Devonshire Lodge Practice, Pinner: patient reviews and CQC rating

Devonshire Lodge Practice is a GP practice in Pinner with 8,225 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 86% of its patients described their overall experience as good, above the England figure of 77% (West and North London: 75%). The Care Quality Commission rates it Requires Improvement overall, in a report published in March 2023. It has 3.2 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 2,565 patients per GP.

Latest data: September 2026. Patient survey 2026; registered patients September 2026; appointments to August 2026.

What patients say about Devonshire Lodge Practice

Its best result against England is the share who described their overall experience of the practice as good: 86%, above the England figure of 77%. Its weakest is the share who found the reception and administrative team helpful: 84%, against 85% across England. Of the 11 results in the table, 2 are above England and 0 below by more than the survey's margin of error, and 9 within it.

On overall experience it is 3rd of the 5 practices in Pinner with 50 or more responses. 61% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 9 points higher than in 2025 (77%). 119 patients answered the survey (response rate 25%).

Survey questionDevonshire Lodge PracticeWest and North LondonEngland
Overall experience good86%75%77%
Easy to contact by phone61%62%57%
Easy to contact via the website63%57%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App57%54%54%
Reception team helpful84%83%85%
Last contact good75%73%73%
Wait for appointment about right72%68%69%
Listened to well91%86%87%
Treated with care and concern93%84%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician94%92%93%
Needs met94%89%90%

In the Friends and Family Test for July 2026, 97% of 181 responses rated the practice good or very good (England: 92%).

CQC's overall rating for Devonshire Lodge Practice is Requires Improvement, published in March 2023. 2 key questions are rated differently: Caring Good and Responsive Good. It held the same rating in the report before (December 2021).

Key questionRating
SafeRequires Improvement
Well-ledRequires Improvement
CaringGood
ResponsiveGood
EffectiveRequires Improvement

8,225 patients were registered at Devonshire Lodge Practice in September 2026, down 2.0% on a year earlier (England: down 1.1%).

22% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 3.2 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 2,565 patients per GP, more than the England figure of 2,171 and West and North London's 2,497. The practice also has 0.6 nurses and 0.4 other clinical staff such as pharmacists and physiotherapists (full-time equivalent).

YearQualified GPs (FTE)All GPs incl. trainees (FTE)
August 20232.02.0
August 20243.44.5
August 20253.15.0
August 20263.24.9

From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 3,230 appointments a month, or 393 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 71% were face to face (England: 63%). 30% took place on the day they were booked and 0% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).

57% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 5% of booked patients did not attend.

MeasureDevonshire Lodge PracticeWest and North LondonEngland
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month393469510
Face to face71%60%63%
Same day as booked30%48%45%
More than 28 days after booking0%2%5%
Did not attend5%5%4%

Compared with England, the practice has a higher share of patients on its registers for dementia (1.5% against 0.8%), palliative or supportive care needs (0.8% against 0.6%) and atrial fibrillation (2.8% against 2.2%). It has a lower share for osteoporosis (0.6% against 1.2%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 9.4 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived).

Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 85.9 years for women and 82.9 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).

Condition registerAge groupPractice (2024/25)England
High blood pressureAll ages16.0%15.2%
Depression18+ yrs14.1%14.3%
Diabetes17+ yrs7.8%7.9%
Asthma6+ yrs6.3%6.6%
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs4.5%4.6%
CancerAll ages4.3%3.8%
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages3.4%3.0%
Atrial fibrillationAll ages2.8%2.2%
Stroke and TIAAll ages2.0%1.9%
COPDAll ages1.5%1.9%
DementiaAll ages1.5%0.8%
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs1.0%0.8%
Serious mental illnessAll ages0.9%1.0%
Palliative careAll ages0.8%0.6%
Heart failureAll ages0.8%1.1%
Epilepsy18+ yrs0.6%0.8%
Osteoporosis50+ yrs0.6%1.2%
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.4%0.6%
Learning disabilityAll ages0.4%0.6%
Screening coveragePeriodPracticeEngland
Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74)2024/2576.7%72.9%
Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70)2024/2578.7%72.2%
Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49)2023/2473.6%67.5%
Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64)2023/2477.6%74.9%

55% of the practice's patients live in the HA4 postcode district, and HA5 (43%). 91% live in Hillingdon, the council area the practice is in.

Postcode districtRegistered patientsShare
HA44,55655%
HA53,51843%

Devonshire Lodge Practice, The Devonshire Lodge Health Centre, 2a Abbotsbury Gardens, Eastcote, Pinner, HA5 1TG. Phone: 020 8866 0075. Website: www.devonshirelodge.co.uk.

How do patients rate Devonshire Lodge Practice?

In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 86% of patients described their overall experience of Devonshire Lodge Practice as good, above the England figure of 77%. 61% found it easy to get through by phone.

How many patients are registered at Devonshire Lodge Practice?

8,225 patients were registered in September 2026, down 2.0% on a year earlier.

What is Devonshire Lodge Practice's CQC rating?

Requires Improvement overall, published in March 2023.

How many GPs does Devonshire Lodge Practice have?

3.2 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (8 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 2,565 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.

Are appointments at Devonshire Lodge Practice face to face?

71% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.

What is Devonshire Lodge Practice's phone number?

020 8866 0075.

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