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Cornerstone Practice vs Mercheford House
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?
Cornerstone Practice and Mercheford House 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 | Cornerstone PracticePE15 9BF | Mercheford HousePE15 9BY |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 74.7likely range 67.9 to 80.2100 survey answers | 82.7likely range 78.5 to 85.995 survey answers |
| 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 | 72.7%likely range 63.3% to 80.4%, 100 answers | 84.0%likely range 78.3% to 88.4%, 95 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 79.2%likely range 73.5% to 83.2% | 79.4%likely range 75.1% to 82.8% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 88.7%likely range 83.0% to 92.7%, 2,520 appointments | 89.4%likely range 83.5% to 93.4%, 2,299 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | 69.2%likely range 62.9% to 74.8%, 4,767 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 38.8%likely range 29.6% to 48.8%, 94 answers | 63.0%likely range 55.9% to 69.7%, 88 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 83.7%likely range 75.1% to 89.7%, 96 answers | 95.8%likely range 92.0% to 97.9%, 91 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 35.7%likely range 27.0% to 45.5%, 98 answers | 33.1%likely range 27.0% to 39.9%, 95 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 8.8%likely range 2.8% to 24.2%, 31 answers | 48.1%likely range 35.9% to 60.6%, 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 83.5%likely range 74.9% to 89.6%, 95 answers | 84.8%likely range 79.0% to 89.2%, 91 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 70.2%likely range 60.6% to 78.3%, 98 answers | 76.2%likely range 69.8% to 81.7%, 92 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 57.0%likely range 45.9% to 67.5%, 77 answers | 85.1%likely range 79.3% to 89.5%, 88 answers |
| Being listened to | 86.0%likely range 77.7% to 91.5%, 95 answers | 92.3%likely range 87.6% to 95.2%, 92 answers |
| Care and concern | 89.8%likely range 82.1% to 94.4%, 95 answers | 86.3%likely range 80.7% to 90.4%, 92 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 90.1%likely range 82.5% to 94.6%, 95 answers | 95.7%likely range 91.8% to 97.8%, 91 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 88.1%likely range 79.8% to 93.2%, 90 answers | 91.7%likely range 86.7% to 94.9%, 85 answers |
| Needs met | 88.8%likely range 81.0% to 93.7%, 96 answers | 92.7%likely range 88.2% to 95.6%, 92 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 86.7%likely range 78.1% to 92.2%, 90 patients | 93.2%likely range 83.8% to 97.3%, 59 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 89.9%likely range 81.3% to 94.8%, 79 patients | 95.1%likely range 86.5% to 98.3%, 61 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 89.5%likely range 81.7% to 94.2%, 95 patients | 91.4%likely range 81.4% to 96.3%, 58 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 68.3%likely range 65.8% to 70.7%, 1,375 patients | 75.0%likely range 72.2% to 77.5%, 1,027 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 70.3%likely range 67.3% to 73.2%, 897 patients | 77.7%likely range 74.2% to 80.8%, 613 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 9,468August 2026 | 7,131August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Fenland PCN | Fenland PCN |
| Phone | 01354 606300 | 01354 656841 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | No results for June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 7,191 in August 2026Same day 38.3%; face to face 91.8% | 4,216 in August 2026Same day 38.9%; face to face 84.8% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.98England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 1.08England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 2.8 qualified permanent2.8 including trainees and locums3,447 patients per permanent GP | 3.0 qualified permanent3.9 including trainees and locums2,366 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.