Lewisham Alliance PCN: primary care network practices and patient survey

Lewisham Alliance PCN is a primary care network of 5 GP practices with 50,844 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 77% of its patients described their overall experience as good, against 77% across England. Its practices have 2,694 patients per qualified GP (England: 2,171).

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

Across the 5 practices in Lewisham Alliance PCN with survey results, the share of patients describing their overall experience as good ranges from 68% at Triangle Group Practice to 89% at Nightingale Surgery, with a median of 72% (England: 77%). 2 are above England and 1 below by more than the survey's margin of error. Lee Road Surgery has the highest share finding it easy to get through by phone (80%, England 57%).

PracticeRegistered patientsOverall experience goodEasy to contact by phoneCQC ratingPatients per GP
Nightingale Surgery7,61889%79%Good3,792
Lee Road Surgery11,64086%80%Good1,767
Dr Ngozi Uduku11,53572%47%Good3,146
Lewisham Medical Centre13,68072%54%Good3,375
Triangle Group Practice6,37168%50%Requires improvement2,489

Results for the network as a whole, from 613 responses, against South East London and England.

Survey questionLewisham Alliance PCNSouth East LondonEngland
Overall experience good77%76%77%
Easy to contact by phone61%57%57%
Easy to contact via the website47%58%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App51%55%54%
Reception team helpful82%85%85%
Last contact good74%73%73%
Wait for appointment about right59%65%69%
Listened to well86%85%87%
Treated with care and concern85%84%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician91%92%93%
Needs met86%89%90%

There are 2,694 registered patients per full-time-equivalent qualified GP in Lewisham Alliance PCN, more than England's 2,171 and South East London's 2,350. Practices recorded 357 appointments a month per 1,000 patients (England: 510), 67% of them face to face. 36% of appointments took place on the day they were booked (England: 45%).

11% of registered patients are aged 65 or over (England: 19%). Lists shrank by 2.1% over the year (England: shrank 1.1%).

MeasureLewisham Alliance PCNSouth East LondonEngland
Patients per qualified GP2,6942,3502,171
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month357399510
Face-to-face appointments67%54%63%
Same day as booked36%45%45%
Did not attend7%7%4%
Patients aged 65 or over11%13%19%

Relative to England, the register furthest above England's rate at practices in Lewisham Alliance PCN is serious mental illness (1.3% against 1.0%), and the furthest below is osteoporosis (0.3% against 1.2%).

Condition registerAge groupLewisham Alliance PCN (2024/25)EnglandPatients on register
Depression18+ yrs12.1%14.3%5,009
High blood pressureAll ages10.7%15.2%5,534
Diabetes17+ yrs6.3%7.9%2,654
Asthma6+ yrs5.8%6.6%2,796
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs3.2%4.6%1,317
CancerAll ages2.5%3.8%1,310
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages1.7%3.0%873
Serious mental illnessAll ages1.3%1.0%679
Stroke and TIAAll ages1.1%1.9%569
COPDAll ages1.0%1.9%525
Atrial fibrillationAll ages0.9%2.2%480
Learning disabilityAll ages0.6%0.6%293
Heart failureAll ages0.5%1.1%282
Epilepsy18+ yrs0.5%0.8%224
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.4%0.8%178
DementiaAll ages0.4%0.8%212
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.4%0.6%208
Osteoporosis50+ yrs0.3%1.2%45
Palliative careAll ages0.2%0.6%103

Which practices are in Lewisham Alliance PCN?

Dr Ngozi Uduku, Lee Road Surgery, Lewisham Medical Centre, Nightingale Surgery and Triangle Group Practice.

How do patients rate Lewisham Alliance PCN?

77% described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, against 77% across England.

How many patients does Lewisham Alliance PCN cover?

50,844 registered patients across 5 practices in September 2026.

How many patients per GP does Lewisham Alliance PCN have?

2,694 per full-time-equivalent qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.

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