- GP practice
Highgate Group Practice
Assessment report published 25 September 2026
Contents
Ratings
Our view of the service
Date of Assessment:28 May 2026. Highgate Group Practice is a GP practice and delivers services to approximately 16300 patients under a contract held with NHS England. The National General Practice Profiles states that make-up of the practice area is approximately 75% White, 8% Asian, 7% Mixed, 10% Black and Other. Information published by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities shows that deprivation within the practice population group is in the 9th decile (9 of 10). The higher the decile, the less deprived the practice population is relative to others.
This was a focused assessment. We undertook this assessment due to the length of time since our last assessment. We assessed 10 quality statements from across all 5 key questions. This assessment considered the demographics of the people using the practice, the context the practice was working within and how this impacted practice delivery. Where relevant, further commentary is provided in the quality statements section of this report.
SAFE - Staff kept facilities clean and maintained equipment appropriately to ensure people were kept safe. They assessed and managed the risk of infection well and took steps to control the risk of it spreading. There were enough staff with the right skills, qualifications and experience.
EFFECTIVE - Staff supported people to live healthier lives, monitoring their care and treatment to ensure they received positive and consistent outcomes.
CARING - Staff treated people with kindness, empathy and compassion, and respected their privacy and dignity.
RESPONSIVE - People could access care, treatment and support when they needed it. Leaders and staff were alert to discrimination and inequality that could disadvantage groups of people who used the practice and sought ways to address any barriers.
WELL-LED - The practice had a clear vision and strategy, which considered the needs of the people who used their practice and the wider community. Staff understood their individual roles and responsibilities. Leaders accounted for the actions, behaviours and performance of staff through clear and effective governance processes.
People's experience of this service
As part of our assessment, we reviewed feedback from people who used the practice to understand their views and experience of the practice. This included speaking with people using the practice at the time of our assessment and reviewing other feedback available to us. People were positive about the quality of their care and treatment. They described how staff treated them with kindness and compassion and respected their privacy. This was mirrored in the results of recent surveys, including the 2025 and 2026 National GP Patient Surveys, which showed most people were satisfied. There was an active patient participation group (PPG) who represented the views of people using the practice. Representatives from the PPG described how the provider made positive changes because of feedback.