Cannock Road Medical Practice, Wolverhampton: patient reviews and CQC rating

Cannock Road Medical Practice is a GP practice in Wolverhampton with 6,794 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 78% of its patients described their overall experience as good, against 77% across England (Black Country: 74%). The Care Quality Commission rates it Good overall, in a report published in February 2016. It has 3.6 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 1,908 patients per GP.

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

What patients say about Cannock Road Medical Practice

Its best result against England is the share who found it easy to get through to the practice by phone: 64%, against 57% across England. Its weakest is the share who said they were treated with care and concern: 74%, below the England figure of 86%. Of the 11 results in the table, 0 are above England and 3 below by more than the survey's margin of error, and 8 within it.

On overall experience it is 24th of the 37 practices in Wolverhampton with 50 or more responses. 64% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 8 points higher than in 2025 (70%). 85 patients answered the survey (response rate 17%).

Survey questionCannock Road Medical PracticeBlack CountryEngland
Overall experience good78%74%77%
Easy to contact by phone64%53%57%
Easy to contact via the website64%54%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App47%54%54%
Reception team helpful89%81%85%
Last contact good74%68%73%
Wait for appointment about right73%65%69%
Listened to well77%85%87%
Treated with care and concern74%84%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician85%92%93%
Needs met88%89%90%

In the Friends and Family Test for July 2026, 91% of 74 responses rated the practice good or very good (England: 92%).

CQC's overall rating for Cannock Road Medical Practice is Good, published in February 2016. All 5 key questions are rated Good.

Key questionRating
SafeGood
Well-ledGood
CaringGood
ResponsiveGood
EffectiveGood

6,794 patients were registered at Cannock Road Medical Practice in September 2026, down 2.0% on a year earlier (England: down 1.1%).

19% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 3.6 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 1,908 patients per GP, fewer than the England figure of 2,171 and Black Country's 2,193. The practice also has 1.3 nurses and 1.1 other clinical staff such as pharmacists and physiotherapists (full-time equivalent).

YearQualified GPs (FTE)All GPs incl. trainees (FTE)
August 20233.26.4
August 20243.67.2
August 20253.67.2
August 20263.68.3

From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 3,899 appointments a month, or 574 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 45% were face to face (England: 63%). 62% took place on the day they were booked and 1% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).

68% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 4% of booked patients did not attend.

MeasureCannock Road Medical PracticeBlack CountryEngland
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month574561510
Face to face45%64%63%
Same day as booked62%51%45%
More than 28 days after booking1%4%5%
Did not attend4%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 (1.0% against 0.6%) and depression (21.3% against 14.3%). It has a lower share for osteoporosis (0.5% against 1.2%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 31.1 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived).

Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 80.0 years for women and 76.3 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).

Condition registerAge groupPractice (2024/25)England
Depression18+ yrs21.3%14.3%
High blood pressureAll ages17.6%15.2%
Diabetes17+ yrs10.1%7.9%
Asthma6+ yrs6.0%6.6%
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs5.5%4.6%
CancerAll ages3.3%3.8%
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages2.9%3.0%
COPDAll ages2.2%1.9%
Atrial fibrillationAll ages2.2%2.2%
Stroke and TIAAll ages1.6%1.9%
DementiaAll ages1.5%0.8%
Epilepsy18+ yrs1.1%0.8%
Palliative careAll ages1.0%0.6%
Serious mental illnessAll ages0.9%1.0%
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.9%0.8%
Heart failureAll ages0.7%1.1%
Learning disabilityAll ages0.6%0.6%
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.5%0.6%
Osteoporosis50+ yrs0.5%1.2%
Screening coveragePeriodPracticeEngland
Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74)2024/2566.5%72.9%
Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70)2024/2565.8%72.2%
Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49)2023/2463.2%67.5%
Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64)2023/2469.6%74.9%

53% of the practice's patients live in the WV10 postcode district, followed by WV11 (41%), WV1 (2%) and WV12 (2%). 92% live in Wolverhampton, the council area the practice is in.

Postcode districtRegistered patientsShare
WV103,60853%
WV112,82541%
WV11332%
WV121162%

How do patients rate Cannock Road Medical Practice?

In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 78% of patients described their overall experience of Cannock Road Medical Practice as good, against 77% across England. 64% found it easy to get through by phone.

How many patients are registered at Cannock Road Medical Practice?

6,794 patients were registered in September 2026, down 2.0% on a year earlier.

What is Cannock Road Medical Practice's CQC rating?

Good overall, published in February 2016.

How many GPs does Cannock Road Medical Practice have?

3.6 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (5 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 1,908 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.

Are appointments at Cannock Road Medical Practice face to face?

45% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.

What is Cannock Road Medical Practice's phone number?

01902 739973.

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