Bd4+ PCN: primary care network practices and patient survey

Bd4+ PCN is a primary care network of 4 GP practices with 42,465 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 71% of its patients described their overall experience as good, below the England figure of 77%. Its practices have 1,881 patients per qualified GP (England: 2,171).

Latest data: September 2026. Registered patients September 2026; GP Patient Survey 2026.

Across the 4 practices in Bd4+ PCN with survey results, the share of patients describing their overall experience as good ranges from 64% at Tong Medical Practice to 85% at Rooley Lane Medical Centre, with a median of 69% (England: 77%). 1 is above England and 2 below by more than the survey's margin of error. Rooley Lane Medical Centre has the highest share finding it easy to get through by phone (66%, England 57%).

PracticeRegistered patientsOverall experience goodEasy to contact by phoneCQC ratingPatients per GP
Rooley Lane Medical Centre9,21885%66%Good1,369
Low Moor Medical Practice10,29873%27%Good1,870
Bowling Highfield Medical Practice14,13666%19%Good1,887
Tong Medical Practice8,81364%49%Good3,103

Results for the network as a whole, from 450 responses, against West Yorkshire and England.

Survey questionBd4+ PCNWest YorkshireEngland
Overall experience good71%76%77%
Easy to contact by phone37%53%57%
Easy to contact via the website45%54%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App45%52%54%
Reception team helpful85%84%85%
Last contact good64%70%73%
Wait for appointment about right71%70%69%
Listened to well83%87%87%
Treated with care and concern82%85%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician89%92%93%
Needs met89%90%90%

There are 1,881 registered patients per full-time-equivalent qualified GP in Bd4+ PCN, fewer than England's 2,171 and West Yorkshire's 2,162. Practices recorded 570 appointments a month per 1,000 patients (England: 510), 72% of them face to face. 43% of appointments took place on the day they were booked (England: 45%).

15% of registered patients are aged 65 or over (England: 19%). Lists shrank by 0.6% over the year (England: shrank 1.1%).

MeasureBd4+ PCNWest YorkshireEngland
Patients per qualified GP1,8812,1622,171
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month570579510
Face-to-face appointments72%66%63%
Same day as booked43%45%45%
Did not attend3%4%4%
Patients aged 65 or over15%17%19%

Relative to England, the register furthest above England's rate at practices in Bd4+ PCN is copd (3.6% against 1.9%), and the furthest below is dementia (0.6% against 0.8%).

Condition registerAge groupBd4+ PCN (2024/25)EnglandPatients on register
Depression18+ yrs17.5%14.3%5,609
High blood pressureAll ages15.4%15.2%6,552
Diabetes17+ yrs10.1%7.9%3,302
Asthma6+ yrs7.2%6.6%2,862
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs4.4%4.6%1,405
COPDAll ages3.6%1.9%1,528
CancerAll ages3.3%3.8%1,397
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages3.0%3.0%1,285
Osteoporosis50+ yrs2.0%1.2%280
Stroke and TIAAll ages1.8%1.9%764
Atrial fibrillationAll ages1.7%2.2%727
Serious mental illnessAll ages1.2%1.0%495
Heart failureAll ages1.1%1.1%485
Epilepsy18+ yrs0.9%0.8%304
Learning disabilityAll ages0.9%0.6%402
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.8%0.6%347
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.8%0.8%253
Palliative careAll ages0.6%0.6%258
DementiaAll ages0.6%0.8%249

Which practices are in Bd4+ PCN?

Bowling Highfield Medical Practice, Low Moor Medical Practice, Rooley Lane Medical Centre and Tong Medical Practice.

How do patients rate Bd4+ PCN?

71% described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, below the England figure of 77%.

How many patients does Bd4+ PCN cover?

42,465 registered patients across 4 practices in September 2026.

How many patients per GP does Bd4+ PCN have?

1,881 per full-time-equivalent qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.

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