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Christchurch Medical Practice vs Farmhouse 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?
Christchurch Medical Practice and Farmhouse Surgery 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.
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| Measure | Christchurch Medical PracticeBH23 3AF | Farmhouse SurgeryBH23 3AF |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 73.7likely range 63.6 to 80.6120 survey answers | 78.1likely range 73.2 to 81.9103 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 77.9%likely range 63.7% to 87.6%, 120 answers | 82.6%likely range 75.7% to 87.8%, 103 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 63.7%likely range 58.6% to 68.3% | 67.6%likely range 63.6% to 70.9% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 73.2%likely range 68.1% to 77.8%, 4,891 appointments | 82.1%likely range 75.1% to 87.4%, 2,287 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | 53.0%likely range 49.1% to 57.0%, 12,641 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 38.4%likely range 25.0% to 53.8%, 110 answers | 83.5%likely range 76.6% to 88.7%, 98 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 85.0%likely range 71.6% to 92.7%, 119 answers | 91.0%likely range 85.3% to 94.6%, 103 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 19.5%likely range 10.4% to 33.5%, 118 answers | 61.1%likely range 53.2% to 68.5%, 104 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 44.6%likely range 33.9% to 55.8%, 53 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 89.8%likely range 77.1% to 95.8%, 115 answers | 89.1%likely range 83.0% to 93.3%, 98 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 74.2%likely range 59.7% to 84.9%, 119 answers | 85.5%likely range 78.9% to 90.3%, 102 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 61.6%likely range 45.9% to 75.3%, 105 answers | 75.7%likely range 67.7% to 82.3%, 89 answers |
| Being listened to | 85.9%likely range 72.2% to 93.4%, 113 answers | 92.7%likely range 87.3% to 95.9%, 101 answers |
| Care and concern | 84.2%likely range 70.3% to 92.3%, 114 answers | 91.4%likely range 85.7% to 95.0%, 100 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 95.0%likely range 83.7% to 98.6%, 113 answers | 94.9%likely range 90.0% to 97.5%, 99 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 91.6%likely range 79.1% to 97.0%, 110 answers | 94.9%likely range 89.7% to 97.5%, 92 answers |
| Needs met | 92.5%likely range 80.4% to 97.3%, 114 answers | 97.2%likely range 93.1% to 98.9%, 102 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 85.9%likely range 76.9% to 91.7%, 85 patients | 90.7%likely range 78.4% to 96.3%, 43 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 86.3%likely range 77.0% to 92.1%, 80 patients | 91.1%likely range 79.3% to 96.5%, 45 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 88.9%likely range 81.9% to 93.4%, 117 patients | 91.1%likely range 79.3% to 96.5%, 45 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 64.4%likely range 62.3% to 66.5%, 1,965 patients | 72.5%likely range 69.1% to 75.6%, 727 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 70.9%likely range 68.5% to 73.1%, 1,480 patients | 70.1%likely range 66.0% to 73.9%, 508 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 15,344August 2026 | 5,643August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Christchurch PCN | Christchurch PCN |
| Phone | 01202 474311 | 01202 488487 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 86.3% good or very good204 answers, June 2026 | 92.6% good or very good108 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 8,457 in August 2026Same day 22.8%; face to face 75.6% | 2,792 in August 2026Same day 55.0%; face to face 51.3% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.87England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.86England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 7.9 qualified permanent7.9 including trainees and locums1,933 patients per permanent GP | 3.0 qualified permanent3.0 including trainees and locums1,902 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Good | Requires improvement |
“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.