Longbridge Practice, Dagenham: patient reviews and CQC rating

Longbridge Practice is a GP practice in Dagenham with 5,084 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 72% of its patients described their overall experience as good, against 77% across England (North East London: 71%). The Care Quality Commission rates it Good overall, in a report published in June 2019. It has 1.1 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 4,486 patients per GP.

Latest data: September 2026. Patient survey 2026; registered patients September 2026; appointments to August 2026.

What patients say about Longbridge Practice

Its best result against England is the share who found it easy to get through to the practice by phone: 64%, against 57% across England. Its weakest is the share who said the wait for their last appointment was about right: 55%, below the England figure of 69%. Of the 11 results in the table, 0 are above England and 2 below by more than the survey's margin of error, and 9 within it.

On overall experience it is 9th of the 17 practices in Dagenham with 50 or more responses. 64% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 5 points higher than in 2025 (67%). 116 patients answered the survey (response rate 13%).

Survey questionLongbridge PracticeNorth East LondonEngland
Overall experience good72%71%77%
Easy to contact by phone64%55%57%
Easy to contact via the website56%53%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App55%50%54%
Reception team helpful85%79%85%
Last contact good75%67%73%
Wait for appointment about right55%62%69%
Listened to well84%83%87%
Treated with care and concern87%82%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician93%91%93%
Needs met81%87%90%

CQC's overall rating for Longbridge Practice is Good, published in June 2019. All 5 key questions are rated Good. It held the same rating in the report before (June 2018).

Key questionRating
SafeGood
Well-ledGood
CaringGood
ResponsiveGood
EffectiveGood

5,084 patients were registered at Longbridge Practice in September 2026, down 7.4% on a year earlier (England: down 1.1%).

9% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 1.1 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 4,486 patients per GP, more than the England figure of 2,171 and North East London's 2,551. The practice also has 0.3 nurses (full-time equivalent).

YearQualified GPs (FTE)All GPs incl. trainees (FTE)
August 20231.11.1
August 20241.11.1
August 20251.11.1
August 20261.11.1

From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 2,095 appointments a month, or 412 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 75% were face to face (England: 63%). 52% took place on the day they were booked and 0% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).

42% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 5% of booked patients did not attend.

MeasureLongbridge PracticeNorth East LondonEngland
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month412456510
Face to face75%58%63%
Same day as booked52%46%45%
More than 28 days after booking0%2%5%
Did not attend5%7%4%

Compared with England, the practice has a higher share of patients on its registers for diabetes (11.4% against 7.9%). It has a lower share for palliative or supportive care needs (0.1% against 0.6%), peripheral arterial disease (0.1% against 0.6%) and dementia (0.2% against 0.8%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 29.1 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived).

Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 81.0 years for women and 77.2 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).

Condition registerAge groupPractice (2024/25)England
Diabetes17+ yrs11.4%7.9%
High blood pressureAll ages10.0%15.2%
Depression18+ yrs6.5%14.3%
Asthma6+ yrs4.3%6.6%
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs1.8%4.6%
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages1.6%3.0%
CancerAll ages1.3%3.8%
Stroke and TIAAll ages1.0%1.9%
COPDAll ages1.0%1.9%
Serious mental illnessAll ages0.8%1.0%
Atrial fibrillationAll ages0.6%2.2%
Epilepsy18+ yrs0.5%0.8%
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.5%0.8%
Learning disabilityAll ages0.3%0.6%
Osteoporosis50+ yrs0.3%1.2%
Heart failureAll ages0.3%1.1%
DementiaAll ages0.2%0.8%
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.1%0.6%
Palliative careAll ages0.1%0.6%
Screening coveragePeriodPracticeEngland
Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74)2024/2551.0%72.9%
Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70)2024/2554.8%72.2%
Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49)2023/2449.1%67.5%
Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64)2023/2459.7%74.9%

69% of the practice's patients live in the RM8 postcode district, followed by IG3 (9%), IG11 (6%) and RM9 (4%). 83% live in Barking and Dagenham, the council area the practice is in.

Postcode districtRegistered patientsShare
RM83,65869%
IG34519%
IG113176%
RM92374%
RM101573%
RM6962%
IG1551%

Longbridge Practice, 620 Longbridge Road, Dagenham, RM8 2AJ. Phone: 020 3668 7497.

Nearby practiceDistanceOverall experience good
Gables Surgery0.7 km76%
Porters Avenue Doctors Surgery0.8 km75%
Valence Medical Centre1.1 km66%
Highfields Medical Centre1.2 km41%
Dr Khalid Patel1.3 km59%

How do patients rate Longbridge Practice?

In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 72% of patients described their overall experience of Longbridge Practice as good, against 77% across England. 64% found it easy to get through by phone.

How many patients are registered at Longbridge Practice?

5,084 patients were registered in September 2026, down 7.4% on a year earlier.

What is Longbridge Practice's CQC rating?

Good overall, published in June 2019.

How many GPs does Longbridge Practice have?

1.1 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (2 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 4,486 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.

Are appointments at Longbridge Practice face to face?

75% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.

What is Longbridge Practice's phone number?

020 3668 7497.

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