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Thurleigh Road Practice

88a Thurleigh Road, Balham, London, SW12 8TT

CQC location 1-560447798NHS organisation code H85114
Current overall CQC ratingGoodAssessment dated 3 April 2025
Active registrationRegistered

Registered from 1 April 2013.

Registered address88a Thurleigh Road, Balham, London, SW12 8TT

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Responsible health systemNHS South West London Integrated Care Board

ODS code H85114. Data refreshed 31 August 2026.

Location and contact

88a Thurleigh Road, Balham, London, SW12 8TT

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CQC assessment breakdown

How the service was assessed

These are CQC key-question results for this location. A percentage is shown only where CQC publishes one.

Caring

Good
75%

This service is caring

Effective

Good
75%

This service is effective

Responsive

Good
75%

This service is responsive

Safe

Good
75%

This service is safe

Well-led

Good
75%

This service is well-led

Latest published evidence

Ongoing Assessment for Thurleigh Road Practice

Assessment dated 3 April 2025. Published 31 July 2025.

What CQC reported

The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.

People’s experience

People were positive about the quality of their care and treatment. Recent survey results, including from the National GP Patient Survey and the NHS Friends and Family Test, showed people were not always satisfied with services, in terms of accessing it for example 35% of patients described their experience of contacting their GP practice as good, local was 74% and national 67%. Overall experience 55% described their overall experience of the GP practice as good, the local average was 80% national 74%. However, the practice was aware of this and had reviewed the national GP patient survey and had undertaken a review and developed an action plan to improve patients’ satisfaction. There was an active Patient Participation Group (PPG) who represented the views of people using the service. Representatives from the PPG described how managers made positive changes because of feedback, such as working to support patients who were digitally excluded, and a system implemented for patients who were terminally ill. The practice did a lot of work with their (PPG), at the last meeting held in May 2025, 300 patients attended an in-person meeting. The PPG feedback stated that the practice engaged with them well and listened to the concerns they raised.

GP Patient Survey 2026

What registered patients reported

106 completed questionnaires · 21.1% response rate.

77.8%

Overall experience was good

Confidence interval 62.8%–88%
68.1%

Experience of contacting the practice was good

Confidence interval 52.6%–80.4%
91.1%

Last appointment met the patient’s needs

Confidence interval 78.1%–96.7%
92.6%

Healthcare professional was good at listening

Confidence interval 80.1%–97.5%
89.3%

Healthcare professional treated the patient with care and concern

Confidence interval 75.7%–95.7%
94.7%

Patient had confidence and trust in the healthcare professional

Confidence interval 82.8%–98.5%
76.8%

Reception and administrative team were helpful

Confidence interval 61.5%–87.3%
54.6%

Contacting the practice by phone was easy

Confidence interval 38.8%–69.6%
67.9%

Contacting the practice through its website was easy

Confidence interval 51.4%–80.8%

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Registered scope

Services and regulated activities

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Service types

Doctors/Gps

Regulated activities

Maternity and midwifery servicesFamily planningTreatment of disease, disorder or injurySurgical proceduresDiagnostic and screening procedures

Specialisms

Services for everyone

Published record

Rating and report history

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7 February 2018GoodCQC rating history
21 June 2016GoodCQC rating history

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