Oakenhall Medical Practice, Nottingham: patient reviews and CQC rating

Oakenhall Medical Practice is a GP practice in Nottingham with 6,947 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 68% of its patients described their overall experience as good, below the England figure of 77% (Nottingham and Nottinghamshire: 74%). The Care Quality Commission rates it Good overall, in a report published in September 2016. It has 2.2 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 3,208 patients per GP.

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

What patients say about Oakenhall Medical Practice

Its best result against England is the share who said their needs were met at their last appointment: 93%, against 90% across England. Its weakest is the share who found it easy to contact the practice through its website: 23%, below the England figure of 58%. Of the 11 results in the table, 0 are above England and 7 below by more than the survey's margin of error, and 4 within it.

On overall experience it is 70th of the 92 practices in Nottingham with 50 or more responses. 38% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 3 points higher than in 2025 (65%). 118 patients answered the survey (response rate 32%).

Survey questionOakenhall Medical PracticeNottingham and NottinghamshireEngland
Overall experience good68%74%77%
Easy to contact by phone38%52%57%
Easy to contact via the website23%51%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App35%50%54%
Reception team helpful78%83%85%
Last contact good55%69%73%
Wait for appointment about right57%67%69%
Listened to well85%86%87%
Treated with care and concern82%85%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician92%92%93%
Needs met93%89%90%

CQC's overall rating for Oakenhall Medical Practice is Good, published in September 2016. All 5 key questions are rated Good.

Key questionRating
SafeGood
Well-ledGood
CaringGood
ResponsiveGood
EffectiveGood

6,947 patients were registered at Oakenhall Medical Practice in September 2026, down 2.8% on a year earlier (England: down 1.1%).

22% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 2.2 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 3,208 patients per GP, more than the England figure of 2,171 and Nottingham and Nottinghamshire's 2,235. The practice also has 1.9 nurses and 0.8 other clinical staff such as pharmacists and physiotherapists (full-time equivalent).

YearQualified GPs (FTE)All GPs incl. trainees (FTE)
August 20232.12.1
August 20242.72.7
August 20253.33.3
August 20262.22.2

From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 3,347 appointments a month, or 482 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 58% were face to face (England: 63%). 47% took place on the day they were booked and 6% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).

39% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 3% of booked patients did not attend.

MeasureOakenhall Medical PracticeNottingham and NottinghamshireEngland
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month482566510
Face to face58%64%63%
Same day as booked47%45%45%
More than 28 days after booking6%8%5%
Did not attend3%4%4%

Compared with England, the practice has a higher share of patients on its registers for palliative or supportive care needs (1.1% against 0.6%), dementia (1.4% against 0.8%) and COPD (3.3% against 1.9%). It has a lower share for osteoporosis (0.2% against 1.2%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 22.1 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived).

Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 81.9 years for women and 78.3 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).

Condition registerAge groupPractice (2024/25)England
High blood pressureAll ages16.1%15.2%
Depression18+ yrs14.1%14.3%
Diabetes17+ yrs9.6%7.9%
Asthma6+ yrs7.4%6.6%
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs6.7%4.6%
CancerAll ages4.6%3.8%
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages3.4%3.0%
COPDAll ages3.3%1.9%
Atrial fibrillationAll ages2.9%2.2%
Stroke and TIAAll ages2.1%1.9%
DementiaAll ages1.4%0.8%
Heart failureAll ages1.4%1.1%
Palliative careAll ages1.1%0.6%
Epilepsy18+ yrs1.1%0.8%
Serious mental illnessAll ages0.8%1.0%
Learning disabilityAll ages0.8%0.6%
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.7%0.8%
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.6%0.6%
Osteoporosis50+ yrs0.2%1.2%
Screening coveragePeriodPracticeEngland
Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74)2024/2574.3%72.9%
Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70)2024/2575.8%72.2%
Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49)2023/2470.3%67.5%
Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64)2023/2477.1%74.9%

97% of the practice's patients live in the NG15 postcode district, and NG6 (3%). 94% live in Ashfield, the council area the practice is in.

Postcode districtRegistered patientsShare
NG156,79697%
NG61783%

Oakenhall Medical Practice, Bolsover Street,, Hucknall,, Nottingham, NG15 7UA. Phone: 0115 963 3511. Website: www.oakenhallmedicalpractice.co.uk.

Nearby practiceDistanceOverall experience good
The OM Surgery0.5 km72%
Whyburn Medical Practice0.5 km57%
Torkard Hill Medical Centre0.9 km65%
Rise Park Surgery3.2 km72%
The Practice St Albans3.3 km47%

How do patients rate Oakenhall Medical Practice?

In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 68% of patients described their overall experience of Oakenhall Medical Practice as good, below the England figure of 77%. 38% found it easy to get through by phone.

How many patients are registered at Oakenhall Medical Practice?

6,947 patients were registered in September 2026, down 2.8% on a year earlier.

What is Oakenhall Medical Practice's CQC rating?

Good overall, published in September 2016.

How many GPs does Oakenhall Medical Practice have?

2.2 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (4 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 3,208 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.

Are appointments at Oakenhall Medical Practice face to face?

58% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.

What is Oakenhall Medical Practice's phone number?

0115 963 3511.

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