% | 4.6% |
| Asthma | 6+ yrs | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| Diabetes | 17+ yrs | 9.3% | 7.9% |
| Cancer | All ages | 6.4% | 3.8% |
| Coronary heart disease | All ages | 4.8% | 3.0% |
| Osteoporosis | 50+ yrs | 3.9% | 1.2% |
| Atrial fibrillation | All ages | 3.9% | 2.2% |
| Stroke and TIA | All ages | 2.9% | 1.9% |
| Heart failure | All ages | 2.5% | 1.1% |
| COPD | All ages | 2.1% | 1.9% |
| Dementia | All ages | 1.2% | 0.8% |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 16+ yrs | 1.1% | 0.8% |
| Palliative care | All ages | 1.0% | 0.6% |
| Epilepsy | 18+ yrs | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Peripheral arterial disease | All ages | 0.9% | 0.6% |
| Serious mental illness | All ages | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| Learning disability | All ages | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| Screening coverage | Period | Practice | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74) | 2024/25 | 81.9% | 72.9% |
| Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70) | 2024/25 | 79.6% | 72.2% |
| Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49) | 2023/24 | 80.5% | 67.5% |
| Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64) | 2023/24 | 83.5% | 74.9% |
Nettleham Medical Practice, 14 Lodge Lane, Nettleham, Lincoln, LN2 2RS. Phone: 01522 751717. Website: www.nettlehammedical.co.uk.
| Nearby practice | Distance | Overall experience good |
|---|---|---|
| Glebe Park Surgery | 3.1 km | 88% |
| Minster Medical Practice | 3.6 km | 86% |
| Lindum Medical Practice | 3.6 km | 78% |
| Washingborough Family Practice | 4.6 km | 91% |
| Welton Family Health Centre | 4.9 km | 74% |
- Abbey Medical Practice (78% overall experience good)
- Cliff House Medical Practice (78% overall experience good)
- Glebe Park Surgery (88% overall experience good)
- Lindum Medical Practice (78% overall experience good)
- Minster Medical Practice (86% overall experience good)
- The Ingham Practice (98% overall experience good)
- Welton Family Health Centre (74% overall experience good)
- Willingham-by-Stow Surgery (95% overall experience good)
How do patients rate Nettleham Medical Practice?
In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 87% of patients described their overall experience of Nettleham Medical Practice as good, above the England figure of 77%. 43% found it easy to get through by phone.
How many patients are registered at Nettleham Medical Practice?
12,164 patients were registered in September 2026, down 0.5% on a year earlier.
What is Nettleham Medical Practice's CQC rating?
Requires Improvement overall, published in January 2024.
How many GPs does Nettleham Medical Practice have?
7.1 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (11 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 1,723 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.
Are appointments at Nettleham Medical Practice face to face?
53% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.
What is Nettleham Medical Practice's phone number?
01522 751717.