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Burnside Surgery vs Dr Sidda's Surgery, Waters Meeting HC
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?
Burnside Surgery and Dr Sidda's Surgery, Waters Meeting HC 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 | Burnside SurgeryBL1 8TT | Dr Sidda's Surgery, Waters Meeting HCBL1 8TT |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 82.1likely range 77.7 to 85.4124 survey answers | 76.6likely range 72.6 to 79.576 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 86.5%likely range 81.7% to 90.1%, 124 answersClearly higher | 71.8%likely range 67.4% to 75.7%, 76 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 71.8%likely range 62.1% to 78.7% | 87.8%likely range 78.8% to 89.9%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 81.3%likely range 71.6% to 88.2%, 1,275 appointments | 97.3%likely range 88.3% to 99.4%, 749 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 74.7%likely range 68.9% to 79.7%, 118 answers | 67.4%likely range 62.8% to 71.7%, 74 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 96.1%likely range 92.8% to 97.9%, 119 answers | 77.6%likely range 73.5% to 81.2%, 76 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 44.2%likely range 38.2% to 50.3%, 123 answers | 46.1%likely range 41.5% to 50.8%, 75 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 26.1%likely range 18.5% to 35.5%, 50 answers | 55.9%likely range 49.0% to 62.5%, 36 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 87.6%likely range 82.8% to 91.2%, 116 answers | 72.0%likely range 67.5% to 76.2%, 70 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 86.8%likely range 82.0% to 90.4%, 120 answers | 65.6%likely range 60.9% to 70.0%, 72 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 80.4%likely range 74.8% to 85.0%, 112 answers | 70.2%likely range 65.4% to 74.5%, 67 answers |
| Being listened to | 90.5%likely range 86.2% to 93.5%, 120 answers | 75.1%likely range 70.8% to 79.0%, 74 answers |
| Care and concern | 90.9%likely range 86.7% to 93.9%, 120 answers | 83.0%likely range 79.2% to 86.3%, 74 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 93.3%likely range 89.5% to 95.8%, 119 answers | 89.7%likely range 86.4% to 92.3%, 71 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 95.1%likely range 91.5% to 97.2%, 114 answers | 80.6%likely range 76.5% to 84.1%, 72 answers |
| Needs met | 89.3%likely range 84.9% to 92.5%, 121 answers | 79.3%likely range 75.2% to 82.9%, 73 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 84.2%likely range 69.6% to 92.6%, 38 patients | 95.2%likely range 84.2% to 98.7%, 42 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 86.5%likely range 72.0% to 94.1%, 37 patients | 82.9%likely range 67.3% to 91.9%, 35 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 85.5%likely range 74.7% to 92.2%, 62 patients | 93.5%likely range 79.3% to 98.2%, 31 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 59.0%likely range 55.2% to 62.6%, 673 patients | 62.1%likely range 57.2% to 66.8%, 396 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 69.7%likely range 64.8% to 74.2%, 366 patients | 75.0%likely range 67.2% to 81.4%, 140 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 4,320August 2026 | 2,276August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Hwl Network PCN | Hwl Network PCN |
| Phone | 01204 462930 | 01204 462966 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 97.9% good or very good141 answers, June 2026 | 95.8% good or very good24 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 1,806 in August 2026Same day 49.3%; face to face 58.2% | 839 in August 2026Same day 50.2%; face to face 47.7% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.49England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.55England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 3.6 qualified permanent7.2 including trainees and locums1,200 patients per permanent GP | 1.2 qualified permanent1.2 including trainees and locums1,835 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.