Eastview Surgery, Liverpool: patient reviews and CQC rating

Eastview Surgery is a GP practice in Liverpool with 6,483 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 86% of its patients described their overall experience as good, above the England figure of 77% (Cheshire and Merseyside: 78%). The Care Quality Commission rates it Good overall, in a report published in October 2017. It has 4.9 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 1,327 patients per GP.

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

What patients say about Eastview Surgery

Its best result against England is the share who found the reception and administrative team helpful: 97%, above the England figure of 85%. Its weakest is the share who found it easy to contact the practice through its website: 36%, below the England figure of 58%. Of the 11 results in the table, 3 are above England and 2 below by more than the survey's margin of error, and 6 within it.

On overall experience it is 30th of the 121 practices in Liverpool with 50 or more responses. 47% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 6 points higher than in 2025 (80%). 113 patients answered the survey (response rate 31%).

Survey questionEastview SurgeryCheshire and MerseysideEngland
Overall experience good86%78%77%
Easy to contact by phone47%57%57%
Easy to contact via the website36%55%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App49%53%54%
Reception team helpful97%86%85%
Last contact good70%73%73%
Wait for appointment about right70%73%69%
Listened to well88%89%87%
Treated with care and concern91%87%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician97%93%93%
Needs met98%91%90%

CQC's overall rating for Eastview Surgery is Good, published in October 2017. All 5 key questions are rated Good. Its previous overall rating was Requires Improvement (January 2016).

Key questionRating
SafeGood
Well-ledGood
CaringGood
ResponsiveGood
EffectiveGood

6,483 patients were registered at Eastview Surgery in September 2026, almost the same as a year earlier.

24% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 4.9 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 1,327 patients per GP, fewer than the England figure of 2,171 and Cheshire and Merseyside's 1,971. The practice also has 1.4 nurses and 0.7 other clinical staff such as pharmacists and physiotherapists (full-time equivalent).

YearQualified GPs (FTE)All GPs incl. trainees (FTE)
August 20234.44.4
August 20244.44.4
August 20254.44.4
August 20264.94.9

From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 1,850 appointments a month, or 285 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 80% were face to face (England: 63%). 58% took place on the day they were booked and 1% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).

82% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 2% of booked patients did not attend.

MeasureEastview SurgeryCheshire and MerseysideEngland
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month285492510
Face to face80%60%63%
Same day as booked58%48%45%
More than 28 days after booking1%4%5%
Did not attend2%5%4%

Compared with England, the practice has a higher share of patients on its registers for serious mental illness (1.9% against 1.0%), palliative or supportive care needs (1.0% against 0.6%) and COPD (3.1% against 1.9%). It has a lower share for osteoporosis (0.3% against 1.2%) and a learning disability (0.3% against 0.6%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 22.0 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived).

Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 82.5 years for women and 78.1 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).

Condition registerAge groupPractice (2024/25)England
Depression18+ yrs18.8%14.3%
High blood pressureAll ages17.9%15.2%
Diabetes17+ yrs7.4%7.9%
Asthma6+ yrs6.5%6.6%
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs6.2%4.6%
CancerAll ages4.7%3.8%
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages4.4%3.0%
Atrial fibrillationAll ages3.5%2.2%
COPDAll ages3.1%1.9%
Stroke and TIAAll ages2.5%1.9%
Serious mental illnessAll ages1.9%1.0%
Heart failureAll ages1.6%1.1%
Epilepsy18+ yrs1.1%0.8%
Palliative careAll ages1.0%0.6%
DementiaAll ages0.9%0.8%
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.9%0.6%
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.8%0.8%
Osteoporosis50+ yrs0.3%1.2%
Learning disabilityAll ages0.3%0.6%
Screening coveragePeriodPracticeEngland
Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74)2024/2571.1%72.9%
Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70)2024/2575.6%72.2%
Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49)2023/2470.3%67.5%
Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64)2023/2474.4%74.9%

52% of the practice's patients live in the L23 postcode district, followed by L22 (40%) and L21 (7%). 100% live in Sefton, the council area the practice is in.

Postcode districtRegistered patientsShare
L233,37652%
L222,56440%
L214727%

Eastview Surgery, 81 Crosby Road North, Waterloo, Liverpool, L22 4QD. Phone: 0151 928 8849.

Nearby practiceDistanceOverall experience good
Dr Berni0.2 km86%
Kingsway Surgery0.2 km83%
Drs Misra and Bird Surgery0.7 km93%
The Blundellsands Surgery1.2 km86%
Rawson Road Surgery1.4 km74%

How do patients rate Eastview Surgery?

In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 86% of patients described their overall experience of Eastview Surgery as good, above the England figure of 77%. 47% found it easy to get through by phone.

How many patients are registered at Eastview Surgery?

6,483 patients were registered in September 2026, down 0.5% on a year earlier.

What is Eastview Surgery's CQC rating?

Good overall, published in October 2017.

How many GPs does Eastview Surgery have?

4.9 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (6 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 1,327 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.

Are appointments at Eastview Surgery face to face?

80% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.

What is Eastview Surgery's phone number?

0151 928 8849.

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