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Bedlingtonshire Med.group vs The Gables Medical Group
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?
Bedlingtonshire Med.group and The Gables Medical Group 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 | Bedlingtonshire Med.groupNE22 6JX | The Gables Medical GroupNE22 7DU |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 88.7likely range 77.8 to 93.2101 survey answers | 73.6likely range 68.4 to 77.8114 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 | 90.5%likely range 75.0% to 96.8%, 101 answers | 77.2%likely range 70.3% to 82.9%, 114 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 84.4%likely range 81.0% to 87.2%Clearly higher | 64.9%likely range 59.1% to 69.9% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 89.5%likely range 86.0% to 92.1%, 5,970 appointmentsClearly higher | 75.9%likely range 66.3% to 83.5%, 1,405 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 79.3%likely range 73.4% to 84.2%, 4,498 callsClearly higher | 53.8%likely range 47.1% to 60.3%, 4,468 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 62.2%likely range 43.6% to 77.7%, 93 answers | 72.2%likely range 64.7% to 78.6%, 108 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 89.1%likely range 73.3% to 96.1%, 101 answers | 87.4%likely range 81.3% to 91.7%, 106 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 43.9%likely range 27.9% to 61.2%, 102 answers | 32.7%likely range 26.0% to 40.1%, 113 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 43.6%likely range 20.4% to 69.9%, 41 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 85.4%likely range 68.7% to 94.0%, 100 answers | 84.6%likely range 78.3% to 89.4%, 111 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 84.9%likely range 68.3% to 93.6%, 102 answers | 81.3%likely range 74.7% to 86.6%, 111 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 69.9%likely range 51.3% to 83.7%, 94 answers | 74.1%likely range 66.6% to 80.3%, 105 answers |
| Being listened to | 94.1%likely range 79.5% to 98.5%, 99 answers | 80.0%likely range 73.3% to 85.4%, 114 answers |
| Care and concern | 93.3%likely range 78.5% to 98.2%, 100 answers | 80.4%likely range 73.7% to 85.8%, 112 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 93.4%likely range 78.5% to 98.2%, 99 answers | 86.4%likely range 80.3% to 90.8%, 111 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 93.1%likely range 77.7% to 98.1%, 95 answers | 87.1%likely range 80.9% to 91.5%, 105 answers |
| Needs met | 95.2%likely range 81.1% to 98.9%, 100 answers | 84.7%likely range 78.4% to 89.4%, 113 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 95.3%likely range 89.4% to 98.0%, 106 patients | 100.0%likely range 93.1% to 100.0%, 52 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 93.7%likely range 88.1% to 96.8%, 127 patients | 95.1%likely range 86.5% to 98.3%, 61 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 91.4%likely range 84.9% to 95.3%, 116 patients | 96.7%likely range 88.8% to 99.1%, 61 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 78.2%likely range 76.3% to 80.0%, 1,944 patients | 72.9%likely range 69.9% to 75.6%, 936 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 78.6%likely range 76.3% to 80.8%, 1,282 patients | 73.1%likely range 69.5% to 76.4%, 621 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 13,001August 2026 | 6,253August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Wansbeck PCN | Wansbeck PCN |
| Phone | 01670 822695 | 01670 829889 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 96.4% good or very good28 answers, June 2026 | 85.7% good or very good7 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 8,078 in August 2026Same day 52.0%; face to face 48.1% | 2,764 in August 2026Same day 19.5%; face to face 96.5% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.89England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.88England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 6.6 qualified permanent9.3 including trainees and locums1,979 patients per permanent GP | 3.8 qualified permanent5.8 including trainees and locums1,634 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Outstanding | 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.