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Barnard Medical Group vs Sidcup 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?
Barnard Medical Group and Sidcup 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 | Barnard Medical GroupDA14 4TA | Sidcup Medical CentreDA14 6BU |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 69.0likely range 60.6 to 75.9115 survey answers | 68.6likely range 55.1 to 79.7119 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 69.6%likely range 57.8% to 79.3%, 115 answers | 62.5%likely range 43.3% to 78.4%, 119 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 67.5%likely range 62.8% to 71.7% | 82.6%likely range 80.4% to 84.6%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 57.0%likely range 49.8% to 63.8%, 2,878 appointments | 98.6%likely range 97.0% to 99.3%, 6,890 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 77.9%likely range 71.9% to 82.9%, 4,507 callsClearly higher | 66.6%likely range 62.4% to 70.5%, 11,000 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 46.5%likely range 34.7% to 58.7%, 107 answers | 29.8%likely range 15.2% to 50.0%, 108 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 76.1%likely range 64.4% to 84.8%, 110 answers | 77.6%likely range 58.4% to 89.5%, 117 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 26.0%likely range 17.0% to 37.7%, 113 answers | 36.9%likely range 21.1% to 56.0%, 119 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 26.6%likely range 12.0% to 49.1%, 34 answers | 36.7%likely range 13.7% to 68.0%, 41 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 77.0%likely range 65.1% to 85.8%, 105 answers | 76.9%likely range 56.7% to 89.4%, 107 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 60.3%likely range 48.3% to 71.2%, 114 answers | 53.8%likely range 35.2% to 71.4%, 117 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 47.7%likely range 35.6% to 60.1%, 102 answers | 45.7%likely range 27.2% to 65.6%, 102 answers |
| Being listened to | 86.9%likely range 76.7% to 93.1%, 112 answers | 73.8%likely range 54.2% to 87.0%, 115 answers |
| Care and concern | 82.1%likely range 71.2% to 89.5%, 114 answers | 77.4%likely range 58.0% to 89.5%, 115 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 89.9%likely range 80.1% to 95.2%, 109 answers | 88.7%likely range 70.9% to 96.2%, 115 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 92.2%likely range 82.6% to 96.7%, 103 answers | 84.9%likely range 65.9% to 94.3%, 110 answers |
| Needs met | 93.9%likely range 85.1% to 97.7%, 107 answers | 81.4%likely range 62.1% to 92.1%, 112 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 82.9%likely range 73.4% to 89.5%, 82 patients | 82.7%likely range 77.7% to 86.7%, 271 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 85.7%likely range 77.1% to 91.5%, 91 patients | 75.9%likely range 70.5% to 80.6%, 278 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 75.2%likely range 67.0% to 81.9%, 125 patients | 73.4%likely range 68.2% to 78.0%, 312 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 68.3%likely range 66.2% to 70.3%, 2,021 patients | 68.6%likely range 67.3% to 69.8%, 5,208 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 73.6%likely range 71.1% to 75.9%, 1,275 patients | 76.4%likely range 74.8% to 78.0%, 2,690 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 13,295August 2026 | 30,372August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Frognal PCN | Frognal PCN |
| Phone | 020 83027721 | 020 83021114 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 88.2% good or very good271 answers, June 2026 | 82.4% good or very good170 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,348 in August 2026Same day 34.3%; face to face 59.1% | 13,723 in August 2026Same day 44.4%; face to face 59.1% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.72England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.83England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 5.7 qualified permanent9.3 including trainees and locums2,330 patients per permanent GP | 6.2 qualified permanent10.1 including trainees and locums4,899 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.