Parkside Medical Practice, Nottingham: patient reviews and CQC rating

Parkside Medical Practice is a GP practice in Nottingham with 10,593 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 77% of its patients described their overall experience as good, against 77% across England (Nottingham and Nottinghamshire: 74%). The Care Quality Commission rates it Good overall, in a report published in August 2016. It has 5.0 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 2,124 patients per GP.

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

What patients say about Parkside Medical Practice

Its best result against England is the share who said they were treated with care and concern: 93%, above the England figure of 86%. Its weakest is the share who found it easy to contact the practice through its website: 30%, below the England figure of 58%. Of the 11 results in the table, 1 is above England and 3 below by more than the survey's margin of error, and 7 within it.

On overall experience it is 42nd of the 92 practices in Nottingham with 50 or more responses. 42% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 6 points higher than in 2025 (71%). 100 patients answered the survey (response rate 21%).

Survey questionParkside Medical PracticeNottingham and NottinghamshireEngland
Overall experience good77%74%77%
Easy to contact by phone42%52%57%
Easy to contact via the website30%51%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App34%50%54%
Reception team helpful88%83%85%
Last contact good73%69%73%
Wait for appointment about right60%67%69%
Listened to well92%86%87%
Treated with care and concern93%85%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician96%92%93%
Needs met88%89%90%

In the Friends and Family Test for July 2026, 85% of 13 responses rated the practice good or very good (England: 92%).

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

Key questionRating
SafeGood
Well-ledGood
CaringGood
ResponsiveGood
EffectiveGood

10,593 patients were registered at Parkside Medical Practice in September 2026, up 1.0% on a year earlier (England: down 1.1%).

13% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 5.0 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 2,124 patients per GP, close to the England figure of 2,171 and Nottingham and Nottinghamshire's 2,235. The practice also has 5.3 nurses and 2.8 other clinical staff such as pharmacists and physiotherapists (full-time equivalent).

YearQualified GPs (FTE)All GPs incl. trainees (FTE)
August 20233.93.9
August 20243.93.9
August 20254.04.0
August 20265.05.0

From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 5,893 appointments a month, or 556 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 78% were face to face (England: 63%). 41% took place on the day they were booked and 3% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).

42% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 9% of booked patients did not attend.

MeasureParkside Medical PracticeNottingham and NottinghamshireEngland
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month556566510
Face to face78%64%63%
Same day as booked41%45%45%
More than 28 days after booking3%8%5%
Did not attend9%4%4%

Compared with England, the practice has a higher share of patients on its registers for osteoporosis (2.4% against 1.2%), palliative or supportive care needs (0.8% against 0.6%) and COPD (2.6% against 1.9%). It has a lower share for atrial fibrillation (1.6% against 2.2%) and cancer (2.7% against 3.8%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 42.7 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived).

Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 80.0 years for women and 75.7 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).

Condition registerAge groupPractice (2024/25)England
Depression18+ yrs17.7%14.3%
High blood pressureAll ages13.0%15.2%
Diabetes17+ yrs8.0%7.9%
Asthma6+ yrs7.7%6.6%
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs4.6%4.6%
CancerAll ages2.7%3.8%
COPDAll ages2.6%1.9%
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages2.5%3.0%
Osteoporosis50+ yrs2.4%1.2%
Stroke and TIAAll ages1.7%1.9%
Atrial fibrillationAll ages1.6%2.2%
Serious mental illnessAll ages1.2%1.0%
Epilepsy18+ yrs1.1%0.8%
Heart failureAll ages1.1%1.1%
DementiaAll ages1.0%0.8%
Palliative careAll ages0.8%0.6%
Learning disabilityAll ages0.8%0.6%
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.7%0.8%
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.5%0.6%
Screening coveragePeriodPracticeEngland
Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74)2024/2570.0%72.9%
Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70)2024/2558.6%72.2%
Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49)2023/2473.4%67.5%
Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64)2023/2477.3%74.9%

75% of the practice's patients live in the NG6 postcode district, followed by NG8 (8%), NG5 (6%) and NG15 (4%). 89% live in Nottingham, the council area the practice is in.

Postcode districtRegistered patientsShare
NG67,88575%
NG88028%
NG56536%
NG154104%
NG164054%
NG71291%

Parkside Medical Practice, Bulwell Riverside, Main Street Bulwell, Nottingham, NG6 8QJ. Phone: 0115 927 9119.

Nearby practiceDistanceOverall experience good
Leen View Surgery0.0 km65%
The Practice St Albans1.0 km47%
Southglade Medical Practice1.5 km69%
Lime Tree Surgery1.7 km74%
Rise Park Surgery2.1 km72%

How do patients rate Parkside Medical Practice?

In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 77% of patients described their overall experience of Parkside Medical Practice as good, against 77% across England. 42% found it easy to get through by phone.

How many patients are registered at Parkside Medical Practice?

10,593 patients were registered in September 2026, up 1.0% on a year earlier.

What is Parkside Medical Practice's CQC rating?

Good overall, published in August 2016.

How many GPs does Parkside Medical Practice have?

5.0 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (9 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 2,124 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.

Are appointments at Parkside Medical Practice face to face?

78% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.

What is Parkside Medical Practice's phone number?

0115 927 9119.

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