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Ailsworth Medical Centre vs Willow Tree 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?
Ailsworth Medical Centre’s Practice score is clearly higher than Willow Tree Surgery’s: its 95% interval lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Ailsworth Medical CentrePE5 7AF | Willow Tree SurgeryPE2 5RQ |
|---|---|---|
| Practice score (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice score | 72.895% interval 68.6 to 75.6106 survey answersClearly higher | 58.095% interval 51.9 to 64.291 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | No label | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 70.9%95% interval 67.9% to 73.7%, 106 answersClearly higher | 46.3%95% interval 37.8% to 55.0%, 91 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 76.9%95% interval 65.1% to 83.7% | 85.1%95% interval 80.1% to 88.6% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 86.4%95% interval 74.6% to 93.2%, 801 appointments | 90.4%95% interval 84.0% to 94.3%, 1,970 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | 79.7%95% interval 72.1% to 85.6%, 2,835 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the rating) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 73.3%95% interval 70.2% to 76.1%, 102 answers | 28.3%95% interval 21.1% to 36.9%, 88 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 92.6%95% interval 90.6% to 94.1%, 103 answers | 65.3%95% interval 56.4% to 73.2%, 87 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 29.4%95% interval 26.6% to 32.5%, 106 answers | 20.8%95% interval 14.6% to 28.8%, 90 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 93.2%95% interval 91.4% to 94.7%, 102 answers | 69.9%95% interval 61.0% to 77.5%, 84 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 74.6%95% interval 71.6% to 77.3%, 104 answers | 49.9%95% interval 41.3% to 58.6%, 91 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 74.2%95% interval 71.0% to 77.2%, 89 answers | 65.8%95% interval 56.4% to 74.2%, 77 answers |
| Being listened to | 76.3%95% interval 73.3% to 79.0%, 100 answers | 77.7%95% interval 69.3% to 84.4%, 83 answers |
| Care and concern | 72.7%95% interval 69.7% to 75.6%, 101 answers | 77.2%95% interval 68.7% to 83.9%, 83 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 87.8%95% interval 85.4% to 89.8%, 100 answers | 82.5%95% interval 74.6% to 88.4%, 84 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 78.8%95% interval 75.8% to 81.6%, 90 answers | 74.3%95% interval 65.2% to 81.6%, 77 answers |
| Needs met | 77.5%95% interval 74.6% to 80.2%, 99 answers | 74.7%95% interval 66.0% to 81.7%, 84 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the rating) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 94.4%95% interval 74.2% to 99.0%, 18 patients | 88.9%95% interval 78.8% to 94.5%, 63 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 80.0%95% interval 54.8% to 93.0%, 15 patients | 95.2%95% interval 86.7% to 98.3%, 62 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 82.6%95% interval 62.9% to 93.0%, 23 patients | 82.6%95% interval 69.3% to 90.9%, 46 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 65.5%95% interval 61.4% to 69.3%, 559 patients | 74.8%95% interval 72.0% to 77.3%, 1,050 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 77.2%95% interval 72.2% to 81.5%, 307 patients | 71.3%95% interval 67.0% to 75.2%, 460 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the rating) | ||
| Registered patients | 3,317August 2026 | 6,397August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Peterborough Partnerships PCN | Peterborough Partnerships PCN |
| Phone | 01733 380686 | 01733 371451 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 85.5% good or very good159 answers, June 2026 | 100.0% good or very good5 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 1,441 in August 2026Same day 49.1%; face to face 74.6% | 2,167 in August 2026Same day 53.1%; face to face 51.3% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.88England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.75England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 3.1 qualified permanent3.1 including trainees and locums1,068 patients per permanent GP | 1.7 qualified permanent3.1 including trainees and locums3,691 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Good | Good |
“Clearly higher” appears only when a practice’s 95% interval lies wholly above every other practice’s here. When the intervals overlap, the survey cannot tell the practices apart and nobody is pointed out. A practice never gets a mark for being lower.
The Practice score 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.