Please be assured we are still here to look after you during the pandemic. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, how you contact us may be different at the moment. This is to limit face-to-face contact whenever possible and help stop the spread of coronavirus.
GP telephone and video consultations are routinely bookable either online or by calling reception. GPs are also conducting face to face consultations based upon your assessment of clinical need following a discussion between the GP and the patient.
Our Nursing and HCA team continue to provide routine face-to-face appointments for the services they provide.
The latest information on Coronavirus infection can be found on nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
In line with current advice, if you develop a new, continuous cough, a fever, or loss of taste/smell, you and your household must self-isolate for 10 days.
There is no need to contact your GP for a certificate to cover this period, 111 can arrange this for you. Please click here for an isolation note https://111.nhs.uk/isolation-note/
If you feel unable to manage your symptoms at home, or you are becoming more unwell, please contact us in the first instance, if however we are closed then contact 111.
NHS 111 has an online coronavirus service that can tell you if you need medical help and advise you what to do. (https://111.nhs.uk/)
For non-urgent queries please submit an online consultation which you can access via this homepage. This service is available Monday to Friday from 8am to 6.30pm. For anything urgent please call us in the first instance. If we are closed then please call 111. In an emergency please call 999.
COVID myths
COVID Myths - Bengali Translation.pdf
The world health organisation provides useful information on Covid myth busters. Click here for more information.
A doctor explains in Sylheti why everyone should take the COVID-19 vaccination
NHS vaccine passport
The surgery is unable to issue a letter or certificate confirming your vaccination status for overseas travel. Please see Government guidance for further information. Proof of your vaccination status is visible within the NHSapp, which is available for Apple and Android devices.
Alternatively, you can call the NHS Covid-19 helpline on 119 and ask for a letter to be posted to you. This must be at least five days after you have completed your course of the vaccine, the letter may to take up to seven days to reach you.
Please check Foreign Office and local travel advice for specific details of whether proof of vaccination status is accepted at your destination. The majority of countries, including the UK, still require arrivals to participate in a Covid-19 testing, isolation and/or quarantine regime, regardless of their vaccination status.
Why are GP practices working differently?
Important information!
Tuesday 13th June- Surgery will close at 1pm and service will resume at 8am on Wednesday 14th June.
Thursday 20th July- Surgery will close at 1pm and service will resume at 8am on Friday 21st July.
Tuesday 15th August- Surgery will close at 1pm and service will resume at 8am on Wednesday 16th August.
Thursday 14th September- Surgery will close at 1pm and service will resume at 8am on Friday 15th September.

Important Practice News & Notices
Infection Control Annual Statement May 2023
This annual statement will be generated each year in April/ May in accordance with the requirements of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 Code of Practice on the Prevention and Control of Infections and Related Guidance.
North East London GP pressures 2022
GP practices in North East London are even more stretched now than before the pandemic, Londonwide LMCs compares June 2019 to June 2022. See our June 2022 survey results at: https://www.lmc.org.uk/june22-workforce
Kooth – Free online support service
Kooth is a free online counselling and emotional well-being support service providing young people aged 11-25 years in Tower Hamlets with a free, safe and secure means of accessing support with their emotional health and wellbeing from a professional team of qualified counsellors.
Recent Developments
We are pleased to announce the Spitalfields Practice are now an accredited teaching practice for medical students.
Do you have a problem that affects your neck, back, bones, joints or muscles?
Are you having pain affecting your spine, arms or legs? Spitalfields Practice has a new First Contact Physiotherapy (FCP) service which you can avail of by calling our reception team. Our specialist Physiotherapist is trained to Masters (MSc) level and has many years of experience of treating a wide range of musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions.
Introducing the NHS app
The NHS App provides a simple and secure way for patients to book GP appointments, order repeat prescriptions and access a range of other healthcare services.
NHS Live Well
Advice, tips and tools to help you make the best choices about your health and wellbeing.
Self care
Did you know that 10 of the most minor ailments seen by GPs can also be treated by you at home? By treating yourself at home you could save a trip to the surgery and free up time for the GPs to see patients with more serious health problems. Read about some of the most … Read More
eConsult
We are pleased to announce that our practice now offers the eConsult service to our patients! eConsult offers a whole range of information for common conditions, ailments and injuries; in addition to the facility to submit a consultation to a GP, or a query to the administration team.

This practice allows community health service clinical staff directly involved in your care to access parts of your medical record. Your consent will be asked before this can take place. If you do not wish this to happen, please let the practice know.