GP practices in North East London: access, ratings and patient survey

North East London covers 261 GP practices with 2,429,137 registered patients (September 2026). 71% of patients described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, the 36th highest of 36 ICBs (England: 77%). There are 2,551 patients per qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.

Latest data: September 2026. Registered patients September 2026; GP Patient Survey 2026.

Results across North East London from 25,914 responses, against England.

Survey questionNorth East LondonEngland
Overall experience good71%77%
Easy to contact by phone55%57%
Easy to contact via the website53%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App50%54%
Reception team helpful79%85%
Last contact good67%73%
Wait for appointment about right62%69%
Listened to well83%87%
Treated with care and concern82%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician91%93%
Needs met87%90%

There are 2,551 registered patients per full-time-equivalent qualified GP in North East London, more than England's 2,171. Practices recorded 456 appointments a month per 1,000 patients (England: 510), 58% of them face to face. 46% of appointments took place on the day they were booked (England: 45%).

10% of registered patients are aged 65 or over (England: 19%). Lists shrank by 2.2% over the year (England: shrank 1.1%).

MeasureNorth East LondonEngland
Patients per qualified GP2,5512,171
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month456510
Face-to-face appointments58%63%
Same day as booked46%45%
Did not attend7%4%
Patients aged 65 or over10%19%

Patients per qualified GP by council area, for practices located in each.

Council areaPracticesRegistered patientsPatients per GPSame-day appointments
Redbridge41366,5003,10551%
Newham43460,3022,90440%
Barking and Dagenham35273,2442,81046%
Havering36281,4312,77340%
Waltham Forest39323,8462,74847%
Tower Hamlets30384,8772,29644%
Lewisham30349,6872,26736%
City of London19,5211,81257%
Hackney37345,4601,78555%

Among practices with at least 100 survey responses, Glebelands Practice has the highest share of patients rating their overall experience good (97%) and Highfields Medical Centre the lowest (41%).

PracticeTownOverall experience goodResponses
Glebelands PracticeLondon97%104
The Elmhurst PracticeLondon94%117
Dr Girija KugapalaLondon93%103
The Lea SurgeryLondon93%111
The Wick Health CentreLondon92%122
Dr Poonam Chand SharmaLondon92%105
Cranham Village SurgeryUpminster92%111
Dr Sarit PatelLondon91%121
The Evergreen SurgeryLondon90%113
Somerford Grove PracticeLondon89%114
The Penrhyn SurgeryLondon57%106
The Ecclesbourne PracticeLondon56%103
Island HealthLondon55%130
The Greenwood PracticeRomford54%126
St Albans SurgeryDagenham53%103
Market Street Health GroupLondon51%101
The Broadway SurgeryWoodford Green50%114
Grove SurgeryRomford47%100
Chadwell Heath SurgeryRomford46%123
Highfields Medical CentreLeicester41%106

Relative to England, the register furthest above England's rate at practices in North East London is serious mental illness (1.1% against 1.0%), and the furthest below is osteoporosis (0.4% against 1.2%).

Condition registerAge groupNorth East London (2024/25)EnglandPatients on register
High blood pressureAll ages10.9%15.2%268,866
Depression18+ yrs10.1%14.3%198,675
Diabetes17+ yrs8.4%7.9%168,115
Asthma6+ yrs4.8%6.6%111,790
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs3.6%4.6%71,135
CancerAll ages2.1%3.8%52,547
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages1.8%3.0%44,490
Serious mental illnessAll ages1.1%1.0%27,924
Stroke and TIAAll ages1.0%1.9%24,947
COPDAll ages1.0%1.9%23,852
Atrial fibrillationAll ages0.9%2.2%23,162
Heart failureAll ages0.6%1.1%14,633
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.6%0.8%11,358
Epilepsy18+ yrs0.5%0.8%9,993
Learning disabilityAll ages0.5%0.6%11,719
Osteoporosis50+ yrs0.4%1.2%2,623
Palliative careAll ages0.4%0.6%9,122
DementiaAll ages0.4%0.8%8,929
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.3%0.6%6,442

How many GP practices are in North East London?

261, with 2,429,137 registered patients in September 2026.

How do patients rate GP practices in North East London?

71% described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, the 36th highest of 36 ICBs.

How many patients are there per GP in North East London?

2,551 per full-time-equivalent qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.

What share of GP appointments in North East London are face to face?

58%, against 63% across England.

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<a href="https://localgps.co.uk/icb/north-east-london">https://localgps.co.uk/icb/north-east-london</a>