About this practice

Royal Arsenal Medical Centre is an NHS GP surgery located at 21 Arsenal Way, Plumstead, London, SE18 6TE, part of the Riverview Health Pcn Primary Care Network. The practice serves 11,649 registered patients.

The practice holds a Requires Improvement rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), indicating areas where the practice needs to make changes, based on its most recent inspection on 19 June 2018. CQC rated the practice as: Safe (Requires Improvement), Effective (Good), Caring (Good), Responsive (Good), Well-led (Requires Improvement). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 54% 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 4.7 full-time equivalent GPs and 1.3 nurses, giving a derived patient-to-GP ratio of approximately 2,489:1. This ratio does not by itself measure appointment availability or quality.

In June 2026, the practice delivered 2,449 appointments. 70% were face-to-face consultations, with 27% by telephone.

Selected Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) reported measures include: Asthma: review in the preceding 12 months (76%), COPD: review in the preceding 12 months (94%), Cervical screening: women aged 25–49 screened (72%). These percentages are indicator-specific and are not a standalone rating of the practice.

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