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Charlton Medical Practice vs Wellington Medical Practice
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?
Charlton Medical Practice and Wellington Medical Practice 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 | Charlton Medical PracticeTF2 6AQ | Wellington Medical PracticeTF1 1PZ |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 70.5likely range 53.9 to 80.886 survey answers | 66.0likely range 54.8 to 76.5116 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 74.9%likely range 51.1% to 89.5%, 86 answers | 54.9%likely range 39.0% to 69.9%, 116 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 60.2%likely range 57.3% to 62.6% | 91.7%likely range 87.1% to 94.1%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 87.5%likely range 82.5% to 91.2%, 3,446 appointments | 89.9%likely range 86.7% to 92.4%, 6,512 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 32.8%likely range 29.9% to 35.9%, 19,429 calls | 93.1%likely range 84.4% to 97.1%, 1,414 callsClearly higher |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 41.0%likely range 21.2% to 64.3%, 83 answers | 22.9%likely range 11.8% to 39.6%, 106 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 69.5%likely range 45.2% to 86.3%, 82 answers | 69.7%likely range 52.9% to 82.5%, 109 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 35.3%likely range 17.2% to 58.9%, 85 answers | 22.1%likely range 11.6% to 37.9%, 116 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 65.5%likely range 41.0% to 83.8%, 79 answers | 76.1%likely range 58.9% to 87.6%, 101 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 54.9%likely range 32.3% to 75.6%, 84 answers | 53.4%likely range 37.2% to 68.8%, 111 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 81.7%likely range 56.2% to 94.0%, 74 answers | 52.4%likely range 35.1% to 69.1%, 95 answers |
| Being listened to | 85.6%likely range 61.9% to 95.6%, 82 answers | 81.0%likely range 64.9% to 90.8%, 108 answers |
| Care and concern | 80.8%likely range 56.7% to 93.1%, 83 answers | 77.2%likely range 60.5% to 88.2%, 107 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 93.6%likely range 71.6% to 98.8%, 82 answers | 81.2%likely range 64.9% to 91.0%, 106 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 86.9%likely range 63.4% to 96.2%, 82 answers | 82.6%likely range 65.9% to 92.1%, 100 answers |
| Needs met | 86.5%likely range 63.0% to 96.1%, 82 answers | 78.6%likely range 62.0% to 89.2%, 106 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 95.0%likely range 90.1% to 97.6%, 141 patients | 87.4%likely range 81.2% to 91.8%, 151 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 91.9%likely range 86.5% to 95.3%, 149 patients | 77.5%likely range 69.2% to 84.1%, 120 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 88.1%likely range 82.4% to 92.1%, 176 patients | 76.7%likely range 68.7% to 83.2%, 129 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 81.7%likely range 80.1% to 83.1%, 2,522 patients | 50.2%likely range 48.2% to 52.2%, 2,418 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 83.5%likely range 81.5% to 85.4%, 1,389 patients | 56.3%likely range 53.4% to 59.2%, 1,121 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 15,414August 2026 | 14,774August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Wrekin PCN | Wrekin PCN |
| Phone | 01952 620138 | 01952 226000 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 96.6% good or very good686 answers, June 2026 | 87.7% good or very good65 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,346 in August 2026Same day 50.2%; face to face 92.8% | 9,681 in August 2026Same day 68.1%; face to face 21.7% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.73England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.70England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 6.9 qualified permanent6.9 including trainees and locums2,223 patients per permanent GP | 4.3 qualified permanent4.3 including trainees and locums3,463 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.