Wey Family Practice, West Byfleet: patient reviews and CQC rating

Wey Family Practice is a GP practice in West Byfleet with 12,090 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 88% of its patients described their overall experience as good, above the England figure of 77% (Surrey and Sussex: 78%). The Care Quality Commission rates it Good overall, in a report published in April 2016. It has 5.2 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 2,326 patients per GP.

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

What patients say about Wey Family Practice

Its best result against England is the share who found it easy to contact the practice through its website: 82%, above the England figure of 58%. Its weakest is the share who said the wait for their last appointment was about right: 65%, against 69% across England. Of the 11 results in the table, 4 are above England and 0 below by more than the survey's margin of error, and 7 within it.

On overall experience it is 1st of the 3 practices in West Byfleet with 50 or more responses. 63% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 13 points higher than in 2025 (75%). 102 patients answered the survey (response rate 28%).

Survey questionWey Family PracticeSurrey and SussexEngland
Overall experience good88%78%77%
Easy to contact by phone63%55%57%
Easy to contact via the website82%59%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App71%54%54%
Reception team helpful91%86%85%
Last contact good73%73%73%
Wait for appointment about right65%70%69%
Listened to well92%88%87%
Treated with care and concern90%88%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician98%94%93%
Needs met94%91%90%

In the Friends and Family Test for July 2026, 92% of 341 responses rated the practice good or very good (England: 92%).

CQC's overall rating for Wey Family Practice is Good, published in April 2016. All 5 key questions are rated Good.

Key questionRating
SafeGood
Well-ledGood
CaringGood
ResponsiveGood
EffectiveGood

12,090 patients were registered at Wey Family Practice in September 2026, down 1.9% on a year earlier (England: down 1.1%).

21% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 5.2 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 2,326 patients per GP, close to the England figure of 2,171 and Surrey and Sussex's 2,031. The practice also has 1.7 nurses and 2.5 other clinical staff such as pharmacists and physiotherapists (full-time equivalent).

YearQualified GPs (FTE)All GPs incl. trainees (FTE)
August 20233.87.7
August 20244.57.1
August 20254.57.1
August 20265.28.4

From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 7,207 appointments a month, or 596 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 54% were face to face (England: 63%). 56% took place on the day they were booked and 5% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).

39% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 3% of booked patients did not attend.

MeasureWey Family PracticeSurrey and SussexEngland
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month596521510
Face to face54%58%63%
Same day as booked56%45%45%
More than 28 days after booking5%6%5%
Did not attend3%4%4%

Compared with England, the practice has a higher share of patients on its registers for chronic kidney disease (6.2% against 4.6%), cancer (4.7% against 3.8%) and atrial fibrillation (2.7% against 2.2%). It has a lower share for palliative or supportive care needs (0.2% against 0.6%), COPD (1.1% against 1.9%) and serious mental illness (0.7% against 1.0%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 8.3 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived).

Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 84.7 years for women and 81.1 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).

Condition registerAge groupPractice (2024/25)England
High blood pressureAll ages13.4%15.2%
Depression18+ yrs10.3%14.3%
Diabetes17+ yrs6.5%7.9%
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs6.2%4.6%
Asthma6+ yrs5.5%6.6%
CancerAll ages4.7%3.8%
Atrial fibrillationAll ages2.7%2.2%
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages2.5%3.0%
Stroke and TIAAll ages1.8%1.9%
COPDAll ages1.1%1.9%
Heart failureAll ages1.0%1.1%
DementiaAll ages0.9%0.8%
Osteoporosis50+ yrs0.9%1.2%
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.8%0.8%
Serious mental illnessAll ages0.7%1.0%
Epilepsy18+ yrs0.7%0.8%
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.6%0.6%
Learning disabilityAll ages0.5%0.6%
Palliative careAll ages0.2%0.6%
Screening coveragePeriodPracticeEngland
Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74)2024/2575.7%72.9%
Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70)2024/2571.8%72.2%
Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49)2023/2474.1%67.5%
Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64)2023/2477.8%74.9%

46% of the practice's patients live in the KT14 postcode district, followed by KT15 (30%), GU22 (17%) and GU21 (6%). 69% live in Woking, the council area the practice is in.

Postcode districtRegistered patientsShare
KT145,58446%
KT153,66630%
GU222,12717%
GU216926%

Wey Family Practice, West Byfleet Health Centre, West Byfleet, KT14 6DH. Phone: 01932 336880. Website: www.weyfamilypractice.nhs.uk.

Nearby practiceDistanceOverall experience good
Parishes Bridge Medical Practice0.0 km59%
Madeira Medical0.0 km80%
Dr Munira Mohamed1.8 km72%
Maybury Surgery2.7 km79%
College Road Surgery2.9 km82%

How do patients rate Wey Family Practice?

In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 88% of patients described their overall experience of Wey Family Practice as good, above the England figure of 77%. 63% found it easy to get through by phone.

How many patients are registered at Wey Family Practice?

12,090 patients were registered in September 2026, down 1.9% on a year earlier.

What is Wey Family Practice's CQC rating?

Good overall, published in April 2016.

How many GPs does Wey Family Practice have?

5.2 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (8 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 2,326 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.

Are appointments at Wey Family Practice face to face?

54% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.

What is Wey Family Practice's phone number?

01932 336880.

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