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Amherst Medical Practice vs Town Medical Centre
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?
Amherst Medical Practice and Town Medical Centre cannot be told apart on the Practice Grade. The likely ranges overlap, so the data does not show that one is ahead of the other, whatever the two numbers are.
Side by side
| Measure | Amherst Medical PracticeTN13 3AQ | Town Medical CentreTN13 1AR |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 83.4likely range 72.4 to 89.0102 survey answers | 86.8likely range 82.7 to 89.7104 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 86.4%likely range 70.8% to 94.4%, 102 answers | 89.9%likely range 84.6% to 93.5%, 104 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 76.1%likely range 73.1% to 78.7% | 79.5%likely range 73.6% to 84.0% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 95.1%likely range 91.6% to 97.2%, 3,701 appointmentsClearly higher | 81.8%likely range 72.5% to 88.4%, 1,366 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 57.0%likely range 52.1% to 61.7%, 8,525 calls | 77.1%likely range 69.8% to 83.1%, 3,179 callsClearly higher |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 59.6%likely range 42.0% to 75.1%, 95 answers | 75.0%likely range 68.1% to 80.8%, 100 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 90.2%likely range 75.4% to 96.5%, 102 answers | 97.9%likely range 94.6% to 99.2%, 103 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 49.9%likely range 33.7% to 66.2%, 102 answers | 40.6%likely range 33.7% to 47.8%, 104 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 74.0%likely range 50.1% to 89.0%, 54 answers | 66.7%likely range 55.6% to 76.2%, 45 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 91.8%likely range 77.1% to 97.4%, 99 answers | 90.7%likely range 85.5% to 94.2%, 100 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 88.7%likely range 73.3% to 95.7%, 100 answers | 84.3%likely range 78.2% to 88.9%, 102 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 84.8%likely range 68.1% to 93.6%, 94 answers | 83.9%likely range 77.7% to 88.6%, 99 answers |
| Being listened to | 96.4%likely range 83.3% to 99.3%, 97 answers | 95.8%likely range 91.8% to 97.9%, 101 answers |
| Care and concern | 92.5%likely range 77.8% to 97.7%, 97 answers | 94.0%likely range 89.5% to 96.6%, 102 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 98.1%likely range 85.7% to 99.8%, 97 answers | 96.7%likely range 93.0% to 98.5%, 102 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 98.7%likely range 86.0% to 99.9%, 90 answers | 96.6%likely range 92.8% to 98.4%, 99 answers |
| Needs met | 97.0%likely range 84.0% to 99.5%, 96 answers | 96.7%likely range 93.0% to 98.5%, 101 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 94.4%likely range 89.0% to 97.3%, 126 patients | 81.0%likely range 69.1% to 89.1%, 58 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 90.5%likely range 84.1% to 94.5%, 126 patients | 76.2%likely range 64.4% to 85.0%, 63 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 96.6%likely range 92.8% to 98.4%, 176 patients | 79.2%likely range 68.4% to 86.9%, 72 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 79.7%likely range 78.0% to 81.4%, 2,152 patients | 71.5%likely range 68.9% to 74.0%, 1,169 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 82.0%likely range 79.9% to 84.0%, 1,364 patients | 79.3%likely range 76.2% to 82.2%, 697 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 15,068August 2026 | 7,047August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Sevenoaks PCN | Sevenoaks PCN |
| Phone | 01732 459255 | 01732 454545 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 94.5% good or very good325 answers, June 2026 | 90.8% good or very good65 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 5,492 in August 2026Same day 42.4%; face to face 47.2% | 1,584 in August 2026Same day 46.8%; face to face 78.2% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.74England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.61England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 7.6 qualified permanent7.6 including trainees and locums1,994 patients per permanent GP | 2.4 qualified permanent2.4 including trainees and locums2,937 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Good | 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.