St Clement's Surgery, Terrington St Clement: patient reviews and CQC rating

St Clement's Surgery is a GP practice in Terrington St Clement with 7,813 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 90% of its patients described their overall experience as good, above the England figure of 77% (Norfolk and Suffolk: 80%). The Care Quality Commission rates it Good overall, in a report published in February 2017. It has 2.3 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 3,348 patients per GP.

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

What patients say about St Clement's Surgery

Its best result against England is the share who found it easy to get through to the practice by phone: 81%, above the England figure of 57%. Its weakest is the share who said the healthcare professional was good at listening to them: 87%, against 87% across England. Of the 11 results in the table, 6 are above England and 0 below by more than the survey's margin of error, and 5 within it.

81% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 2 points higher than in 2025 (88%). 101 patients answered the survey (response rate 35%).

Survey questionSt Clement's SurgeryNorfolk and SuffolkEngland
Overall experience good90%80%77%
Easy to contact by phone81%61%57%
Easy to contact via the website66%62%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App74%55%54%
Reception team helpful93%88%85%
Last contact good86%76%73%
Wait for appointment about right80%74%69%
Listened to well87%89%87%
Treated with care and concern89%88%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician93%94%93%
Needs met93%92%90%

CQC's overall rating for St Clement's Surgery is Good, published in February 2017. All 5 key questions are rated Good.

Key questionRating
SafeGood
Well-ledGood
CaringGood
ResponsiveGood
EffectiveGood

7,813 patients were registered at St Clement's Surgery in September 2026, up 1.1% on a year earlier (England: down 1.1%).

25% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 2.3 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 3,348 patients per GP, more than the England figure of 2,171 and Norfolk and Suffolk's 2,133. The practice also has 3.7 nurses and 5.8 other clinical staff such as pharmacists and physiotherapists (full-time equivalent).

YearQualified GPs (FTE)All GPs incl. trainees (FTE)
August 20231.71.7
August 20241.71.7
August 20251.71.7
August 20262.32.3

From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 3,470 appointments a month, or 444 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 93% were face to face (England: 63%). 42% took place on the day they were booked and 5% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).

35% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 5% of booked patients did not attend.

MeasureSt Clement's SurgeryNorfolk and SuffolkEngland
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month444578510
Face to face93%70%63%
Same day as booked42%42%45%
More than 28 days after booking5%8%5%
Did not attend5%3%4%

Compared with England, the practice has a higher share of patients on its registers for a learning disability (0.9% against 0.6%), chronic kidney disease (6.9% against 4.6%) and diabetes (11.3% against 7.9%). It has a lower share for osteoporosis (0.2% against 1.2%), serious mental illness (0.4% against 1.0%) and peripheral arterial disease (0.2% against 0.6%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 25.2 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived).

Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 83.7 years for women and 79.9 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).

Condition registerAge groupPractice (2024/25)England
High blood pressureAll ages19.4%15.2%
Diabetes17+ yrs11.3%7.9%
Depression18+ yrs10.6%14.3%
Asthma6+ yrs8.3%6.6%
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs6.9%4.6%
CancerAll ages4.3%3.8%
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages3.3%3.0%
Atrial fibrillationAll ages2.9%2.2%
COPDAll ages2.3%1.9%
Stroke and TIAAll ages2.2%1.9%
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs1.1%0.8%
Heart failureAll ages1.1%1.1%
DementiaAll ages1.0%0.8%
Learning disabilityAll ages0.9%0.6%
Epilepsy18+ yrs0.8%0.8%
Serious mental illnessAll ages0.4%1.0%
Palliative careAll ages0.3%0.6%
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.2%0.6%
Osteoporosis50+ yrs0.2%1.2%
Screening coveragePeriodPracticeEngland
Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74)2024/2575.7%72.9%
Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70)2024/2580.6%72.2%
Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49)2023/2477.4%67.5%
Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64)2023/2475.2%74.9%

77% of the practice's patients live in the PE34 postcode district, followed by PE14 (17%), PE12 (3%) and PE30 (1%). 97% live in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, the council area the practice is in.

Postcode districtRegistered patientsShare
PE346,04177%
PE141,34817%
PE122223%
PE30921%

St Clement's Surgery, Churchgate Way,, Terrington St Clement, PE34 4LZ. Phone: 01553 828475. Website: www.stclementssurgery.com.

Nearby practiceDistanceOverall experience good
St Johns Surgery6.2 km94%
Southgates and The Woottons Surgeries7.5 km75%
Gayton Road Health and Surgical Centre8.5 km76%
St James Medical Practice8.9 km92%
The Woottons Surgery10.0 km75%

How do patients rate St Clement's Surgery?

In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 90% of patients described their overall experience of St Clement's Surgery as good, above the England figure of 77%. 81% found it easy to get through by phone.

How many patients are registered at St Clement's Surgery?

7,813 patients were registered in September 2026, up 1.1% on a year earlier.

What is St Clement's Surgery's CQC rating?

Good overall, published in February 2017.

How many GPs does St Clement's Surgery have?

2.3 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (3 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 3,348 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.

Are appointments at St Clement's Surgery face to face?

93% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.

What is St Clement's Surgery's phone number?

01553 828475.

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