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Bloxwich Medical Practice vs Pinfold Medical
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?
Bloxwich Medical Practice’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Pinfold Medical’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Bloxwich Medical PracticeWS3 3JP | Pinfold MedicalWS3 3JP |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 88.6likely range 84.4 to 91.3110 survey answersClearly higher | 73.2likely range 63.0 to 81.0100 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 | 91.0%likely range 85.6% to 94.4%, 110 answersClearly higher | 71.6%likely range 57.1% to 82.7%, 100 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 82.8%likely range 77.0% to 86.8% | 76.8%likely range 73.1% to 80.0% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 86.7%likely range 77.6% to 92.5%, 1,241 appointments | 90.5%likely range 85.9% to 93.7%, 3,404 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 78.8%likely range 71.6% to 84.5%, 3,201 callsClearly higher | 63.1%likely range 57.3% to 68.5%, 5,919 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 74.4%likely range 67.2% to 80.5%, 108 answers | 63.0%likely range 48.0% to 75.8%, 97 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 96.5%likely range 92.4% to 98.4%, 108 answers | 78.6%likely range 64.3% to 88.2%, 97 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 53.9%likely range 46.2% to 61.3%, 108 answers | 27.4%likely range 16.5% to 41.9%, 101 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 69.8%likely range 59.0% to 78.8%, 54 answers | 32.8%likely range 14.1% to 59.0%, 32 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 96.8%likely range 92.6% to 98.6%, 100 answers | 78.3%likely range 64.0% to 88.0%, 98 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 88.5%likely range 82.6% to 92.5%, 106 answers | 65.4%likely range 50.7% to 77.6%, 100 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 80.3%likely range 73.3% to 85.8%, 101 answers | 50.6%likely range 35.7% to 65.3%, 90 answers |
| Being listened to | 93.3%likely range 88.4% to 96.2%, 107 answers | 84.2%likely range 70.3% to 92.3%, 94 answers |
| Care and concern | 91.1%likely range 85.6% to 94.6%, 106 answers | 77.4%likely range 62.6% to 87.5%, 93 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 97.9%likely range 94.3% to 99.2%, 107 answers | 94.8%likely range 83.0% to 98.5%, 89 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 99.6%likely range 96.8% to 99.9%, 105 answers | 91.6%likely range 78.9% to 97.0%, 89 answers |
| Needs met | 91.8%likely range 86.5% to 95.1%, 107 answers | 85.3%likely range 71.7% to 93.0%, 95 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 89.7%likely range 73.6% to 96.4%, 29 patients | 87.3%likely range 79.4% to 92.4%, 102 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 97.8%likely range 88.4% to 99.6%, 45 patients | 88.6%likely range 81.8% to 93.1%, 123 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 95.5%likely range 84.9% to 98.7%, 44 patients | 85.8%likely range 78.2% to 91.1%, 113 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 80.5%likely range 77.5% to 83.2%, 749 patients | 69.8%likely range 67.4% to 72.0%, 1,492 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 79.3%likely range 75.5% to 82.7%, 489 patients | 68.9%likely range 65.7% to 72.0%, 824 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 5,085August 2026 | 9,649August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Walsall North PCN | Walsall North PCN |
| Phone | 01922 775138 | 01922 775134 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 94.8% good or very good194 answers, June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 1,998 in August 2026Same day 28.9%; face to face 82.3% | 5,667 in August 2026Same day 51.7%; face to face 79.9% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 1.15England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.90England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 3.5 qualified permanent4.6 including trainees and locums1,438 patients per permanent GP | 2.4 qualified permanent3.7 including trainees and locums4,066 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.