About this practice

Carden Surgery is an NHS GP surgery located at County Oak Medical Centre, Carden Hill, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 8DD, part of the North & Central Brighton Pcn Primary Care Network. The practice serves 8,469 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 29 January 2018. CQC assessed the practice as Good across all five key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, Well-led. In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 94% 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 5.2 full-time equivalent GPs and 1.4 nurses, giving a derived patient-to-GP ratio of approximately 1,632:1. This ratio does not by itself measure appointment availability or quality.

In June 2026, the practice delivered 2,747 appointments. 79% 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 (81%), COPD: review in the preceding 12 months (95%), Cervical screening: women aged 25–49 screened (89%). These percentages are indicator-specific and are not a standalone rating of the practice.

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