High Pastures Surgery, Liverpool: patient reviews and CQC rating

High Pastures Surgery is a GP practice in Liverpool with 10,083 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 74% of its patients described their overall experience as good, against 77% across England (Cheshire and Merseyside: 78%). The Care Quality Commission rates it Good overall, in a report published in October 2019. It has 6.6 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 1,523 patients per GP.

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

What patients say about High Pastures Surgery

Its result closest to England is the share who said the healthcare professional was good at listening to them: 87%, against 87% across England. Its weakest is the share who found it easy to get through to the practice by phone: 32%, 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 77th of the 121 practices in Liverpool with 50 or more responses. 32% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 3 points lower than in 2025 (77%). 110 patients answered the survey (response rate 36%).

Survey questionHigh Pastures SurgeryCheshire and MerseysideEngland
Overall experience good74%78%77%
Easy to contact by phone32%57%57%
Easy to contact via the website33%55%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App45%53%54%
Reception team helpful84%86%85%
Last contact good65%73%73%
Wait for appointment about right49%73%69%
Listened to well87%89%87%
Treated with care and concern84%87%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician90%93%93%
Needs met84%91%90%

In the Friends and Family Test for July 2026, 83% of 149 responses rated the practice good or very good (England: 92%).

CQC's overall rating for High Pastures Surgery is Good, published in October 2019. All 5 key questions are rated Good. It held the same rating in the report before (June 2017).

Key questionRating
SafeGood
Well-ledGood
CaringGood
ResponsiveGood
EffectiveGood

10,083 patients were registered at High Pastures Surgery in September 2026, down 0.9% on a year earlier (England: down 1.1%).

29% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 6.6 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 1,523 patients per GP, fewer than the England figure of 2,171 and Cheshire and Merseyside's 1,971. The practice also has 2.0 nurses and 1.0 other clinical staff such as pharmacists and physiotherapists (full-time equivalent).

YearQualified GPs (FTE)All GPs incl. trainees (FTE)
August 20234.85.9
August 20245.36.1
August 20255.35.3
August 20266.67.7

From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 4,606 appointments a month, or 457 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 51% were face to face (England: 63%). 45% took place on the day they were booked and 5% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).

65% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 3% of booked patients did not attend.

MeasureHigh Pastures SurgeryCheshire and MerseysideEngland
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month457492510
Face to face51%60%63%
Same day as booked45%48%45%
More than 28 days after booking5%4%5%
Did not attend3%5%4%

Compared with England, the practice has a higher share of patients on its registers for heart failure (2.1% against 1.1%), atrial fibrillation (4.2% against 2.2%) and cancer (6.6% against 3.8%). It has a lower share for osteoporosis (0.3% against 1.2%), a learning disability (0.3% against 0.6%) and serious mental illness (0.7% against 1.0%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 10.9 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived).

Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 85.4 years for women and 81.1 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).

Condition registerAge groupPractice (2024/25)England
High blood pressureAll ages18.9%15.2%
Depression18+ yrs12.1%14.3%
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs7.9%4.6%
Diabetes17+ yrs7.1%7.9%
Asthma6+ yrs6.9%6.6%
CancerAll ages6.6%3.8%
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages5.1%3.0%
Atrial fibrillationAll ages4.2%2.2%
Stroke and TIAAll ages2.7%1.9%
Heart failureAll ages2.1%1.1%
COPDAll ages1.7%1.9%
DementiaAll ages1.0%0.8%
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs1.0%0.8%
Palliative careAll ages0.9%0.6%
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.8%0.6%
Epilepsy18+ yrs0.8%0.8%
Serious mental illnessAll ages0.7%1.0%
Osteoporosis50+ yrs0.3%1.2%
Learning disabilityAll ages0.3%0.6%
Screening coveragePeriodPracticeEngland
Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74)2024/2578.5%72.9%
Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70)2024/2584.3%72.2%
Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49)2023/2474.6%67.5%
Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64)2023/2477.8%74.9%

94% of the practice's patients live in the L31 postcode district, and L39 (5%). 94% live in Sefton, the council area the practice is in.

Postcode districtRegistered patientsShare
L319,44594%
L394975%

High Pastures Surgery, 138 Liverpool Road North, Liverpool, L31 2HW. Phone: 0151 526 2161.

Nearby practiceDistanceOverall experience good
Westway Medical Centre0.5 km79%
Maghull Practice0.5 km66%
Maghull Family Surgery0.5 km83%
Glovers Lane Surgery3.8 km61%
Aughton Surgery4.0 km93%

How do patients rate High Pastures Surgery?

In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 74% of patients described their overall experience of High Pastures Surgery as good, against 77% across England. 32% found it easy to get through by phone.

How many patients are registered at High Pastures Surgery?

10,083 patients were registered in September 2026, down 0.9% on a year earlier.

What is High Pastures Surgery's CQC rating?

Good overall, published in October 2019.

How many GPs does High Pastures Surgery have?

6.6 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (9 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 1,523 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.

Are appointments at High Pastures Surgery face to face?

51% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.

What is High Pastures Surgery's phone number?

0151 526 2161.

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