Westseven GP, London: patient reviews and CQC rating

Westseven GP is a GP practice in London with 5,747 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 84% of its patients described their overall experience as good, against 77% across England (West and North London: 75%). The Care Quality Commission rates it Good overall, in a report published in October 2022. It has 1.5 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 3,716 patients per GP.

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

What patients say about Westseven GP

Its best result against England is the share who said they were treated with care and concern: 96%, above the England figure of 86%. Its weakest is the share who found it easy to contact the practice through its website: 43%, below the England figure of 58%. 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 182nd of the 648 practices in London with 50 or more responses. 66% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 1 point higher than in 2025 (83%). 93 patients answered the survey (response rate 21%).

Survey questionWestseven GPWest and North LondonEngland
Overall experience good84%75%77%
Easy to contact by phone66%62%57%
Easy to contact via the website43%57%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App46%54%54%
Reception team helpful87%83%85%
Last contact good72%73%73%
Wait for appointment about right71%68%69%
Listened to well89%86%87%
Treated with care and concern96%84%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician94%92%93%
Needs met97%89%90%

In the Friends and Family Test for July 2026, 92% of 52 responses rated the practice good or very good (England: 92%).

CQC's overall rating for Westseven GP is Good, published in October 2022. One key question is rated differently: Safe Requires Improvement. It held the same rating in the report before (March 2019).

Key questionRating
SafeRequires Improvement
Well-ledGood
CaringGood
ResponsiveGood
EffectiveGood

5,747 patients were registered at Westseven GP in September 2026, down 4.1% on a year earlier (England: down 1.1%).

11% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 1.5 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 3,716 patients per GP, more than the England figure of 2,171 and West and North London's 2,497. The practice also has 0.9 nurses (full-time equivalent).

YearQualified GPs (FTE)All GPs incl. trainees (FTE)
August 20231.31.3
August 20241.11.1
August 20251.11.1
August 20261.51.5

From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 1,970 appointments a month, or 343 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 88% were face to face (England: 63%). 40% took place on the day they were booked and 8% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).

59% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 6% of booked patients did not attend.

MeasureWestseven GPWest and North LondonEngland
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month343469510
Face to face88%60%63%
Same day as booked40%48%45%
More than 28 days after booking8%2%5%
Did not attend6%5%4%

Compared with England, the practice has a lower share of patients for dementia (0.3% against 0.8%), palliative or supportive care needs (0.3% against 0.6%) and chronic kidney disease (2.1% against 4.6%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 27.4 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived). Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 84.6 years for women and 79.6 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).

Condition registerAge groupPractice (2024/25)England
High blood pressureAll ages10.0%15.2%
Depression18+ yrs7.5%14.3%
Diabetes17+ yrs5.7%7.9%
Asthma6+ yrs5.1%6.6%
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs2.1%4.6%
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages1.9%3.0%
CancerAll ages1.8%3.8%
COPDAll ages1.3%1.9%
Osteoporosis50+ yrs1.3%1.2%
Atrial fibrillationAll ages1.3%2.2%
Serious mental illnessAll ages1.3%1.0%
Stroke and TIAAll ages0.9%1.9%
Heart failureAll ages0.8%1.1%
Learning disabilityAll ages0.7%0.6%
Epilepsy18+ yrs0.5%0.8%
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.5%0.6%
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.4%0.8%
DementiaAll ages0.3%0.8%
Palliative careAll ages0.3%0.6%
Screening coveragePeriodPracticeEngland
Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74)2024/2571.2%72.9%
Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70)2024/2573.2%72.2%
Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49)2023/2459.0%67.5%
Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64)2023/2469.4%74.9%

72% of the practice's patients live in the W7 postcode district, followed by UB2 (17%) and W13 (8%). 99% live in Ealing, the council area the practice is in.

Postcode districtRegistered patientsShare
W74,17672%
UB298217%
W134408%

Westseven GP, Hanwell Health Centre, 20 Church Road, London, W7 1DR. Phone: 020 8579 7337. Website: www.westsevengp.nhs.uk.

How do patients rate Westseven GP?

In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 84% of patients described their overall experience of Westseven GP as good, against 77% across England. 66% found it easy to get through by phone.

How many patients are registered at Westseven GP?

5,747 patients were registered in September 2026, down 4.1% on a year earlier.

What is Westseven GP's CQC rating?

Good overall, published in October 2022.

How many GPs does Westseven GP have?

1.5 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (3 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 3,716 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.

Are appointments at Westseven GP face to face?

88% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.

What is Westseven GP's phone number?

020 8579 7337.

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