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Anchor Medical Practice vs Links Medical Practice
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?
Anchor Medical Practice and Links Medical Practice 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 | Anchor Medical PracticeDY2 9PU | Links Medical PracticeDY2 9PU |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 87.4likely range 75.7 to 92.685 survey answers | 84.4likely range 80.0 to 87.8108 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 | 88.8%likely range 72.1% to 96.0%, 85 answers | 86.4%likely range 80.3% to 90.9%, 108 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 84.1%likely range 80.5% to 87.0% | 79.7%likely range 75.3% to 83.3% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 93.3%likely range 88.4% to 96.2%, 2,508 appointments | 94.6%likely range 89.9% to 97.1%, 2,466 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 74.9%likely range 69.4% to 79.8%, 5,568 calls | 64.6%likely range 57.3% to 71.4%, 3,652 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 91.0%likely range 74.5% to 97.2%, 82 answers | 75.7%likely range 68.1% to 81.9%, 98 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 89.9%likely range 73.3% to 96.7%, 83 answers | 94.1%likely range 89.2% to 96.9%, 103 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 25.7%likely range 13.1% to 44.1%, 85 answers | 30.7%likely range 24.0% to 38.3%, 105 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 46.6%likely range 32.7% to 61.1%, 31 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 87.5%likely range 70.2% to 95.4%, 82 answers | 86.6%likely range 80.3% to 91.2%, 101 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 88.1%likely range 71.2% to 95.7%, 84 answers | 78.3%likely range 71.2% to 84.0%, 105 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 87.1%likely range 69.1% to 95.3%, 78 answers | 87.6%likely range 81.2% to 92.0%, 96 answers |
| Being listened to | 95.7%likely range 81.1% to 99.1%, 85 answers | 89.4%likely range 83.6% to 93.3%, 103 answers |
| Care and concern | 93.7%likely range 78.4% to 98.4%, 85 answers | 88.4%likely range 82.3% to 92.6%, 102 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 96.0%likely range 81.5% to 99.2%, 85 answers | 94.7%likely range 89.9% to 97.3%, 101 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 97.2%likely range 82.2% to 99.6%, 77 answers | 92.4%likely range 87.1% to 95.7%, 101 answers |
| Needs met | 92.5%likely range 76.6% to 97.9%, 84 answers | 91.7%likely range 86.3% to 95.1%, 103 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 89.2%likely range 82.3% to 93.6%, 120 patients | 90.7%likely range 83.3% to 95.0%, 97 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 85.0%likely range 77.8% to 90.2%, 127 patients | 94.0%likely range 88.1% to 97.0%, 116 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 87.1%likely range 80.1% to 91.9%, 124 patients | 84.6%likely range 76.5% to 90.3%, 104 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 75.4%likely range 73.3% to 77.4%, 1,713 patients | 65.8%likely range 63.0% to 68.4%, 1,195 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 78.2%likely range 75.2% to 81.0%, 763 patients | 72.5%likely range 67.8% to 76.8%, 375 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 9,891August 2026 | 6,120August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Dudley and Netherton PCN | Dudley and Netherton PCN |
| Phone | 01384 884030 | 01384 239657 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 94.9% good or very good197 answers, June 2026 | 100.0% good or very good32 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,438 in August 2026Same day 60.4%; face to face 79.3% | 3,083 in August 2026Same day 57.4%; face to face 44.4% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.87England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.80England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.2 qualified permanent10.2 including trainees and locums2,378 patients per permanent GP | 3.2 qualified permanent4.1 including trainees and locums1,897 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.