About this practice

Air Balloon Surgery is an NHS GP surgery located at Kenn Road, St. George, Bristol, Avon, BS5 7PD, part of the Fabb (Fishponds, Air Balloon & Beechwood) Pcn Primary Care Network. The practice serves 13,093 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 November 2018. CQC assessed the practice as Good across all five key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, Well-led. In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 74% 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 9.0 full-time equivalent GPs and 4.7 nurses, giving a derived patient-to-GP ratio of approximately 1,456:1. This ratio does not by itself measure appointment availability or quality.

In June 2026, the practice delivered 5,892 appointments. The vast majority (86%) were face-to-face consultations, with 13% by telephone.

Selected Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) reported measures include: Asthma: review in the preceding 12 months (88%), COPD: review in the preceding 12 months (91%), Cervical screening: women aged 25–49 screened (77%). These percentages are indicator-specific and are not a standalone rating of the practice.

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