Temple Fortune Health Centre, London: patient reviews and CQC rating
Temple Fortune Health Centre is a GP practice in London with 8,599 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 69% of its patients described their overall experience as good, against 77% across England (West and North London: 75%). The Care Quality Commission rates it Good overall, in a report published in April 2017. It has 3.1 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 2,744 patients per GP.
Latest data: September 2026. Patient survey 2026; registered patients September 2026; appointments to August 2026.
What patients say about Temple Fortune Health Centre
Its best result against England is the share who found it easy to contact the practice through its website: 64%, against 58% across England. Its weakest is the share who said the wait for their last appointment was about right: 53%, below the England figure of 69%. Of the 11 results in the table, 0 are above England and 4 below by more than the survey's margin of error, and 7 within it.
On overall experience it is 520th of the 648 practices in London with 50 or more responses. 46% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 1 point higher than in 2025 (68%). 95 patients answered the survey (response rate 18%).
| Survey question | Temple Fortune Health Centre | West and North London | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall experience good | 69% | 75% | 77% |
| Easy to contact by phone | 46% | 62% | 57% |
| Easy to contact via the website | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Easy to contact via the NHS App | 48% | 54% | 54% |
| Reception team helpful | 70% | 83% | 85% |
| Last contact good | 60% | 73% | 73% |
| Wait for appointment about right | 53% | 68% | 69% |
| Listened to well | 90% | 86% | 87% |
| Treated with care and concern | 81% | 84% | 86% |
| Confidence and trust in the clinician | 90% | 92% | 93% |
| Needs met | 84% | 89% | 90% |
In the Friends and Family Test for July 2026, 99% of 870 responses rated the practice good or very good (England: 92%).
CQC's overall rating for Temple Fortune Health Centre is Good, published in April 2017. All 5 key questions are rated Good. It held the same rating in the report before (March 2016).
| Key question | Rating |
|---|---|
| Safe | Good |
| Well-led | Good |
| Caring | Good |
| Responsive | Good |
| Effective | Good |
8,599 patients were registered at Temple Fortune Health Centre in September 2026, down 8.8% on a year earlier (England: down 1.1%).
17% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 3.1 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 2,744 patients per GP, more than the England figure of 2,171 and West and North London's 2,497. The practice also has 0.5 nurses and 0.2 other clinical staff such as pharmacists and physiotherapists (full-time equivalent).
| Year | Qualified GPs (FTE) | All GPs incl. trainees (FTE) |
|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| August 2024 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| August 2025 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| August 2026 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 4,508 appointments a month, or 524 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 54% were face to face (England: 63%). 54% took place on the day they were booked and 9% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).
40% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 4% of booked patients did not attend.
| Measure | Temple Fortune Health Centre | West and North London | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appointments per 1,000 patients a month | 524 | 469 | 510 |
| Face to face | 54% | 60% | 63% |
| Same day as booked | 54% | 48% | 45% |
| More than 28 days after booking | 9% | 2% | 5% |
| Did not attend | 4% | 5% | 4% |
Compared with England, the practice has a higher share of patients on its registers for osteoporosis (2.0% against 1.2%). It has a lower share for COPD (0.4% against 1.9%), a learning disability (0.2% against 0.6%) and asthma (3.3% against 6.6%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 18.4 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived).
Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 87.0 years for women and 83.2 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).
| Condition register | Age group | Practice (2024/25) | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure | All ages | 10.9% | 15.2% |
| Depression | 18+ yrs | 9.4% | 14.3% |
| Diabetes | 17+ yrs | 5.9% | 7.9% |
| Chronic kidney disease | 18+ yrs | 5.1% | 4.6% |
| Cancer | All ages | 3.5% | 3.8% |
| Asthma | 6+ yrs | 3.3% | 6.6% |
| Coronary heart disease | All ages | 2.4% | 3.0% |
| Osteoporosis | 50+ yrs | 2.0% | 1.2% |
| Atrial fibrillation | All ages | 1.7% | 2.2% |
| Stroke and TIA | All ages | 1.6% | 1.9% |
| Serious mental illness | All ages | 1.1% | 1.0% |
| Dementia | All ages | 1.0% | 0.8% |
| Heart failure | All ages | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| Palliative care | All ages | 0.7% | 0.6% |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 16+ yrs | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Epilepsy | 18+ yrs | 0.4% | 0.8% |
| COPD | All ages | 0.4% | 1.9% |
| Peripheral arterial disease | All ages | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| Learning disability | All ages | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| Screening coverage | Period | Practice | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74) | 2024/25 | 66.7% | 72.9% |
| Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70) | 2024/25 | 65.8% | 72.2% |
| Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49) | 2023/24 | 58.4% | 67.5% |
| Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64) | 2023/24 | 70.5% | 74.9% |
Temple Fortune Health Centre, 23 Temple Fortune Lane, London, NW11 7TE. Phone: 020 8209 2401.
| Nearby practice | Distance | Overall experience good |
|---|---|---|
| PHGH Doctors | 0.0 km | 80% |
| JS Adler & F Rosenberg- The Surgery | 0.7 km | 92% |
| The Practice @ 188 | 0.7 km | 78% |
| Ravenscroft Medical Centre | 0.7 km | 89% |
| Heathfielde Medical Centre | 1.3 km | 60% |
- Cricklewood General Practice (84% overall experience good)
- Heathfielde Medical Centre (60% overall experience good)
- Hodford Road Surgery (83% overall experience good)
- JS Adler & F Rosenberg- The Surgery (92% overall experience good)
- PHGH Doctors (80% overall experience good)
- Supreme Medical Centre (72% overall experience good)
- The Mountfield Surgery (77% overall experience good)
- The Practice @ 188 (78% overall experience good)
How do patients rate Temple Fortune Health Centre?
In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 69% of patients described their overall experience of Temple Fortune Health Centre as good, against 77% across England. 46% found it easy to get through by phone.
How many patients are registered at Temple Fortune Health Centre?
8,599 patients were registered in September 2026, down 8.8% on a year earlier.
What is Temple Fortune Health Centre's CQC rating?
Good overall, published in April 2017.
How many GPs does Temple Fortune Health Centre have?
3.1 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (7 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 2,744 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.
Are appointments at Temple Fortune Health Centre face to face?
54% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.
What is Temple Fortune Health Centre's phone number?
020 8209 2401.