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Biddulph Valley Surgery vs Biddulph Doctors
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?
Biddulph Valley Surgery and Biddulph Doctors 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.
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| Measure | Biddulph Valley SurgeryST8 6AG | Biddulph DoctorsST8 6AG |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 87.6likely range 81.1 to 91.7125 survey answers | 82.6likely range 72.8 to 88.9110 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 86.2%likely range 77.0% to 92.0%, 125 answers | 80.7%likely range 66.8% to 89.6%, 110 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 90.7%likely range 87.0% to 93.1% | 86.8%likely range 82.9% to 89.6% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 96.6%likely range 92.0% to 98.6%, 2,025 appointments | 94.2%likely range 89.0% to 97.0%, 2,105 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 84.6%likely range 78.9% to 89.0%, 4,051 calls | 79.4%likely range 73.5% to 84.2%, 4,621 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 65.0%likely range 53.5% to 75.0%, 112 answers | 54.2%likely range 39.5% to 68.1%, 107 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 95.8%likely range 88.9% to 98.5%, 122 answers | 86.5%likely range 73.4% to 93.7%, 109 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 32.8%likely range 23.6% to 43.6%, 124 answers | 31.1%likely range 19.4% to 45.8%, 110 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 33.9%likely range 18.1% to 54.3%, 37 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 93.1%likely range 85.0% to 97.0%, 116 answers | 82.7%likely range 68.7% to 91.2%, 106 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 88.4%likely range 79.6% to 93.7%, 122 answers | 74.8%likely range 60.4% to 85.3%, 109 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 70.0%likely range 58.6% to 79.4%, 110 answers | 80.5%likely range 65.9% to 89.8%, 101 answers |
| Being listened to | 90.5%likely range 81.9% to 95.2%, 120 answers | 88.2%likely range 75.3% to 94.8%, 107 answers |
| Care and concern | 92.2%likely range 84.0% to 96.4%, 118 answers | 83.5%likely range 69.7% to 91.7%, 106 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 92.4%likely range 84.3% to 96.5%, 120 answers | 92.6%likely range 80.6% to 97.4%, 105 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 96.5%likely range 89.6% to 98.9%, 117 answers | 93.0%likely range 81.0% to 97.7%, 102 answers |
| Needs met | 94.0%likely range 86.3% to 97.5%, 117 answers | 86.4%likely range 73.2% to 93.7%, 107 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 91.3%likely range 79.7% to 96.6%, 46 patients | 89.9%likely range 80.5% to 95.0%, 69 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 90.8%likely range 82.2% to 95.5%, 76 patients | 97.7%likely range 91.9% to 99.4%, 86 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 93.5%likely range 85.7% to 97.2%, 77 patients | 95.2%likely range 88.3% to 98.1%, 83 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 73.9%likely range 71.5% to 76.3%, 1,301 patients | 76.2%likely range 73.9% to 78.4%, 1,388 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 77.7%likely range 75.0% to 80.2%, 1,009 patients | 78.1%likely range 75.5% to 80.6%, 1,011 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 9,666August 2026 | 10,741August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Leek & Biddulph PCN | Leek & Biddulph PCN |
| Phone | 0300 4042987 | 0300 4042988 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 98.2% good or very good164 answers, June 2026 | 96.4% good or very good334 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,137 in August 2026Same day 38.6%; face to face 41.2% | 3,324 in August 2026Same day 42.6%; face to face 68.1% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.71England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 1.00England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.6 qualified permanent7.6 including trainees and locums2,105 patients per permanent GP | 5.8 qualified permanent6.9 including trainees and locums1,836 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.