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Bean Medical Practice vs Central Clinic
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?
Bean Medical Practice and Central Clinic 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 | Bean Medical PracticeDY2 8TH | Central ClinicDY2 7BX |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 75.3likely range 69.9 to 79.884 survey answers | 71.2likely range 65.0 to 76.685 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | No label | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 70.2%likely range 63.1% to 76.5%, 84 answers | 65.0%likely range 56.6% to 72.6%, 85 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 86.9%likely range 80.6% to 91.0% | 85.4%likely range 79.3% to 89.3% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 96.5%likely range 89.8% to 98.9%, 1,198 appointments | 91.8%likely range 82.5% to 96.4%, 986 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 77.1%likely range 66.5% to 85.1%, 1,595 calls | 78.9%likely range 70.9% to 85.2%, 2,559 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 56.1%likely range 48.4% to 63.5%, 79 answers | 57.4%likely range 48.6% to 65.7%, 80 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 79.0%likely range 72.1% to 84.5%, 79 answers | 87.6%likely range 80.7% to 92.3%, 80 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 21.6%likely range 16.1% to 28.4%, 82 answers | 38.8%likely range 30.9% to 47.3%, 84 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 60.7%likely range 53.0% to 67.9%, 79 answers | 68.4%likely range 59.6% to 76.1%, 76 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 71.1%likely range 63.9% to 77.4%, 82 answers | 62.8%likely range 54.2% to 70.6%, 83 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 59.2%likely range 51.0% to 66.9%, 69 answers | 55.3%likely range 45.9% to 64.4%, 69 answers |
| Being listened to | 82.1%likely range 75.5% to 87.3%, 78 answers | 84.1%likely range 76.4% to 89.6%, 76 answers |
| Care and concern | 91.1%likely range 85.7% to 94.6%, 78 answers | 84.6%likely range 77.0% to 90.1%, 75 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 89.1%likely range 83.3% to 93.0%, 78 answers | 91.4%likely range 84.8% to 95.3%, 74 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 89.6%likely range 83.8% to 93.5%, 75 answers | 89.2%likely range 82.1% to 93.7%, 71 answers |
| Needs met | 92.4%likely range 87.2% to 95.6%, 76 answers | 84.9%likely range 77.4% to 90.2%, 76 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 80.6%likely range 63.7% to 90.8%, 31 patients | 90.8%likely range 82.2% to 95.5%, 76 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 95.5%likely range 84.9% to 98.7%, 44 patients | 89.7%likely range 79.2% to 95.2%, 58 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 59.5%likely range 44.5% to 73.0%, 42 patients | 74.6%likely range 62.7% to 83.7%, 63 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 54.9%likely range 51.1% to 58.7%, 661 patients | 67.0%likely range 63.7% to 70.1%, 821 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 63.9%likely range 57.6% to 69.7%, 238 patients | 64.1%likely range 58.4% to 69.3%, 295 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 3,514August 2026 | 4,539August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Dudley and Netherton PCN | Dudley and Netherton PCN |
| Phone | 01384 252229 | 01384 253616 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 84.9% good or very good86 answers, June 2026 | 87.1% good or very good31 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 1,391 in August 2026Same day 62.0%; face to face 52.7% | 1,156 in August 2026Same day 47.8%; face to face 58.3% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.90England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.62England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 0.5 qualified permanent0.5 including trainees and locums | 2.5 qualified permanent2.5 including trainees and locums1,811 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.