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Bideford Medical Centre vs Wooda Surgery
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?
Bideford Medical Centre and Wooda Surgery 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 | Bideford Medical CentreEX39 3AF | Wooda SurgeryEX39 4AU |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 82.5likely range 69.2 to 90.0105 survey answers | 90.0likely range 84.7 to 92.0113 survey answers |
| 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 | 81.2%likely range 62.2% to 91.9%, 105 answers | 96.6%likely range 89.4% to 99.0%, 113 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 85.4%likely range 82.0% to 88.0%Clearly higher | 74.3%likely range 69.8% to 78.0% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 95.9%likely range 92.2% to 97.9%, 3,029 appointmentsClearly higher | 80.3%likely range 73.3% to 85.8%, 2,384 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 74.7%likely range 69.1% to 79.6%, 5,522 calls | 68.2%likely range 62.6% to 73.3%, 6,094 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 66.5%likely range 45.4% to 82.6%, 90 answers | 81.3%likely range 70.0% to 88.9%, 105 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 88.0%likely range 69.7% to 95.9%, 102 answers | 97.7%likely range 90.7% to 99.5%, 109 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 53.9%likely range 35.2% to 71.5%, 106 answers | 44.1%likely range 33.0% to 55.9%, 112 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 44.9%likely range 21.1% to 71.2%, 49 answers | 74.3%likely range 57.4% to 86.1%, 55 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 83.0%likely range 64.0% to 93.1%, 103 answers | 88.0%likely range 78.0% to 93.8%, 107 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 84.2%likely range 65.6% to 93.7%, 106 answers | 83.6%likely range 72.9% to 90.6%, 109 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 81.9%likely range 62.0% to 92.6%, 96 answers | 79.6%likely range 67.6% to 87.9%, 96 answers |
| Being listened to | 93.8%likely range 77.2% to 98.6%, 103 answers | 96.5%likely range 88.7% to 99.0%, 105 answers |
| Care and concern | 93.0%likely range 76.1% to 98.2%, 103 answers | 95.9%likely range 88.0% to 98.7%, 106 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 96.8%likely range 81.6% to 99.5%, 104 answers | 98.8%likely range 92.3% to 99.8%, 104 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 97.4%likely range 81.7% to 99.7%, 99 answers | 100.0%likely range 94.1% to 100.0%, 101 answers |
| Needs met | 95.9%likely range 80.1% to 99.3%, 103 answers | 100.0%likely range 94.3% to 100.0%, 105 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 90.1%likely range 83.1% to 94.4%, 111 patients | 95.8%likely range 88.3% to 98.6%, 71 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 89.4%likely range 82.8% to 93.7%, 123 patients | 83.3%likely range 73.1% to 90.2%, 72 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 91.0%likely range 84.9% to 94.8%, 133 patients | 89.5%likely range 80.6% to 94.6%, 76 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 77.5%likely range 75.6% to 79.3%, 1,988 patients | 76.6%likely range 74.4% to 78.7%, 1,447 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 79.7%likely range 77.6% to 81.7%, 1,436 patients | 77.3%likely range 74.5% to 79.8%, 956 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 15,165August 2026 | 9,926August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Torridge PCN | Torridge PCN |
| Phone | 01237 476363 | 01237 471071 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 97.6% good or very good422 answers, June 2026 | 95.6% good or very good182 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 6,523 in August 2026Same day 26.7%; face to face 69.7% | 4,812 in August 2026Same day 38.6%; face to face 67.4% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.77England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.93England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 9.2 qualified permanent11.3 including trainees and locums1,653 patients per permanent GP | 6.5 qualified permanent9.4 including trainees and locums1,538 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.