One Life Hartlepool PCN: primary care network practices and patient survey

One Life Hartlepool PCN is a primary care network of 3 GP practices with 35,590 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 69% of its patients described their overall experience as good, below the England figure of 77%. Its practices have 2,124 patients per qualified GP (England: 2,171).

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

Across the 3 practices in One Life Hartlepool PCN with survey results, the share of patients describing their overall experience as good ranges from 60% at Havelock Grange Practice to 75% at Chadwick Practice, with a median of 74% (England: 77%). 0 are above England and 1 below by more than the survey's margin of error. Chadwick Practice has the highest share finding it easy to get through by phone (50%, England 57%).

PracticeRegistered patientsOverall experience goodEasy to contact by phoneCQC ratingPatients per GP
Chadwick Practice11,94375%50%Good2,658
Bankhouse Surgery10,37874%44%Good1,517
Havelock Grange Practice13,26960%30%Good2,449

Results for the network as a whole, from 354 responses, against North East and North Cumbria and England.

Survey questionOne Life Hartlepool PCNNorth East and North CumbriaEngland
Overall experience good69%80%77%
Easy to contact by phone41%62%57%
Easy to contact via the website41%59%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App42%58%54%
Reception team helpful83%88%85%
Last contact good65%76%73%
Wait for appointment about right64%72%69%
Listened to well89%89%87%
Treated with care and concern88%88%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician94%93%93%
Needs met90%91%90%

There are 2,124 registered patients per full-time-equivalent qualified GP in One Life Hartlepool PCN, close to England's 2,171 and North East and North Cumbria's 2,088. Practices recorded 498 appointments a month per 1,000 patients (England: 510), 82% of them face to face. 43% of appointments took place on the day they were booked (England: 45%).

21% of registered patients are aged 65 or over (England: 19%). Lists shrank by 1.4% over the year (England: shrank 1.1%).

MeasureOne Life Hartlepool PCNNorth East and North CumbriaEngland
Patients per qualified GP2,1242,0882,171
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month498550510
Face-to-face appointments82%68%63%
Same day as booked43%42%45%
Did not attend5%4%4%
Patients aged 65 or over21%22%19%

Relative to England, the register furthest above England's rate at practices in One Life Hartlepool PCN is copd (3.7% against 1.9%), and the furthest below is osteoporosis (0.1% against 1.2%).

Condition registerAge groupOne Life Hartlepool PCN (2024/25)EnglandPatients on register
Depression18+ yrs19.4%14.3%5,586
High blood pressureAll ages18.6%15.2%6,722
Diabetes17+ yrs9.2%7.9%2,687
Asthma6+ yrs8.2%6.6%2,781
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs5.3%4.6%1,513
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages4.3%3.0%1,569
CancerAll ages4.0%3.8%1,448
COPDAll ages3.7%1.9%1,325
Stroke and TIAAll ages2.5%1.9%906
Atrial fibrillationAll ages2.5%2.2%900
Epilepsy18+ yrs1.2%0.8%349
Serious mental illnessAll ages1.2%1.0%422
DementiaAll ages1.0%0.8%358
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs1.0%0.8%288
Heart failureAll ages0.9%1.1%340
Learning disabilityAll ages0.9%0.6%328
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.9%0.6%328
Palliative careAll ages0.7%0.6%249
Osteoporosis50+ yrs0.1%1.2%16

Which practices are in One Life Hartlepool PCN?

Bankhouse Surgery, Chadwick Practice and Havelock Grange Practice.

How do patients rate One Life Hartlepool PCN?

69% described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, below the England figure of 77%.

How many patients does One Life Hartlepool PCN cover?

35,590 registered patients across 3 practices in September 2026.

How many patients per GP does One Life Hartlepool PCN have?

2,124 per full-time-equivalent qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.

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