About this practice

Countesthorpe Health Centre is an NHS GP surgery located at Central Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 5QJ, part of the South Blaby & Lutterworth Pcn Primary Care Network. The practice serves 10,858 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 2 December 2016. CQC assessed the practice as Good across all five key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, Well-led. In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 90% 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 8.2 full-time equivalent GPs and 3.1 nurses, giving a derived patient-to-GP ratio of approximately 1,324:1. This ratio does not by itself measure appointment availability or quality.

In June 2026, the practice delivered 8,516 appointments. 54% were face-to-face consultations, with 20% by telephone.

Selected Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) reported measures include: Asthma: review in the preceding 12 months (80%), COPD: review in the preceding 12 months (90%), Cervical screening: women aged 25–49 screened (81%). These percentages are indicator-specific and are not a standalone rating of the practice.

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