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Brereton Surgery vs Sandy Lane 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?
Brereton Surgery’s Practice score is clearly higher than Sandy Lane Surgery’s: its 95% interval lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Brereton SurgeryWS15 1DU | Sandy Lane SurgeryWS15 2LB |
|---|---|---|
| Practice score (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice score | 92.595% interval 88.9 to 94.6116 survey answersClearly higher | 74.295% interval 64.4 to 81.2101 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 | 93.9%95% interval 89.1% to 96.6%, 116 answersClearly higher | 76.7%95% interval 63.1% to 86.3%, 101 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 89.2%95% interval 84.4% to 92.3%Clearly higher | 68.3%95% interval 60.4% to 74.6% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 97.2%95% interval 91.4% to 99.1%, 1,404 appointmentsClearly higher | 77.8%95% interval 69.9% to 84.1%, 1,984 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 81.2%95% interval 73.4% to 87.1%, 2,615 calls | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the rating) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 82.5%95% interval 75.9% to 87.6%, 113 answers | 61.3%95% interval 46.8% to 74.1%, 94 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 94.1%95% interval 89.4% to 96.8%, 116 answers | 84.8%95% interval 71.9% to 92.4%, 97 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 41.9%95% interval 34.5% to 49.6%, 113 answers | 30.7%95% interval 19.3% to 44.9%, 97 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 40.1%95% interval 28.8% to 52.6%, 45 answers | 4.3%95% interval 0.5% to 28.2%, 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 94.8%95% interval 90.2% to 97.3%, 114 answers | 80.1%95% interval 66.2% to 89.2%, 92 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 98.1%95% interval 94.6% to 99.3%, 116 answers | 75.9%95% interval 61.7% to 86.0%, 94 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 89.1%95% interval 83.1% to 93.2%, 106 answers | 64.6%95% interval 49.7% to 77.2%, 90 answers |
| Being listened to | 98.4%95% interval 95.0% to 99.5%, 112 answers | 91.2%95% interval 79.6% to 96.5%, 96 answers |
| Care and concern | 96.7%95% interval 92.6% to 98.5%, 110 answers | 90.0%95% interval 78.0% to 95.8%, 95 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 98.7%95% interval 95.5% to 99.6%, 112 answers | 93.1%95% interval 82.2% to 97.5%, 98 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 97.7%95% interval 94.0% to 99.1%, 110 answers | 92.8%95% interval 81.4% to 97.4%, 94 answers |
| Needs met | 94.2%95% interval 89.5% to 96.9%, 113 answers | 93.6%95% interval 82.9% to 97.8%, 99 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the rating) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 91.9%95% interval 78.7% to 97.2%, 37 patients | 96.9%95% interval 89.5% to 99.2%, 65 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 91.7%95% interval 80.4% to 96.7%, 48 patients | 92.6%95% interval 83.9% to 96.8%, 68 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 90.9%95% interval 80.4% to 96.1%, 55 patients | 94.2%95% interval 87.1% to 97.5%, 86 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 74.0%95% interval 71.0% to 76.8%, 892 patients | 78.0%95% interval 75.7% to 80.2%, 1,266 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 77.5%95% interval 73.7% to 80.9%, 524 patients | 79.0%95% interval 76.0% to 81.7%, 781 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the rating) | ||
| Registered patients | 5,810August 2026 | 8,841August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Rugeley & Great Haywood PCN | Rugeley & Great Haywood PCN |
| Phone | 01889 575560 | 01889 572060 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 94.9% good or very good156 answers, June 2026 | 92.8% good or very good390 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 2,678 in August 2026Same day 42.8%; face to face 85.1% | 4,296 in August 2026Same day 35.0%; face to face 74.7% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 1.13England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 1.11England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 2.7 qualified permanent3.8 including trainees and locums2,157 patients per permanent GP | 4.5 qualified permanent5.2 including trainees and locums1,943 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Good | Good |
“Clearly higher” appears only when a practice’s 95% interval lies wholly above every other practice’s here. When the intervals overlap, the survey cannot tell the practices apart and nobody is pointed out. A practice never gets a mark for being lower.
The Practice score 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.