Meridian Health Group Nel PCN: primary care network practices and patient survey

Meridian Health Group Nel PCN is a primary care network of 3 GP practices with 40,589 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 73% of its patients described their overall experience as good, against 77% across England. Its practices have 2,127 patients per qualified GP (England: 2,171).

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

Across the 3 practices in Meridian Health Group Nel PCN with survey results, the share of patients describing their overall experience as good ranges from 71% at The Roxton Practice to 83% at Quayside Medical Centre, with a median of 74% (England: 77%). None differs from England by more than the survey's margin of error. Quayside 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
Quayside Medical Centre3,49983%66%Good4,100
Open Door Health Limited2,41674%59%Good11,325
The Roxton Practice34,67471%42%Good1,925

Results for the network as a whole, from 273 responses, against Humber and North Yorkshire and England.

Survey questionMeridian Health Group Nel PCNHumber and North YorkshireEngland
Overall experience good73%79%77%
Easy to contact by phone45%59%57%
Easy to contact via the website58%62%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App56%59%54%
Reception team helpful78%86%85%
Last contact good74%76%73%
Wait for appointment about right87%71%69%
Listened to well77%88%87%
Treated with care and concern79%87%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician90%94%93%
Needs met89%91%90%

There are 2,127 registered patients per full-time-equivalent qualified GP in Meridian Health Group Nel PCN, close to England's 2,171 and Humber and North Yorkshire's 2,125. Practices recorded 589 appointments a month per 1,000 patients (England: 510), 72% of them face to face. 37% of appointments took place on the day they were booked (England: 45%).

19% of registered patients are aged 65 or over (England: 19%). Lists shrank by 1.2% over the year (England: shrank 1.1%).

MeasureMeridian Health Group Nel PCNHumber and North YorkshireEngland
Patients per qualified GP2,1272,1252,171
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month589559510
Face-to-face appointments72%64%63%
Same day as booked37%43%45%
Did not attend4%3%4%
Patients aged 65 or over19%23%19%

Relative to England, the register furthest above England's rate at practices in Meridian Health Group Nel PCN is peripheral arterial disease (1.0% against 0.6%), and the furthest below is osteoporosis (0.2% against 1.2%).

Condition registerAge groupMeridian Health Group Nel PCN (2024/25)EnglandPatients on register
High blood pressureAll ages16.1%15.2%6,611
Depression18+ yrs13.6%14.3%4,437
Diabetes17+ yrs9.1%7.9%2,998
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs7.1%4.6%2,309
Asthma6+ yrs7.0%6.6%2,702
CancerAll ages3.4%3.8%1,407
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages3.3%3.0%1,369
COPDAll ages3.0%1.9%1,242
Stroke and TIAAll ages2.6%1.9%1,069
Atrial fibrillationAll ages2.4%2.2%967
Epilepsy18+ yrs1.1%0.8%374
Serious mental illnessAll ages1.1%1.0%445
DementiaAll ages1.0%0.8%413
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages1.0%0.6%391
Palliative careAll ages0.9%0.6%375
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.8%0.8%272
Heart failureAll ages0.8%1.1%322
Learning disabilityAll ages0.8%0.6%309
Osteoporosis50+ yrs0.2%1.2%32

Which practices are in Meridian Health Group Nel PCN?

Open Door Health Limited, Quayside Medical Centre and The Roxton Practice.

How do patients rate Meridian Health Group Nel PCN?

73% described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, against 77% across England.

How many patients does Meridian Health Group Nel PCN cover?

40,589 registered patients across 3 practices in September 2026.

How many patients per GP does Meridian Health Group Nel PCN have?

2,127 per full-time-equivalent qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.

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