About this practice

Westbourne Medical Centre is an NHS GP surgery located at Milburn Road, Westbourne, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH4 9HJ. The practice serves 21,095 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 31 May 2019. CQC assessed the practice as Good across all five key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, Well-led. In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 83% of respondents described their overall experience as good — 8 percentage points above the national average, which is broadly in line with the national average.

In December 2025, the practice delivered 12,019 appointments. 38% were face-to-face consultations, with 33% by telephone.

In terms of clinical outcomes, the practice performs well across key Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) indicators. Notable results include: Asthma: review in the preceding 12 months (90%), COPD: review in the preceding 12 months (93%), Cervical screening: women aged 25–49 screened (94%).

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