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Bicester Health Centre vs Alchester 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?
Bicester Health Centre and Alchester 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 | Bicester Health CentreOX26 6AT | Alchester Medical GroupOX26 6XX |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 83.2likely range 71.9 to 88.8116 survey answers | 83.6likely range 71.0 to 90.4106 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 | 87.0%likely range 70.9% to 94.9%, 116 answers | 83.5%likely range 65.5% to 93.1%, 106 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 74.1%likely range 70.5% to 77.4% | 83.8%likely range 81.0% to 86.1%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 92.1%likely range 88.5% to 94.7%, 4,443 appointments | 97.3%likely range 94.3% to 98.7%, 3,663 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 55.9%likely range 49.8% to 61.9%, 5,390 calls | 70.2%likely range 65.4% to 74.6%, 7,838 callsClearly higher |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 72.5%likely range 53.2% to 86.0%, 98 answers | 66.8%likely range 47.2% to 81.9%, 99 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 93.3%likely range 77.9% to 98.2%, 106 answers | 77.3%likely range 58.1% to 89.4%, 100 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 23.9%likely range 12.2% to 41.5%, 115 answers | 42.6%likely range 25.9% to 61.1%, 105 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 56.5%likely range 26.4% to 82.5%, 33 answers | 60.4%likely range 32.5% to 82.9%, 44 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 94.1%likely range 79.0% to 98.5%, 107 answers | 85.2%likely range 66.7% to 94.3%, 99 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 82.6%likely range 65.4% to 92.2%, 113 answers | 73.6%likely range 54.4% to 86.6%, 103 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 76.8%likely range 58.7% to 88.6%, 108 answers | 75.5%likely range 55.3% to 88.5%, 92 answers |
| Being listened to | 87.3%likely range 70.8% to 95.1%, 111 answers | 87.7%likely range 70.1% to 95.6%, 102 answers |
| Care and concern | 88.0%likely range 71.7% to 95.5%, 111 answers | 84.9%likely range 66.4% to 94.1%, 100 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 91.8%likely range 76.5% to 97.5%, 112 answers | 96.6%likely range 81.5% to 99.4%, 101 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 97.3%likely range 82.9% to 99.6%, 101 answers | 94.3%likely range 77.8% to 98.7%, 97 answers |
| Needs met | 93.1%likely range 78.1% to 98.1%, 111 answers | 92.8%likely range 76.4% to 98.1%, 102 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 93.9%likely range 89.9% to 96.4%, 214 patients | 92.0%likely range 87.6% to 95.0%, 213 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 92.7%likely range 88.3% to 95.5%, 206 patients | 89.1%likely range 84.3% to 92.6%, 220 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 90.0%likely range 85.1% to 93.5%, 201 patients | 90.4%likely range 85.4% to 93.7%, 197 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 65.0%likely range 63.5% to 66.4%, 4,178 patients | 68.1%likely range 66.7% to 69.6%, 3,985 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 75.2%likely range 73.0% to 77.2%, 1,615 patients | 73.5%likely range 71.6% to 75.3%, 2,108 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 20,250August 2026 | 21,386August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Bicester PCN | Bicester PCN |
| Phone | 01869 249333 | 01869 248585 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 94.7% good or very good757 answers, June 2026 | 96.9% good or very good837 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 7,428 in August 2026Same day 36.6%; face to face 63.2% | 5,812 in August 2026Same day 27.7%; face to face 82.5% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.67England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.67England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 9.3 qualified permanent12.2 including trainees and locums2,188 patients per permanent GP | 9.3 qualified permanent12.1 including trainees and locums2,305 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.