Tone Valley PCN: primary care network practices and patient survey

Tone Valley PCN is a primary care network of 5 GP practices with 36,879 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 89% of its patients described their overall experience as good, above the England figure of 77%. Its practices have 1,955 patients per qualified GP (England: 2,171).

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

Across the 5 practices in Tone Valley PCN with survey results, the share of patients describing their overall experience as good ranges from 85% at Taunton Vale Healthcare to 93% at North Curry Health Centre, with a median of 92% (England: 77%). 5 are above England and 0 below by more than the survey's margin of error. North Curry Health Centre has the highest share finding it easy to get through by phone (93%, England 57%).

PracticeRegistered patientsOverall experience goodEasy to contact by phoneCQC ratingPatients per GP
North Curry Health Centre4,21593%93%Good1,464
Warwick House Medical Centre7,72892%79%–2,454
Drs Sells and Dr Kyaw6,33392%77%Good2,113
Creech Medical Centre5,42189%80%–2,158
Taunton Vale Healthcare13,18285%66%Good1,800

Results for the network as a whole, from 582 responses, against Somerset and England.

Survey questionTone Valley PCNSomersetEngland
Overall experience good89%79%77%
Easy to contact by phone76%60%57%
Easy to contact via the website80%61%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App75%59%54%
Reception team helpful96%87%85%
Last contact good85%75%73%
Wait for appointment about right82%70%69%
Listened to well91%89%87%
Treated with care and concern90%88%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician96%94%93%
Needs met92%91%90%

There are 1,955 registered patients per full-time-equivalent qualified GP in Tone Valley PCN, close to England's 2,171 and Somerset's 1,975. Practices recorded 577 appointments a month per 1,000 patients (England: 510), 54% of them face to face. 46% of appointments took place on the day they were booked (England: 45%).

22% of registered patients are aged 65 or over (England: 19%). Lists shrank by 0.7% over the year (England: shrank 1.1%).

MeasureTone Valley PCNSomersetEngland
Patients per qualified GP1,9551,9752,171
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month577494510
Face-to-face appointments54%65%63%
Same day as booked46%41%45%
Did not attend5%4%4%
Patients aged 65 or over22%26%19%

Relative to England, the register furthest above England's rate at practices in Tone Valley PCN is learning disability (1.1% against 0.6%), and the furthest below is palliative care (0.3% against 0.6%).

Condition registerAge groupTone Valley PCN (2024/25)EnglandPatients on register
Depression18+ yrs19.4%14.3%5,798
High blood pressureAll ages16.5%15.2%6,132
Diabetes17+ yrs8.2%7.9%2,489
Asthma6+ yrs6.7%6.6%2,338
CancerAll ages4.8%3.8%1,784
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs4.4%4.6%1,320
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages3.4%3.0%1,269
Atrial fibrillationAll ages2.8%2.2%1,026
Stroke and TIAAll ages2.4%1.9%893
COPDAll ages2.3%1.9%864
Osteoporosis50+ yrs2.2%1.2%337
Heart failureAll ages1.3%1.1%472
Epilepsy18+ yrs1.3%0.8%378
Serious mental illnessAll ages1.1%1.0%419
Learning disabilityAll ages1.1%0.6%400
DementiaAll ages0.9%0.8%322
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.9%0.8%263
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.7%0.6%269
Palliative careAll ages0.3%0.6%100

Which practices are in Tone Valley PCN?

Creech Medical Centre, Drs Sells and Dr Kyaw, North Curry Health Centre, Taunton Vale Healthcare and Warwick House Medical Centre.

How do patients rate Tone Valley PCN?

89% described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, above the England figure of 77%.

How many patients does Tone Valley PCN cover?

36,879 registered patients across 5 practices in September 2026.

How many patients per GP does Tone Valley PCN have?

1,955 per full-time-equivalent qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.

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