Doddington Medical Centre, March: patient reviews and CQC rating
Doddington Medical Centre is a GP practice in March with 13,575 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 77% of its patients described their overall experience as good, against 77% across England (Central East: 75%). The Care Quality Commission rates it Good overall, in a report published in January 2024. It has 3.7 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 3,689 patients per GP.
Latest data: September 2026. Patient survey 2026; registered patients September 2026; appointments to August 2026.
What patients say about Doddington Medical Centre
Its best result against England is the share who found it easy to contact the practice using the NHS App: 67%, against 54% across England. Its weakest is the share who found the reception and administrative team helpful: 73%, below the England figure of 85%. 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 2nd of the 4 practices in March with 50 or more responses. 57% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 1 point lower than in 2025 (78%). 122 patients answered the survey (response rate 38%).
| Survey question | Doddington Medical Centre | Central East | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall experience good | 77% | 75% | 77% |
| Easy to contact by phone | 57% | 52% | 57% |
| Easy to contact via the website | 66% | 60% | 58% |
| Easy to contact via the NHS App | 67% | 52% | 54% |
| Reception team helpful | 73% | 83% | 85% |
| Last contact good | 69% | 71% | 73% |
| Wait for appointment about right | 61% | 69% | 69% |
| Listened to well | 79% | 86% | 87% |
| Treated with care and concern | 80% | 85% | 86% |
| Confidence and trust in the clinician | 86% | 92% | 93% |
| Needs met | 85% | 89% | 90% |
In the Friends and Family Test for July 2026, 91% of 150 responses rated the practice good or very good (England: 92%).
CQC's overall rating for Doddington Medical Centre is Good, published in January 2024. One key question is rated differently: Responsive Requires Improvement. It held the same rating in the report before (December 2020).
| Key question | Rating |
|---|---|
| Safe | Good |
| Well-led | Good |
| Caring | Good |
| Responsive | Requires Improvement |
| Effective | Good |
13,575 patients were registered at Doddington Medical Centre in September 2026, almost the same as a year earlier.
23% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 3.7 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 3,689 patients per GP, more than the England figure of 2,171 and Central East's 2,348. The practice also has 6.9 nurses and 11.5 other clinical staff such as pharmacists and physiotherapists (full-time equivalent).
| Year | Qualified GPs (FTE) | All GPs incl. trainees (FTE) |
|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | 3.9 | 6.1 |
| August 2024 | 5.0 | 6.1 |
| August 2025 | 5.3 | 9.4 |
| August 2026 | 3.7 | 6.7 |
From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 10,617 appointments a month, or 782 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 58% were face to face (England: 63%). 47% took place on the day they were booked and 12% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).
20% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 3% of booked patients did not attend.
| Measure | Doddington Medical Centre | Central East | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appointments per 1,000 patients a month | 782 | 521 | 510 |
| Face to face | 58% | 62% | 63% |
| Same day as booked | 47% | 48% | 45% |
| More than 28 days after booking | 12% | 6% | 5% |
| Did not attend | 3% | 4% | 4% |
Compared with England, the practice has a higher share of patients on its registers for COPD (3.3% against 1.9%), coronary heart disease (4.4% against 3.0%) and asthma (9.7% against 6.6%). It has a lower share for serious mental illness (0.6% against 1.0%) and chronic kidney disease (3.1% against 4.6%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 18.4 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived).
Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 81.8 years for women and 79.3 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).
| Condition register | Age group | Practice (2024/25) | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure | All ages | 20.0% | 15.2% |
| Depression | 18+ yrs | 16.5% | 14.3% |
| Diabetes | 17+ yrs | 9.8% | 7.9% |
| Asthma | 6+ yrs | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| Coronary heart disease | All ages | 4.4% | 3.0% |
| Cancer | All ages | 3.6% | 3.8% |
| COPD | All ages | 3.3% | 1.9% |
| Chronic kidney disease | 18+ yrs | 3.1% | 4.6% |
| Atrial fibrillation | All ages | 2.8% | 2.2% |
| Stroke and TIA | All ages | 2.6% | 1.9% |
| Osteoporosis | 50+ yrs | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| Heart failure | All ages | 1.3% | 1.1% |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 16+ yrs | 1.1% | 0.8% |
| Epilepsy | 18+ yrs | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Dementia | All ages | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| Learning disability | All ages | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| Peripheral arterial disease | All ages | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| Serious mental illness | All ages | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Palliative care | All ages | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| Screening coverage | Period | Practice | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74) | 2024/25 | 75.8% | 72.9% |
| Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70) | 2024/25 | 76.0% | 72.2% |
| Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49) | 2023/24 | 77.4% | 67.5% |
| Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64) | 2023/24 | 75.7% | 74.9% |
Doddington Medical Centre, 11d Benwick Road, Doddington, March, PE15 0TG. Phone: 01354 680774. Website: www.doddingtonmedicalcentre.nhs.uk.
| Nearby practice | Distance | Overall experience good |
|---|---|---|
| St George's Medical Centre | 8.5 km | 84% |
| George Clare Surgery | 9.1 km | 64% |
| Dr N Ulla and Partners | 9.4 km | 84% |
| Dr W N Harrison and partners | 9.5 km | 73% |
| Cathedral Medical Centre | 10.1 km | 83% |
- George Clare Surgery (64% overall experience good)
How do patients rate Doddington Medical Centre?
In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 77% of patients described their overall experience of Doddington Medical Centre as good, against 77% across England. 57% found it easy to get through by phone.
How many patients are registered at Doddington Medical Centre?
13,575 patients were registered in September 2026, up 0.4% on a year earlier.
What is Doddington Medical Centre's CQC rating?
Good overall, published in January 2024.
How many GPs does Doddington Medical Centre have?
3.7 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (5 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 3,689 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.
Are appointments at Doddington Medical Centre face to face?
58% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.
What is Doddington Medical Centre's phone number?
01354 680774.