About this practice

Cardinal Medical Practice is an NHS GP surgery located at 2 Deben Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 5EN, part of the Wolsey Pcn Primary Care Network. The practice serves 28,298 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 8 January 2025. CQC assessed the practice as Good across all five key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, Well-led. In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 66% 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 10.5 full-time equivalent GPs and 7.7 nurses, giving a derived patient-to-GP ratio of approximately 2,700:1. This ratio does not by itself measure appointment availability or quality.

In June 2026, the practice delivered 10,113 appointments. The vast majority (83%) were face-to-face consultations, with 11% by telephone.

Selected Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) reported measures include: Asthma: review in the preceding 12 months (89%), COPD: review in the preceding 12 months (96%), Cervical screening: women aged 25–49 screened (91%). These percentages are indicator-specific and are not a standalone rating of the practice.

Other GP practices nearby include Ivry Street Medical Practice (0.9 miles, CQC: Good), Newmedica Suffolk (1 miles), and Barrack Lane Medical Centre (1 miles, CQC: Good). Compare these practices side by side →