About this practice

Needham Market Country Practice is an NHS GP surgery located at Barking Road, Needham Market, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 8EZ. The practice serves 13,803 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 6 September 2019. CQC assessed the practice as Good across all five key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, Well-led. In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 66% of respondents described their overall experience as good — 9 percentage points below the national average, which is below the national average.

In December 2025, the practice delivered 10,331 appointments. The vast majority (80%) were face-to-face consultations, with 16% by telephone.

In terms of clinical outcomes, the practice performs well across key Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) indicators. Notable results include: Asthma: review in the preceding 12 months (85%), COPD: review in the preceding 12 months (99%), Cervical screening: women aged 25–49 screened (83%).