About this practice

Waterbeach And Cottenham Surgeries is an NHS GP surgery located at Rosalind Franklin House, Bannold Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 9LQ. The practice serves 9,606 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 20 January 2022. CQC rated the practice as: Safe (Requires Improvement), Effective (Good), Caring (Good), Responsive (Requires Improvement), Well-led (Requires Improvement). In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 67% of respondents described their overall experience as good — 8 percentage points below the national average, which is below the national average.

In December 2025, the practice delivered 3,851 appointments. 56% were face-to-face consultations, with 37% by telephone.

In terms of clinical outcomes, the practice has mixed results across key Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) indicators. Notable results include: Cervical screening: women aged 25–49 screened (89%), Cervical screening: women aged 50–64 screened (94%), Dementia: care plan reviewed in preceding 12 months (85%). Areas for monitoring include Asthma: review in the preceding 12 months at 64% and COPD: review in the preceding 12 months at 63%.

Other GP practices nearby include Waterbeach (0.4 miles), Cambs Gp Hubs (0.4 miles), and Milton Surgery (2.4 miles, CQC: Good). Compare these practices side by side →