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Essex Lodge vs Balaam Street Practice
Two GP practices in the same primary care network, a short way apart. Side by side, with the margin of error on every figure.
Can the survey tell them apart?
Essex Lodge and Balaam Street Practice cannot be told apart on the Practice Grade. The likely ranges overlap, so the data does not show that one is ahead of the other, whatever the two numbers are.
Side by side
| Measure | Essex LodgeE13 0AS | Balaam Street PracticeE13 8AF |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 71.5likely range 59.5 to 80.3116 survey answers | 78.5likely range 70.5 to 84.6102 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 71.4%likely range 54.6% to 83.9%, 116 answers | 74.2%likely range 63.1% to 82.8%, 102 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 71.4%likely range 64.9% to 76.0% | 88.2%likely range 81.9% to 92.8%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 53.9%likely range 46.7% to 60.9%, 2,829 appointments | 99.8%likely range 97.5% to 100.0%, 2,680 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 88.9%likely range 78.1% to 94.7%, 1,194 calls | 76.6%likely range 64.1% to 85.7%, 1,186 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 53.8%likely range 36.8% to 70.0%, 107 answers | 56.8%likely range 44.9% to 68.0%, 94 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 77.8%likely range 61.0% to 88.7%, 112 answers | 81.6%likely range 71.0% to 88.9%, 100 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 28.3%likely range 15.9% to 45.2%, 115 answers | 39.7%likely range 29.1% to 51.3%, 100 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 29.1%likely range 9.9% to 60.5%, 34 answers | 24.1%likely range 12.4% to 41.6%, 44 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 76.5%likely range 59.3% to 87.9%, 108 answers | 77.9%likely range 66.0% to 86.5%, 86 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 67.2%likely range 50.0% to 80.8%, 112 answers | 73.7%likely range 62.3% to 82.6%, 98 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 36.4%likely range 21.2% to 54.9%, 96 answers | 70.5%likely range 58.1% to 80.5%, 86 answers |
| Being listened to | 82.7%likely range 65.8% to 92.2%, 105 answers | 80.4%likely range 69.6% to 88.0%, 98 answers |
| Care and concern | 79.3%likely range 61.8% to 90.1%, 102 answers | 79.0%likely range 68.1% to 86.9%, 98 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 92.6%likely range 77.7% to 97.9%, 103 answers | 88.5%likely range 78.7% to 94.1%, 95 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 88.9%likely range 72.0% to 96.2%, 94 answers | 92.7%likely range 83.6% to 97.0%, 89 answers |
| Needs met | 86.0%likely range 69.4% to 94.3%, 103 answers | 87.8%likely range 77.6% to 93.8%, 90 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 94.4%likely range 89.7% to 97.0%, 160 patients | 85.6%likely range 79.2% to 90.3%, 153 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 88.8%likely range 83.3% to 92.6%, 178 patients | 71.2%likely range 63.2% to 78.1%, 139 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 90.8%likely range 84.9% to 94.5%, 141 patients | 50.0%likely range 41.1% to 58.9%, 118 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 53.9%likely range 52.3% to 55.5%, 3,538 patients | 45.7%likely range 43.7% to 47.8%, 2,329 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 71.8%likely range 69.2% to 74.2%, 1,248 patients | 66.6%likely range 62.8% to 70.1%, 649 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 17,062August 2026 | 10,129August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Newham Central PCN | Newham Central PCN |
| Phone | 020 84724888 | 020 84721238 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 81.4% good or very good97 answers, June 2026 | 55.6% good or very good72 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 6,130 in August 2026Same day 13.6%; face to face 60.9% | 3,319 in August 2026Same day 74.0%; face to face 69.3% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.54England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.82England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.4 qualified permanent5.6 including trainees and locums3,913 patients per permanent GP | 3.6 qualified permanent6.4 including trainees and locums2,814 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Good | Good |
“Clearly higher” appears only when a practice’s likely range lies wholly above every other practice’s here. When the ranges overlap, the survey cannot tell the practices apart and nobody is pointed out. A practice never gets a mark for being lower.
The Practice Grade weighs the survey and access, from NHS appointment and phone data; the other survey questions are from the 2026 GP Patient Survey. The facts are from NHS England, the Care Quality Commission and OHID, are not part of the grade, and are shown as each practice’s own record. NHS England advises against ranking practices on the Friends and Family Test or on appointment figures, and we point nothing out in the facts, vaccination or screening rows.
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Sources
- 2026 GP Patient Survey: https://www.gp-patient.co.uk/
- Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence
- Contains information from the Care Quality Commission, licensed under the Open Government Licence. CQC must be acknowledged as the source of the data; CQC is not responsible for our analysis.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Antibiotic prescribing: UK Health Security Agency and Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (Fingertips), from NHS Business Services Authority prescribing data.