Elmwood Medical Centre is a CQC-registered NHS GP practice in Buxton, run by Stewart Medical Centre and registered since July 2025.
Care and support offered: Services for everyone.
Contact the provider directly to check availability, eligibility and costs – this information changes and is best confirmed with them.
CQC inspection rating
Not yet inspected by the CQC under its current registration (registered 17 July 2025). The rating below was awarded before that – to a previous provider or at a previous address – and is shown for history only.
Good Previous overall rating, published 30 October 2023
- SafeGood
- EffectiveGood
- CaringGood
- ResponsiveRequires improvement
- Well-ledGood
View the full CQC profile and inspection reports. Contains CQC data © Care Quality Commission. CQC location ID 1-22794017532. Always check the CQC website for the latest rating. This listing is built from the CQC’s public register and has not been checked or claimed by the provider.
CQC rating history
- InadequateMarch 2023 · latest
- GoodApril 2018
- GoodMarch 2015
Overall ratings published by the Care Quality Commission for this location.
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Good to know: registering with a GP surgery
- It is free, and you do not need IDEveryone in England can register with a GP surgery for free. You do not need ID, proof of address or proof of immigration status, and you do not need an NHS number.
- When a surgery can say noOnly if it is not accepting new patients, you live outside its area, or you have been removed from its list before. It must write to you within 14 days to explain why.
- How long it takesYou should be told when you are registered – usually within 5 days of the surgery getting your details.
- Outside the areaNot all surgeries accept patients from outside their area, and if one does you may not get home visits or some community services.
This is general guidance for England, not information about this provider. Source: NHS – How to register with a GP surgery. Checked 4 October 2026.
