Beech Tree Medical Practice, Rugby: patient reviews and CQC rating

Beech Tree Medical Practice is a GP practice in Rugby with 8,183 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 78% of its patients described their overall experience as good, against 77% across England (Coventry and Warwickshire: 81%). The Care Quality Commission rates it Good overall, in a report published in January 2019. It has 3.2 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 2,568 patients per GP.

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

What patients say about Beech Tree Medical Practice

Its best result against England is the share who described their last contact with the practice as good: 78%, against 73% across England. Its weakest is the share who found it easy to contact the practice using the NHS App: 39%, below the England figure of 54%. Of the 11 results in the table, 0 are above England and 2 below by more than the survey's margin of error, and 9 within it.

On overall experience it is 8th of the 11 practices in Rugby with 50 or more responses. 47% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 4 points higher than in 2025 (74%). 102 patients answered the survey (response rate 22%).

Survey questionBeech Tree Medical PracticeCoventry and WarwickshireEngland
Overall experience good78%81%77%
Easy to contact by phone47%64%57%
Easy to contact via the website57%62%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App39%60%54%
Reception team helpful89%88%85%
Last contact good78%77%73%
Wait for appointment about right74%78%69%
Listened to well81%88%87%
Treated with care and concern81%87%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician90%94%93%
Needs met88%91%90%

In the Friends and Family Test for July 2026, 96% of 25 responses rated the practice good or very good (England: 92%).

CQC's overall rating for Beech Tree Medical Practice is Good, published in January 2019. All 5 key questions are rated Good. It held the same rating in the report before (July 2018).

Key questionRating
SafeGood
Well-ledGood
CaringGood
ResponsiveGood
EffectiveGood

8,183 patients were registered at Beech Tree Medical Practice in September 2026, down 1.3% on a year earlier (England: down 1.1%).

12% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 3.2 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 2,568 patients per GP, more than the England figure of 2,171 and Coventry and Warwickshire's 2,112. The practice also has 1.1 nurses and 0.5 other clinical staff such as pharmacists and physiotherapists (full-time equivalent).

YearQualified GPs (FTE)All GPs incl. trainees (FTE)
August 20232.03.9
August 20243.27.2
August 20253.27.2
August 20263.26.8

From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 2,976 appointments a month, or 364 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 59% were face to face (England: 63%). 51% took place on the day they were booked and 2% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).

61% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 5% of booked patients did not attend.

MeasureBeech Tree Medical PracticeCoventry and WarwickshireEngland
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month364486510
Face to face59%54%63%
Same day as booked51%54%45%
More than 28 days after booking2%2%5%
Did not attend5%5%4%

Compared with England, the practice has a lower share of patients for palliative or supportive care needs (0.1% against 0.6%), atrial fibrillation (1.1% against 2.2%) and stroke or TIA (1.0% against 1.9%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 16.8 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived). Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 81.7 years for women and 78.0 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).

Condition registerAge groupPractice (2024/25)England
Depression18+ yrs12.5%14.3%
High blood pressureAll ages11.9%15.2%
Diabetes17+ yrs8.5%7.9%
Asthma6+ yrs5.4%6.6%
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs5.1%4.6%
CancerAll ages2.1%3.8%
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages1.9%3.0%
Osteoporosis50+ yrs1.5%1.2%
COPDAll ages1.3%1.9%
Atrial fibrillationAll ages1.1%2.2%
Stroke and TIAAll ages1.0%1.9%
Serious mental illnessAll ages0.8%1.0%
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.8%0.8%
Heart failureAll ages0.8%1.1%
Epilepsy18+ yrs0.8%0.8%
DementiaAll ages0.7%0.8%
Learning disabilityAll ages0.4%0.6%
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.4%0.6%
Palliative careAll ages0.1%0.6%
Screening coveragePeriodPracticeEngland
Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74)2024/2564.0%72.9%
Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70)2024/2565.8%72.2%
Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49)2023/2460.9%67.5%
Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64)2023/2466.3%74.9%

62% of the practice's patients live in the CV21 postcode district, followed by CV22 (22%) and CV23 (15%). 99% live in Rugby, the council area the practice is in.

Postcode districtRegistered patientsShare
CV215,09462%
CV221,81922%
CV231,19415%

Beech Tree Medical Practice, Drover Close, Rugby, CV21 3HX. Phone: 01788 561319.

Nearby practiceDistanceOverall experience good
Rugby Health and Well Being Centre0.0 km84%
Clifton Road Surgery0.6 km76%
Whitehall Medical Practice0.8 km86%
Westside Medical Centre1.0 km78%
Bennfield Surgery1.0 km92%

How do patients rate Beech Tree Medical Practice?

In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 78% of patients described their overall experience of Beech Tree Medical Practice as good, against 77% across England. 47% found it easy to get through by phone.

How many patients are registered at Beech Tree Medical Practice?

8,183 patients were registered in September 2026, down 1.3% on a year earlier.

What is Beech Tree Medical Practice's CQC rating?

Good overall, published in January 2019.

How many GPs does Beech Tree Medical Practice have?

3.2 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (4 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 2,568 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.

Are appointments at Beech Tree Medical Practice face to face?

59% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.

What is Beech Tree Medical Practice's phone number?

01788 561319.

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