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Bird-in-Eye Surgery vs Buxted Medical Centre
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?
Bird-in-Eye Surgery and Buxted Medical Centre 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 | Bird-in-Eye SurgeryTN22 5AW | Buxted Medical CentreTN22 5FD |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 75.4likely range 71.2 to 79.0127 survey answers | 67.5likely range 58.1 to 75.6121 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 80.8%likely range 75.3% to 85.3%, 127 answersClearly higher | 63.4%likely range 50.1% to 74.9%, 121 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 62.8%likely range 56.8% to 68.5% | 76.9%likely range 74.0% to 79.6%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 49.2%likely range 39.4% to 59.1%, 1,461 appointments | 93.6%likely range 90.8% to 95.6%, 6,372 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 76.2%likely range 69.4% to 81.9%, 3,678 callsClearly higher | 60.1%likely range 54.9% to 65.2%, 7,186 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 55.4%likely range 48.8% to 61.8%, 120 answers | 27.5%likely range 17.0% to 41.3%, 110 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 84.5%likely range 79.3% to 88.6%, 125 answers | 83.0%likely range 70.8% to 90.8%, 118 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 56.1%likely range 49.7% to 62.3%, 126 answers | 22.7%likely range 13.6% to 35.4%, 121 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 70.7%likely range 61.9% to 78.1%, 65 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 90.2%likely range 85.7% to 93.4%, 123 answers | 76.0%likely range 62.6% to 85.7%, 112 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 80.8%likely range 75.2% to 85.3%, 125 answers | 58.6%likely range 45.4% to 70.7%, 121 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 56.5%likely range 49.7% to 63.1%, 111 answers | 54.8%likely range 40.3% to 68.6%, 98 answers |
| Being listened to | 91.8%likely range 87.5% to 94.7%, 124 answers | 91.7%likely range 81.0% to 96.6%, 115 answers |
| Care and concern | 91.3%likely range 87.0% to 94.3%, 124 answers | 94.0%likely range 84.1% to 97.9%, 116 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 93.4%likely range 89.5% to 96.0%, 124 answers | 95.4%likely range 85.8% to 98.6%, 113 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 94.4%likely range 90.5% to 96.7%, 118 answers | 93.5%likely range 82.8% to 97.7%, 108 answers |
| Needs met | 97.2%likely range 94.2% to 98.7%, 125 answers | 92.9%likely range 82.5% to 97.3%, 115 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 94.0%likely range 83.8% to 97.9%, 50 patients | 87.5%likely range 79.4% to 92.7%, 96 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 81.5%likely range 70.4% to 89.1%, 65 patients | 81.9%likely range 74.3% to 87.6%, 127 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 87.9%likely range 77.9% to 93.7%, 66 patients | 82.7%likely range 75.2% to 88.3%, 127 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 70.6%likely range 67.8% to 73.3%, 1,059 patients | 73.4%likely range 71.4% to 75.3%, 2,007 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 73.9%likely range 71.0% to 76.7%, 917 patients | 77.2%likely range 75.1% to 79.1%, 1,691 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 7,691August 2026 | 15,295August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Greater Wealden PCN | Greater Wealden PCN |
| Phone | 01825 763196 | 01825 732333 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 83.9% good or very good31 answers, June 2026 | 88.3% good or very good470 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 2,932 in August 2026Same day 19.0%; face to face 95.9% | 9,916 in August 2026Same day 61.7%; face to face 41.3% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.65England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.80England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 2.7 qualified permanent2.7 including trainees and locums2,884 patients per permanent GP | 7.8 qualified permanent7.8 including trainees and locums1,956 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.