South Tyneside · Compare
Central Surgery vs Imeary Medical Group
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?
Imeary Medical Group’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Central Surgery’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Central SurgeryNE34 8PS | Imeary Medical GroupNE33 4JP |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 73.7likely range 57.8 to 84.3112 survey answers | 88.4likely range 84.7 to 91.0100 survey answersClearly higher |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 72.1%likely range 49.4% to 87.2%, 112 answers | 88.8%likely range 84.2% to 92.2%, 100 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 77.2%likely range 74.4% to 79.7% | 87.2%likely range 81.5% to 90.9%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 86.4%likely range 82.4% to 89.6%, 5,225 appointments | 86.0%likely range 76.7% to 92.0%, 1,196 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 67.9%likely range 63.9% to 71.6%, 11,661 calls | 88.2%likely range 81.6% to 92.6%, 2,783 callsClearly higher |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 45.8%likely range 25.7% to 67.3%, 109 answers | 82.4%likely range 77.0% to 86.7%, 98 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 82.8%likely range 60.1% to 93.9%, 107 answers | 92.1%likely range 87.9% to 94.9%, 98 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 21.4%likely range 8.7% to 43.9%, 112 answers | 37.3%likely range 31.5% to 43.6%, 99 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 26.0%likely range 5.6% to 67.6%, 31 answers | 53.9%likely range 43.4% to 64.1%, 37 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 83.3%likely range 61.0% to 94.1%, 110 answers | 89.6%likely range 85.1% to 92.9%, 97 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 70.4%likely range 47.8% to 86.1%, 112 answers | 95.7%likely range 92.3% to 97.7%, 97 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 72.7%likely range 49.3% to 87.9%, 105 answers | 65.9%likely range 59.5% to 71.7%, 94 answers |
| Being listened to | 86.6%likely range 64.8% to 95.8%, 111 answers | 90.6%likely range 86.2% to 93.7%, 97 answers |
| Care and concern | 86.9%likely range 65.2% to 96.0%, 110 answers | 90.6%likely range 86.2% to 93.7%, 97 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 92.2%likely range 71.4% to 98.2%, 109 answers | 93.5%likely range 89.5% to 96.0%, 95 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 93.1%likely range 72.3% to 98.6%, 107 answers | 95.1%likely range 91.5% to 97.2%, 95 answers |
| Needs met | 90.3%likely range 69.0% to 97.5%, 109 answers | 93.9%likely range 90.0% to 96.3%, 97 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 90.6%likely range 85.5% to 94.1%, 181 patients | 97.5%likely range 87.1% to 99.6%, 40 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 89.7%likely range 84.3% to 93.4%, 175 patients | 92.7%likely range 80.6% to 97.5%, 41 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 93.5%likely range 89.3% to 96.2%, 201 patients | 86.7%likely range 70.3% to 94.7%, 30 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 72.6%likely range 71.1% to 74.1%, 3,276 patients | 71.4%likely range 68.1% to 74.6%, 753 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 72.9%likely range 70.6% to 75.0%, 1,614 patients | 79.7%likely range 75.5% to 83.2%, 418 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 19,363August 2026 | 4,407August 2026 |
| Primary care network | South Tyneside South PCN | South Tyneside South PCN |
| Phone | 0191 4554621 | 0191 4563824 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | No results for June 2026 | 100.0% good or very good6 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 8,982 in August 2026Same day 52.9%; face to face 77.4% | 1,918 in August 2026Same day 39.5%; face to face 62.3% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 1.12England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 1.00England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 7.5 qualified permanent11.5 including trainees and locums2,596 patients per permanent GP | 1.6 qualified permanent1.6 including trainees and locums2,849 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.