About this practice

Villages Medical Group is an NHS GP surgery located at 21 Gardiner Crescent, Pelton Fell, Chester Le Street, County Durham, DH2 2NJ, part of the Chester Le Street Pcn Primary Care Network. The practice serves 4,109 registered patients.

The practice holds a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), meeting expected standards across all areas, based on its most recent inspection on 24 July 2025. CQC assessed the practice as Good across all five key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, Well-led. In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 83% of respondents described their overall experience as good. Survey results are based on a sample and should be read with the response count.

The practice employs 1.9 full-time equivalent GPs and 3.8 nurses, giving a derived patient-to-GP ratio of approximately 2,197:1. This ratio does not by itself measure appointment availability or quality.

In June 2026, the practice delivered 2,056 appointments. 76% were face-to-face consultations, with 18% by telephone.

Selected Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) reported measures include: Asthma: review in the preceding 12 months (92%), COPD: review in the preceding 12 months (95%), Cervical screening: women aged 25–49 screened (82%). These percentages are indicator-specific and are not a standalone rating of the practice.

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