About this practice

The Charnwood Practice is an NHS GP surgery located at Merlyn Vaz Health Centre, 1 Spinney Hill Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 3GH, part of the Belgrave & Spinney Hill Pcn Primary Care Network. The practice serves 8,224 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 9 August 2016. CQC assessed the practice as Good across all five key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, Well-led. In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 80% 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 2.3 full-time equivalent GPs and 1.5 nurses, giving a derived patient-to-GP ratio of approximately 3,591:1. This ratio does not by itself measure appointment availability or quality.

In June 2026, the practice delivered 4,259 appointments. 54% were face-to-face consultations, with 26% by telephone.

Selected Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) reported measures include: Asthma: review in the preceding 12 months (83%), COPD: review in the preceding 12 months (96%), Cervical screening: women aged 25–49 screened (80%). These percentages are indicator-specific and are not a standalone rating of the practice.

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