About this practice

North Road West Med.Ctr. is an NHS GP surgery located at 167 North Road West, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 5BZ, part of the Drake Medical Alliance Pcn Primary Care Network. The practice serves 10,030 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 9 January 2019. CQC rated the practice as: Safe (Good), Effective (Requires Improvement), Caring (Good), Responsive (Good), Well-led (Good). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 83% 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 11.7 full-time equivalent GPs and 2.3 nurses, giving a derived patient-to-GP ratio of approximately 859:1. This ratio does not by itself measure appointment availability or quality.

In June 2026, the practice delivered 6,162 appointments. 48% were face-to-face consultations, with 43% by telephone.

Selected Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) reported measures include: Asthma: review in the preceding 12 months (73%), COPD: review in the preceding 12 months (83%), Cervical screening: women aged 25–49 screened (84%). These percentages are indicator-specific and are not a standalone rating of the practice.

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