Coast and Country PCN: primary care network practices and patient survey

Coast and Country PCN is a primary care network of 4 GP practices with 35,741 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 78% of its patients described their overall experience as good, against 77% across England. Its practices have 2,089 patients per qualified GP (England: 2,171).

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

Across the 4 practices in Coast and Country PCN with survey results, the share of patients describing their overall experience as good ranges from 72% at Holsworthy Doctors to 98% at Bradworthy Surgery, with a median of 81% (England: 77%). 1 is above England and 0 below by more than the survey's margin of error. Bradworthy Surgery has the highest share finding it easy to get through by phone (90%, England 57%).

PracticeRegistered patientsOverall experience goodEasy to contact by phoneCQC ratingPatients per GP
Bradworthy Surgery3,23998%90%Good1,420
Neetside Surgery6,71082%62%Outstanding2,649
Stratton Medical Centre10,70879%63%–2,239
Holsworthy Doctors15,08472%40%Good2,008

Results for the network as a whole, from 459 responses, against Devon and England.

Survey questionCoast and Country PCNDevonEngland
Overall experience good78%79%77%
Easy to contact by phone56%59%57%
Easy to contact via the website55%62%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App45%55%54%
Reception team helpful87%87%85%
Last contact good71%76%73%
Wait for appointment about right68%70%69%
Listened to well87%90%87%
Treated with care and concern89%88%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician94%94%93%
Needs met92%91%90%

There are 2,089 registered patients per full-time-equivalent qualified GP in Coast and Country PCN, close to England's 2,171 and Devon's 1,863. Practices recorded 759 appointments a month per 1,000 patients (England: 510), 60% of them face to face. 40% of appointments took place on the day they were booked (England: 45%).

31% of registered patients are aged 65 or over (England: 19%). Lists grew by 0.3% over the year (England: shrank 1.1%).

MeasureCoast and Country PCNDevonEngland
Patients per qualified GP2,0891,8632,171
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month759626510
Face-to-face appointments60%54%63%
Same day as booked40%45%45%
Did not attend4%3%4%
Patients aged 65 or over31%25%19%

Relative to England, the register furthest above England's rate at practices in Coast and Country PCN is chronic kidney disease (8.3% against 4.6%), and the furthest below is osteoporosis (0.5% against 1.2%).

Condition registerAge groupCoast and Country PCN (2024/25)EnglandPatients on register
High blood pressureAll ages20.5%15.2%7,289
Depression18+ yrs10.1%14.3%2,987
Diabetes17+ yrs8.6%7.9%2,580
Asthma6+ yrs8.4%6.6%2,865
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs8.3%4.6%2,475
CancerAll ages6.2%3.8%2,212
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages5.2%3.0%1,841
Atrial fibrillationAll ages3.7%2.2%1,303
Stroke and TIAAll ages3.2%1.9%1,125
COPDAll ages2.4%1.9%855
Heart failureAll ages1.5%1.1%534
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs1.1%0.8%342
DementiaAll ages1.1%0.8%385
Serious mental illnessAll ages1.0%1.0%364
Epilepsy18+ yrs0.9%0.8%253
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.8%0.6%280
Learning disabilityAll ages0.5%0.6%191
Palliative careAll ages0.5%0.6%173
Osteoporosis50+ yrs0.5%1.2%88

Which practices are in Coast and Country PCN?

Bradworthy Surgery, Holsworthy Doctors, Neetside Surgery and Stratton Medical Centre.

How do patients rate Coast and Country PCN?

78% described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, against 77% across England.

How many patients does Coast and Country PCN cover?

35,741 registered patients across 4 practices in September 2026.

How many patients per GP does Coast and Country PCN have?

2,089 per full-time-equivalent qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.

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