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Bearsted vs Langley
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?
Langley’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Bearsted’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | BearstedME14 4DS | LangleyME17 3JY |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 82.2likely range 70.2 to 87.7105 survey answers | 91.7likely range 89.3 to 93.4115 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 | 87.8%likely range 70.8% to 95.5%, 105 answers | 97.6%likely range 96.3% to 98.5%, 115 answersClearly higher |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 68.9%likely range 64.8% to 72.6% | 77.9%likely range 70.5% to 82.9% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 79.4%likely range 73.4% to 84.3%, 3,221 appointments | 87.4%likely range 80.0% to 92.4%, 1,697 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 58.4%likely range 52.6% to 63.9%, 6,075 calls | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 66.2%likely range 46.3% to 81.6%, 93 answers | 96.5%likely range 95.0% to 97.6%, 113 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 93.8%likely range 77.9% to 98.5%, 101 answers | 100.0%likely range 99.5% to 100.0%, 115 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 25.7%likely range 13.1% to 44.3%, 105 answers | 32.7%likely range 29.6% to 36.1%, 113 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 40.2%likely range 14.6% to 72.4%, 30 answers | 90.6%likely range 86.5% to 93.6%, 39 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 95.1%likely range 79.9% to 99.0%, 102 answers | 98.4%likely range 97.3% to 99.1%, 111 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 87.7%likely range 70.5% to 95.5%, 103 answers | 95.6%likely range 94.0% to 96.9%, 112 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 79.6%likely range 60.6% to 90.8%, 98 answers | 95.5%likely range 93.8% to 96.7%, 111 answers |
| Being listened to | 96.8%likely range 82.3% to 99.5%, 102 answers | 100.0%likely range 99.5% to 100.0%, 113 answers |
| Care and concern | 97.3%likely range 83.0% to 99.6%, 102 answers | 100.0%likely range 99.5% to 100.0%, 113 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 98.4%likely range 84.8% to 99.9%, 102 answers | 100.0%likely range 99.5% to 100.0%, 113 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 97.3%likely range 82.9% to 99.6%, 101 answers | 100.0%likely range 99.5% to 100.0%, 109 answers |
| Needs met | 90.3%likely range 73.7% to 96.9%, 103 answers | 100.0%likely range 99.5% to 100.0%, 112 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 94.4%likely range 88.4% to 97.4%, 108 patients | 92.6%likely range 76.6% to 97.9%, 27 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 88.8%likely range 82.6% to 93.0%, 143 patients | 93.8%likely range 79.9% to 98.3%, 32 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 85.3%likely range 78.4% to 90.3%, 136 patients | 94.6%likely range 82.3% to 98.5%, 37 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 78.2%likely range 76.5% to 79.9%, 2,256 patients | 81.8%likely range 78.3% to 84.9%, 528 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 80.8%likely range 78.8% to 82.7%, 1,512 patients | 80.4%likely range 75.4% to 84.6%, 286 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 16,028August 2026 | 3,433August 2026 |
| Primary care network | The Ridge PCN | The Ridge PCN |
| Phone | 01622 737326 | 01622 863030 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 95.0% good or very good100 answers, June 2026 | 97.4% good or very good156 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 5,516 in August 2026Same day 34.8%; face to face 66.4% | 1,698 in August 2026Same day 51.1%; face to face 77.6% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.88England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 1.31England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 6.9 qualified permanent10.1 including trainees and locums2,330 patients per permanent GP | 2.1 qualified permanent2.1 including trainees and locums1,609 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.