Harness South PCN: primary care network practices and patient survey

Harness South PCN is a primary care network of 10 GP practices with 74,993 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 81% of its patients described their overall experience as good, above the England figure of 77%. Its practices have 2,369 patients per qualified GP (England: 2,171).

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

Across the 10 practices in Harness South PCN with survey results, the share of patients describing their overall experience as good ranges from 62% at Oxgate Gardens Surgery to 90% at Dr Bhatt and partners, with a median of 82% (England: 77%). 3 are above England and 1 below by more than the survey's margin of error. Walm Lane Surgery has the highest share finding it easy to get through by phone (80%, England 57%).

PracticeRegistered patientsOverall experience goodEasy to contact by phoneCQC ratingPatients per GP
Dr Bhatt and partners9,32790%64%Good2,133
Church End Medical Centre8,47488%66%–2,199
Walm Lane Surgery6,25488%80%Good2,241
Roundwood Park Medical Centre5,82884%77%Good1,631
Forty Willows Surgery7,06183%80%Good2,758
Freuchen Medical Centre12,23181%73%Good3,462
The Stonebridge Practice6,06479%68%Good1,864
Park Royal Medical Practice8,72478%66%Requires improvement3,271
Dr Neeta Ghosh-Chowdhury4,80971%74%Good4,809
Oxgate Gardens Surgery6,22162%51%Good1,535

Results for the network as a whole, from 970 responses, against West and North London and England.

Survey questionHarness South PCNWest and North LondonEngland
Overall experience good81%75%77%
Easy to contact by phone70%62%57%
Easy to contact via the website60%57%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App59%54%54%
Reception team helpful86%83%85%
Last contact good78%73%73%
Wait for appointment about right70%68%69%
Listened to well85%86%87%
Treated with care and concern86%84%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician92%92%93%
Needs met89%89%90%

There are 2,369 registered patients per full-time-equivalent qualified GP in Harness South PCN, close to England's 2,171 and West and North London's 2,497. Practices recorded 542 appointments a month per 1,000 patients (England: 510), 59% of them face to face. 47% of appointments took place on the day they were booked (England: 45%).

12% of registered patients are aged 65 or over (England: 19%). Lists shrank by 3.6% over the year (England: shrank 1.1%).

MeasureHarness South PCNWest and North LondonEngland
Patients per qualified GP2,3692,4972,171
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month542469510
Face-to-face appointments59%60%63%
Same day as booked47%48%45%
Did not attend6%5%4%
Patients aged 65 or over12%12%19%

Relative to England, the register furthest above England's rate at practices in Harness South PCN is serious mental illness (1.6% against 1.0%), and the furthest below is osteoporosis (0.4% against 1.2%).

Condition registerAge groupHarness South PCN (2024/25)EnglandPatients on register
High blood pressureAll ages13.2%15.2%10,224
Depression18+ yrs10.7%14.3%6,604
Diabetes17+ yrs10.0%7.9%6,306
Asthma6+ yrs4.9%6.6%3,545
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs3.7%4.6%2,269
CancerAll ages2.5%3.8%1,904
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages1.8%3.0%1,382
Serious mental illnessAll ages1.6%1.0%1,214
Stroke and TIAAll ages1.3%1.9%1,026
Atrial fibrillationAll ages0.9%2.2%706
COPDAll ages0.9%1.9%703
Heart failureAll ages0.8%1.1%587
Learning disabilityAll ages0.7%0.6%572
Epilepsy18+ yrs0.7%0.8%417
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.5%0.8%350
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.5%0.6%381
DementiaAll ages0.5%0.8%358
Osteoporosis50+ yrs0.4%1.2%96
Palliative careAll ages0.3%0.6%228

Which practices are in Harness South PCN?

Church End Medical Centre, Dr Bhatt and partners, Dr Neeta Ghosh-Chowdhury, Forty Willows Surgery, Freuchen Medical Centre, Oxgate Gardens Surgery, Park Royal Medical Practice, Roundwood Park Medical Centre, The Stonebridge Practice and Walm Lane Surgery.

How do patients rate Harness South PCN?

81% described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, above the England figure of 77%.

How many patients does Harness South PCN cover?

74,993 registered patients across 10 practices in September 2026.

How many patients per GP does Harness South PCN have?

2,369 per full-time-equivalent qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.

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