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Aelfgar Surgery vs Sandy Lane Surgery
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?
Aelfgar Surgery’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Sandy Lane Surgery’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Aelfgar SurgeryWS15 2AB | Sandy Lane SurgeryWS15 2LB |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 93.0likely range 88.0 to 95.3106 survey answersClearly higher | 74.2likely range 64.4 to 81.2101 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 94.6%likely range 87.6% to 97.7%, 106 answersClearly higher | 76.7%likely range 63.1% to 86.3%, 101 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 89.2%likely range 85.7% to 91.8%Clearly higher | 68.3%likely range 60.4% to 74.6% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 98.2%likely range 94.3% to 99.4%, 2,079 appointmentsClearly higher | 77.8%likely range 69.9% to 84.1%, 1,984 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 80.2%likely range 74.3% to 85.1%, 4,343 calls | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 91.5%likely range 83.5% to 95.8%, 104 answers | 61.3%likely range 46.8% to 74.1%, 94 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 94.1%likely range 87.0% to 97.4%, 107 answers | 84.8%likely range 71.9% to 92.4%, 97 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 28.1%likely range 19.7% to 38.4%, 107 answers | 30.7%likely range 19.3% to 44.9%, 97 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 58.4%likely range 38.4% to 76.0%, 30 answers | 4.3%likely range 0.5% to 28.2%, 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 96.4%likely range 89.9% to 98.8%, 104 answers | 80.1%likely range 66.2% to 89.2%, 92 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 94.6%likely range 87.6% to 97.7%, 106 answers | 75.9%likely range 61.7% to 86.0%, 94 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 79.6%likely range 69.9% to 86.8%, 105 answers | 64.6%likely range 49.7% to 77.2%, 90 answers |
| Being listened to | 95.9%likely range 89.4% to 98.5%, 107 answers | 91.2%likely range 79.6% to 96.5%, 96 answers |
| Care and concern | 89.0%likely range 80.6% to 94.0%, 105 answers | 90.0%likely range 78.0% to 95.8%, 95 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 97.4%likely range 91.4% to 99.2%, 105 answers | 93.1%likely range 82.2% to 97.5%, 98 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 90.0%likely range 81.7% to 94.8%, 103 answers | 92.8%likely range 81.4% to 97.4%, 94 answers |
| Needs met | 92.6%likely range 85.1% to 96.5%, 106 answers | 93.6%likely range 82.9% to 97.8%, 99 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 94.7%likely range 85.6% to 98.2%, 57 patients | 96.9%likely range 89.5% to 99.2%, 65 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 95.2%likely range 86.9% to 98.4%, 63 patients | 92.6%likely range 83.9% to 96.8%, 68 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 95.2%likely range 86.9% to 98.4%, 63 patients | 94.2%likely range 87.1% to 97.5%, 86 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 74.2%likely range 71.5% to 76.7%, 1,070 patients | 78.0%likely range 75.7% to 80.2%, 1,266 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 78.6%likely range 75.2% to 81.6%, 630 patients | 79.0%likely range 76.0% to 81.7%, 781 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 7,025August 2026 | 8,841August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Rugeley & Great Haywood PCN | Rugeley & Great Haywood PCN |
| Phone | 01889 579276 | 01889 572060 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 95.9% good or very good389 answers, June 2026 | 92.8% good or very good390 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,568 in August 2026Same day 35.7%; face to face 95.3% | 4,296 in August 2026Same day 35.0%; face to face 74.7% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 1.03England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 1.11England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 3.8 qualified permanent6.8 including trainees and locums1,833 patients per permanent GP | 4.5 qualified permanent5.2 including trainees and locums1,943 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Not Rated | 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.