St Andrews Health Centre, London: patient reviews and CQC rating

St Andrews Health Centre is a GP practice in London with 32,443 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 42% of its patients described their overall experience as good, below the England figure of 77% (North East London: 71%). The Care Quality Commission rates it Outstanding overall, in a report published in January 2017. It has 17.3 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 1,872 patients per GP.

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

What patients say about St Andrews Health Centre

Its best result against England is the share who had confidence and trust in the healthcare professional they saw: 95%, against 93% across England. Its weakest is the share who described their overall experience of the practice as good: 42%, below the England figure of 77%. Of the 11 results in the table, 0 are above England and 7 below by more than the survey's margin of error, and 4 within it.

On overall experience it is 647th of the 648 practices in London with 50 or more responses. 30% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 17 points lower than in 2025 (59%). 76 patients answered the survey (response rate 9%).

Survey questionSt Andrews Health CentreNorth East LondonEngland
Overall experience good42%71%77%
Easy to contact by phone30%55%57%
Easy to contact via the website47%53%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App36%50%54%
Reception team helpful60%79%85%
Last contact good52%67%73%
Wait for appointment about right46%62%69%
Listened to well82%83%87%
Treated with care and concern77%82%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician95%91%93%
Needs met86%87%90%

In the Friends and Family Test for July 2026, 85% of 26 responses rated the practice good or very good (England: 92%).

CQC's overall rating for St Andrews Health Centre is Outstanding, published in January 2017. 2 key questions are rated differently: Safe Good and Caring Good.

Key questionRating
SafeGood
Well-ledOutstanding
CaringGood
ResponsiveOutstanding
EffectiveOutstanding

32,443 patients were registered at St Andrews Health Centre in September 2026, down 1.3% on a year earlier (England: down 1.1%).

4% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 17.3 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 1,872 patients per GP, fewer than the England figure of 2,171 and North East London's 2,551. The practice also has 7.7 nurses and 9.9 other clinical staff such as pharmacists and physiotherapists (full-time equivalent).

YearQualified GPs (FTE)All GPs incl. trainees (FTE)
August 20236.99.2
August 20246.99.0
August 20256.98.0
August 202617.322.0

From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 12,399 appointments a month, or 382 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 51% were face to face (England: 63%). 45% took place on the day they were booked and 2% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).

53% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 9% of booked patients did not attend.

MeasureSt Andrews Health CentreNorth East LondonEngland
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month382456510
Face to face51%58%63%
Same day as booked45%46%45%
More than 28 days after booking2%2%5%
Did not attend9%7%4%

Compared with England, the practice has a higher share of patients on its registers for serious mental illness (1.4% against 1.0%). It has a lower share for osteoporosis (0.1% against 1.2%), atrial fibrillation (0.4% against 2.2%) and dementia (0.2% against 0.8%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 34.7 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived).

Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 80.7 years for women and 76.6 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).

Condition registerAge groupPractice (2024/25)England
Depression18+ yrs12.2%14.3%
Diabetes17+ yrs8.0%7.9%
High blood pressureAll ages7.8%15.2%
Asthma6+ yrs5.4%6.6%
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs2.4%4.6%
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages1.6%3.0%
Serious mental illnessAll ages1.4%1.0%
CancerAll ages1.2%3.8%
COPDAll ages0.7%1.9%
Stroke and TIAAll ages0.7%1.9%
Learning disabilityAll ages0.5%0.6%
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.4%0.8%
Epilepsy18+ yrs0.4%0.8%
Heart failureAll ages0.4%1.1%
Atrial fibrillationAll ages0.4%2.2%
DementiaAll ages0.2%0.8%
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.2%0.6%
Palliative careAll ages0.1%0.6%
Osteoporosis50+ yrs0.1%1.2%
Screening coveragePeriodPracticeEngland
Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74)2024/2551.8%72.9%
Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70)2024/2554.0%72.2%
Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49)2023/2459.8%67.5%
Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64)2023/2473.8%74.9%

70% of the practice's patients live in the E3 postcode district, followed by E14 (23%) and E1 (3%). 97% live in Tower Hamlets, the council area the practice is in.

Postcode districtRegistered patientsShare
E322,75170%
E147,46723%
E18203%

How do patients rate St Andrews Health Centre?

In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 42% of patients described their overall experience of St Andrews Health Centre as good, below the England figure of 77%. 30% found it easy to get through by phone.

How many patients are registered at St Andrews Health Centre?

32,443 patients were registered in September 2026, down 1.3% on a year earlier.

What is St Andrews Health Centre's CQC rating?

Outstanding overall, published in January 2017.

How many GPs does St Andrews Health Centre have?

17.3 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (26 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 1,872 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.

Are appointments at St Andrews Health Centre face to face?

51% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.

What is St Andrews Health Centre's phone number?

020 8980 1888.

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