Tower Hamlets · Compare
The Spitalfields Practice vs The Blithehale Med.ctr.
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?
The Spitalfields Practice and The Blithehale Med.ctr. 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 | The Spitalfields PracticeE1 5PB | The Blithehale Med.ctr.E2 6JA |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 58.4likely range 43.2 to 72.887 survey answers | 78.8likely range 66.4 to 86.598 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | No label | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 52.7%likely range 31.2% to 73.2%, 87 answers | 78.4%likely range 60.9% to 89.4%, 98 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 71.4%likely range 66.8% to 75.4% | 79.4%likely range 75.5% to 82.7%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 78.8%likely range 72.5% to 83.9%, 2,961 appointments | 87.4%likely range 82.1% to 91.3%, 3,085 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 63.8%likely range 57.1% to 70.1%, 4,312 calls | 71.3%likely range 65.5% to 76.6%, 5,290 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 40.1%likely range 20.4% to 63.5%, 79 answers | 57.9%likely range 39.7% to 74.1%, 92 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 62.2%likely range 38.8% to 81.0%, 81 answers | 83.0%likely range 65.7% to 92.6%, 95 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 41.7%likely range 22.3% to 64.1%, 86 answers | 35.9%likely range 21.3% to 53.7%, 99 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 44.2%likely range 16.3% to 76.4%, 34 answers | 42.7%likely range 18.5% to 71.1%, 34 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 70.5%likely range 46.4% to 86.8%, 80 answers | 79.6%likely range 61.5% to 90.5%, 92 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 51.3%likely range 29.5% to 72.5%, 82 answers | 74.0%likely range 56.0% to 86.4%, 96 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 39.3%likely range 19.1% to 64.0%, 71 answers | 59.7%likely range 41.4% to 75.7%, 91 answers |
| Being listened to | 67.2%likely range 42.9% to 84.8%, 78 answers | 87.5%likely range 71.2% to 95.2%, 97 answers |
| Care and concern | 63.1%likely range 39.2% to 81.9%, 78 answers | 80.7%likely range 63.3% to 91.0%, 97 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 75.8%likely range 51.7% to 90.2%, 80 answers | 90.4%likely range 74.4% to 96.8%, 94 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 82.2%likely range 56.1% to 94.3%, 68 answers | 90.5%likely range 74.2% to 96.9%, 91 answers |
| Needs met | 67.0%likely range 42.4% to 84.8%, 76 answers | 88.8%likely range 72.6% to 95.9%, 96 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 78.6%likely range 69.5% to 85.5%, 98 patients | 84.7%likely range 77.7% to 89.8%, 137 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 68.0%likely range 58.3% to 76.3%, 100 patients | 74.8%likely range 67.0% to 81.3%, 139 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 60.6%likely range 50.5% to 69.9%, 94 patients | 65.2%likely range 56.8% to 72.7%, 135 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 34.6%likely range 32.8% to 36.4%, 2,796 patients | 53.3%likely range 51.6% to 55.1%, 3,245 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 67.6%likely range 63.6% to 71.4%, 544 patients | 76.9%likely range 73.5% to 80.0%, 644 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 13,080August 2026 | 14,133August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Tower Hamlets Network 2 PCN | Tower Hamlets Network 2 PCN |
| Phone | 020 72477070 | 020 77395497 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 4 answers in June 2026; shares not published below 5 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,819 in August 2026Same day 31.0%; face to face 57.1% | 4,980 in August 2026Same day 28.5%; face to face 70.2% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.52England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.45England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 6.2 qualified permanent7.9 including trainees and locums2,115 patients per permanent GP | 6.4 qualified permanent9.1 including trainees and locums2,222 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.