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Atrium Health Centre vs Fordington 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?
Fordington Surgery’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Atrium Health Centre’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Atrium Health CentreDT1 1QR | Fordington SurgeryDT1 1LD |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 72.9likely range 67.2 to 77.7103 survey answers | 81.6likely range 78.1 to 84.4103 survey answersClearly higher |
| 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 | 72.9%likely range 65.1% to 79.5%, 103 answers | 93.7%likely range 90.1% to 96.1%, 103 answersClearly higher |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 72.6%likely range 67.2% to 77.2%Clearly higher | 53.2%likely range 45.2% to 60.5% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 71.5%likely range 64.3% to 77.7%, 2,652 appointments | 62.7%likely range 54.7% to 70.0%, 2,298 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 73.6%likely range 65.6% to 80.4%, 2,799 calls | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 65.1%likely range 56.6% to 72.8%, 95 answers | 99.4%likely range 97.3% to 99.8%, 96 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 87.4%likely range 80.8% to 92.0%, 99 answers | 96.8%likely range 93.8% to 98.4%, 101 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 21.0%likely range 15.0% to 28.5%, 101 answers | 24.3%likely range 19.4% to 29.9%, 103 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 70.1%likely range 59.4% to 79.0%, 34 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 90.6%likely range 84.6% to 94.4%, 102 answers | 97.8%likely range 95.1% to 99.0%, 99 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 79.8%likely range 72.5% to 85.6%, 103 answers | 95.4%likely range 92.0% to 97.4%, 101 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 65.7%likely range 56.9% to 73.5%, 89 answers | 77.0%likely range 71.2% to 81.9%, 96 answers |
| Being listened to | 79.5%likely range 72.0% to 85.4%, 100 answers | 90.9%likely range 86.6% to 93.9%, 100 answers |
| Care and concern | 76.7%likely range 69.1% to 83.0%, 101 answers | 91.4%likely range 87.2% to 94.3%, 100 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 88.3%likely range 82.0% to 92.6%, 103 answers | 92.0%likely range 87.9% to 94.8%, 100 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 89.3%likely range 82.9% to 93.5%, 95 answers | 93.2%likely range 89.2% to 95.8%, 93 answers |
| Needs met | 88.8%likely range 82.5% to 93.0%, 102 answers | 95.9%likely range 92.6% to 97.8%, 97 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 93.3%likely range 82.1% to 97.7%, 45 patients | 90.6%likely range 75.8% to 96.8%, 32 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 89.8%likely range 78.2% to 95.6%, 49 patients | 89.5%likely range 75.9% to 95.8%, 38 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 85.7%likely range 73.3% to 92.9%, 49 patients | 91.8%likely range 80.8% to 96.8%, 49 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 71.7%likely range 68.7% to 74.5%, 950 patients | 70.0%likely range 66.6% to 73.1%, 769 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 74.1%likely range 70.4% to 77.5%, 572 patients | 77.5%likely range 73.7% to 80.8%, 519 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 6,449August 2026 | 5,429August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Mid Dorset PCN | Mid Dorset PCN |
| Phone | 01305 251545 | 01305 250515 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 87.0% good or very good162 answers, June 2026 | 99.5% good or very good217 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,187 in August 2026Same day 39.2%; face to face 59.0% | 2,682 in August 2026Same day 32.2%; face to face 73.1% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.87England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.81England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 1.6 qualified permanent1.6 including trainees and locums3,901 patients per permanent GP | 4.9 qualified permanent4.9 including trainees and locums1,100 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.