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Awburn House Medical Practice vs The Smithy 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?
Awburn House Medical Practice’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than The Smithy Surgery’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Awburn House Medical PracticeSK14 6LA | The Smithy SurgerySK14 8LJ |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 88.6likely range 84.1 to 91.3108 survey answersClearly higher | 79.4likely range 75.3 to 82.7104 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 | 93.0%likely range 86.9% to 96.3%, 108 answersClearly higher | 75.9%likely range 70.9% to 80.3%, 104 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 78.3%likely range 73.3% to 82.5% | 87.3%likely range 80.7% to 91.2% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 84.5%likely range 78.5% to 89.1%, 2,704 appointments | 94.8%likely range 86.0% to 98.2%, 922 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 72.0%likely range 63.8% to 79.0%, 2,740 calls | 79.6%likely range 69.8% to 86.8%, 1,761 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 87.1%likely range 79.7% to 92.1%, 103 answers | 63.4%likely range 57.7% to 68.8%, 94 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 95.8%likely range 90.5% to 98.2%, 105 answers | 83.3%likely range 78.7% to 87.1%, 98 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 40.2%likely range 31.8% to 49.2%, 107 answers | 49.4%likely range 43.9% to 54.9%, 104 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 56.8%likely range 43.0% to 69.6%, 46 answers | 39.6%likely range 32.2% to 47.5%, 51 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 93.9%likely range 87.9% to 97.0%, 104 answers | 72.4%likely range 67.2% to 77.1%, 101 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 89.5%likely range 82.6% to 93.8%, 106 answers | 66.1%likely range 60.7% to 71.1%, 104 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 89.3%likely range 82.3% to 93.8%, 102 answers | 74.4%likely range 68.9% to 79.1%, 91 answers |
| Being listened to | 96.9%likely range 92.0% to 98.8%, 106 answers | 91.3%likely range 87.7% to 94.0%, 103 answers |
| Care and concern | 97.0%likely range 92.2% to 98.9%, 106 answers | 91.0%likely range 87.4% to 93.7%, 103 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 100.0%likely range 96.9% to 100.0%, 107 answers | 89.0%likely range 85.0% to 92.0%, 102 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 97.4%likely range 92.6% to 99.1%, 103 answers | 95.0%likely range 91.8% to 97.0%, 95 answers |
| Needs met | 96.7%likely range 91.7% to 98.7%, 107 answers | 85.8%likely range 81.5% to 89.2%, 104 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 88.9%likely range 74.7% to 95.6%, 36 patients | 84.6%likely range 66.5% to 93.9%, 26 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 93.1%likely range 78.0% to 98.1%, 29 patients | 62.5%likely range 38.6% to 81.5%, 16 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 92.2%likely range 81.5% to 96.9%, 51 patients | 96.7%likely range 83.3% to 99.4%, 30 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 79.1%likely range 76.2% to 81.8%, 824 patients | 74.3%likely range 70.4% to 77.8%, 537 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 83.0%likely range 79.8% to 85.7%, 622 patients | 75.9%likely range 71.3% to 79.9%, 381 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 6,128August 2026 | 3,670August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Hyde PCN | Hyde PCN |
| Phone | 01457 763263 | 01457 767123 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 95.0% good or very good280 answers, June 2026 | 98.2% good or very good56 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 2,913 in August 2026Same day 55.6%; face to face 84.2% | 1,770 in August 2026Same day 55.8%; face to face 52.9% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.65England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.66England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 2.9 qualified permanent2.9 including trainees and locums2,089 patients per permanent GP | 1.2 qualified permanent1.2 including trainees and locums3,045 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.