Pearl Medical Practice, Wembley: patient reviews and CQC rating

Pearl Medical Practice is a GP practice in Wembley with 5,008 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 85% 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 October 2021. It has 1.6 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 3,130 patients per GP.

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

What patients say about Pearl Medical Practice

Its best result against England is the share who found it easy to get through to the practice by phone: 86%, above the England figure of 57%. Its weakest is the share who said the wait for their last appointment was about right: 60%, against 69% across England. Of the 11 results in the table, 5 are above England and 0 below by more than the survey's margin of error, and 6 within it.

On overall experience it is 3rd of the 19 practices in Wembley with 50 or more responses. 86% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 8 points higher than in 2025 (77%). 110 patients answered the survey (response rate 15%).

Survey questionPearl Medical PracticeWest and North LondonEngland
Overall experience good85%75%77%
Easy to contact by phone86%62%57%
Easy to contact via the website74%57%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App78%54%54%
Reception team helpful91%83%85%
Last contact good89%73%73%
Wait for appointment about right60%68%69%
Listened to well93%86%87%
Treated with care and concern89%84%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician97%92%93%
Needs met94%89%90%

In the Friends and Family Test for July 2026, 94% of 31 responses rated the practice good or very good (England: 92%).

CQC's overall rating for Pearl Medical Practice is Requires Improvement, published in October 2021. 3 key questions are rated differently: Safe Good, Caring Good and Responsive Good. It held the same rating in the report before (March 2020).

Key questionRating
SafeGood
Well-ledRequires Improvement
CaringGood
ResponsiveGood
EffectiveRequires Improvement

5,008 patients were registered at Pearl Medical Practice in September 2026, down 2.1% on a year earlier (England: down 1.1%).

10% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 1.6 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 3,130 patients per GP, more than the England figure of 2,171 and West and North London's 2,497. The practice also has 0.5 nurses and 0.6 other clinical staff such as pharmacists and physiotherapists (full-time equivalent).

YearQualified GPs (FTE)All GPs incl. trainees (FTE)
August 20231.61.6
August 20241.61.6
August 20251.61.6
August 20261.61.6

From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 2,673 appointments a month, or 534 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 68% were face to face (England: 63%). 32% took place on the day they were booked and 4% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).

56% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 7% of booked patients did not attend.

MeasurePearl Medical PracticeWest and North LondonEngland
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month534469510
Face to face68%60%63%
Same day as booked32%48%45%
More than 28 days after booking4%2%5%
Did not attend7%5%4%

Compared with England, the practice has a higher share of patients on its registers for diabetes (11.0% against 7.9%). It has a lower share for osteoporosis (0.1% against 1.2%), peripheral arterial disease (0.1% against 0.6%) and COPD (0.4% against 1.9%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 26.6 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived).

Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 84.5 years for women and 79.4 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).

Condition registerAge groupPractice (2024/25)England
High blood pressureAll ages12.7%15.2%
Diabetes17+ yrs11.0%7.9%
Depression18+ yrs6.5%14.3%
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs2.8%4.6%
Asthma6+ yrs2.8%6.6%
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages1.5%3.0%
CancerAll ages1.3%3.8%
Stroke and TIAAll ages0.9%1.9%
Serious mental illnessAll ages0.8%1.0%
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.7%0.8%
Heart failureAll ages0.6%1.1%
Atrial fibrillationAll ages0.5%2.2%
COPDAll ages0.4%1.9%
Epilepsy18+ yrs0.4%0.8%
DementiaAll ages0.3%0.8%
Learning disabilityAll ages0.3%0.6%
Palliative careAll ages0.2%0.6%
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.1%0.6%
Osteoporosis50+ yrs0.1%1.2%
Screening coveragePeriodPracticeEngland
Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74)2024/2561.9%72.9%
Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70)2024/2562.4%72.2%
Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49)2023/2463.2%67.5%
Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64)2023/2473.1%74.9%

69% of the practice's patients live in the HA0 postcode district, followed by HA9 (16%), UB6 (5%) and HA3 (2%). 88% live in Brent, the council area the practice is in.

Postcode districtRegistered patientsShare
HA03,49469%
HA982016%
UB62545%
HA31032%
NW10862%
HA1651%

Pearl Medical Practice, 116 Chaplin Road, Wembley, HA0 4UZ. Phone: 020 3837 9960.

Nearby practiceDistanceOverall experience good
Premier Medical Centre0.0 km75%
The Sunflower Medical Centre0.0 km81%
Dr Satnam Sodhi0.0 km88%
The Wembley Practice0.0 km74%
Lancelot Medical Centre0.6 km69%

How do patients rate Pearl Medical Practice?

In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 85% of patients described their overall experience of Pearl Medical Practice as good, above the England figure of 77%. 86% found it easy to get through by phone.

How many patients are registered at Pearl Medical Practice?

5,008 patients were registered in September 2026, down 2.1% on a year earlier.

What is Pearl Medical Practice's CQC rating?

Requires Improvement overall, published in October 2021.

How many GPs does Pearl Medical Practice have?

1.6 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (2 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 3,130 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.

Are appointments at Pearl Medical Practice face to face?

68% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.

What is Pearl Medical Practice's phone number?

020 3837 9960.

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