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In just over two years, three successive health ministers have visited Penrose to see how we run primary care at scale.

Reaching your GP by phone has long been one of the hardest parts of using primary care. Here is how we cut the wait to speak to us from about fourteen minutes to roughly three.

More than half of our appointments are now with our wider clinical team, so you are often seen sooner, by the person best placed to help.

You can register with an NHS GP in about five minutes, and you do not need ID, proof of address, immigration status or an NHS number.

We run Saturday clinics led by female clinicians, for anyone who would prefer to be seen by a woman, including for cervical screening.

Health is about more than medicine. We can connect you to local support for the things that affect how you feel.

When housebound patients across Lewisham needed their winter vaccinations, our teams visited around 1,500 people at home.

We are building a larger, greener surgery at Pasley Park in Walworth, with more appointments and new services, opening in early 2027.

As well as our usual hours, you can be seen early in the morning, in the evening, and on Saturdays.

Alongside or instead of medication, we sometimes prescribe time outdoors, because a healthier environment means healthier people.

Good care is often about relationships. When the clinician you see knows your history, your worries, and what matters to you, care is safer, quicker and more personal.

Many of us help look after someone else. A child, an older parent, a partner. Managing their healthcare alongside everyday life is not always easy.

The best care often happens before you feel unwell. Many serious conditions can be prevented, or caught early when they are far easier to treat.

Most GP care works by waiting for you to get in touch. We do that too, but we also reach out first, so a check that is due does not get missed.

Penrose has been chosen by the Department of Health and Social Care to help test a better way of handling fit notes.

Our Lewisham Medical Centre team won a Lewisham General Practice Excellence Award for completing 95 percent of learning disability health checks.

Hippo Labs, the health technology company founded out of Penrose, has been named HealthTech Company of the Year for its work on automated patient recall.

One of our Patient Support Hub GPs has been recognised at the 2026 Mariposa Awards for the care she gives to bereaved patients.

New students: how to get your NHS GP, the new 2026 MenB vaccine, and campus health sorted across Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham.