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Carden Surgery vs HC University of Sussex Health 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?
Carden Surgery and HC University of Sussex Health 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 | Carden SurgeryBN1 8DD | HC University of Sussex Health CentreBN1 9DN |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 86.4likely range 81.9 to 89.1114 survey answers | 75.3likely range 46.5 to 91.661 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 | 94.2%likely range 88.3% to 97.2%, 114 answers | 69.8%likely range 28.7% to 93.0%, 61 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 68.1%likely range 61.8% to 73.6% | 88.1%likely range 83.1% to 91.5%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 71.8%likely range 61.4% to 80.3%, 1,287 appointments | 92.4%likely range 87.0% to 95.7%, 2,256 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 64.3%likely range 57.0% to 71.1%, 3,618 calls | 83.7%likely range 75.3% to 89.6%, 2,123 callsClearly higher |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 69.0%likely range 59.7% to 77.0%, 107 answers | 66.8%likely range 24.9% to 92.4%, 54 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 87.2%likely range 79.7% to 92.2%, 111 answers | 87.7%likely range 40.2% to 98.7%, 54 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 35.7%likely range 27.5% to 44.8%, 114 answers | 26.5%likely range 5.6% to 68.7%, 61 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 56.7%likely range 41.7% to 70.6%, 43 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 88.3%likely range 80.9% to 93.0%, 109 answers | 95.5%likely range 48.5% to 99.8%, 57 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 81.1%likely range 72.9% to 87.2%, 114 answers | 77.8%likely range 33.7% to 96.0%, 58 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 65.2%likely range 55.7% to 73.6%, 106 answers | 74.6%likely range 29.5% to 95.3%, 52 answers |
| Being listened to | 95.2%likely range 89.4% to 97.9%, 110 answers | 77.9%likely range 33.5% to 96.1%, 57 answers |
| Care and concern | 90.7%likely range 83.9% to 94.8%, 113 answers | 76.1%likely range 32.2% to 95.5%, 57 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 94.7%likely range 88.9% to 97.6%, 112 answers | 84.3%likely range 37.8% to 97.9%, 55 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 94.9%likely range 89.0% to 97.8%, 107 answers | 86.1%likely range 39.2% to 98.3%, 55 answers |
| Needs met | 93.4%likely range 87.2% to 96.7%, 112 answers | 78.5%likely range 34.0% to 96.3%, 57 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 83.1%likely range 72.7% to 90.1%, 71 patients | 80.0%likely range 54.8% to 93.0%, 15 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 90.1%likely range 81.0% to 95.1%, 71 patients | 50.0%likely range 25.4% to 74.6%, 12 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 87.5%likely range 79.0% to 92.9%, 88 patients | 27.3%likely range 9.7% to 56.6%, 11 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 65.3%likely range 62.7% to 67.8%, 1,327 patients | 23.9%likely range 22.4% to 25.5%, 2,821 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 77.3%likely range 74.1% to 80.2%, 731 patients | 64.2%likely range 54.9% to 72.6%, 109 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 8,370August 2026 | 14,392August 2026 |
| Primary care network | North & Central Brighton PCN | North & Central Brighton PCN |
| Phone | 01273 500155 | 01273 249049 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 91.7% good or very good84 answers, June 2026 | 93.1% good or very good29 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 1,900 in August 2026Same day 29.8%; face to face 77.6% | 3,330 in August 2026Same day 45.2%; face to face 30.1% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.73England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.20England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.1 qualified permanent6.3 including trainees and locums2,032 patients per permanent GP | 5.5 qualified permanent5.5 including trainees and locums2,614 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.