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Dr Raju and Partners vs Meir 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?
Dr Raju and Partners’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Meir Medical Practice’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Dr Raju and PartnersST3 6AB | Meir Medical PracticeST3 6AB |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 93.9likely range 90.9 to 95.489 survey answersClearly higher | 83.6likely range 79.3 to 87.0115 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 | 97.9%likely range 94.5% to 99.2%, 89 answersClearly higher | 81.8%likely range 76.0% to 86.4%, 115 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 84.3%likely range 78.5% to 88.2% | 87.6%likely range 82.6% to 90.8% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 91.9%likely range 83.1% to 96.3%, 1,071 appointments | 99.0%likely range 92.5% to 99.9%, 978 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 76.7%likely range 69.0% to 83.0%, 2,916 calls | 76.1%likely range 68.5% to 82.4%, 2,985 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 92.2%likely range 87.1% to 95.4%, 88 answers | 66.2%likely range 59.3% to 72.5%, 105 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 99.1%likely range 96.2% to 99.8%, 89 answers | 91.9%likely range 87.4% to 94.9%, 112 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 49.8%likely range 42.2% to 57.4%, 87 answers | 34.4%likely range 28.3% to 41.1%, 114 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 56.3%likely range 43.6% to 68.3%, 33 answers | 53.4%likely range 42.4% to 64.0%, 44 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 91.2%likely range 85.7% to 94.7%, 85 answers | 84.3%likely range 78.7% to 88.6%, 112 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 96.7%likely range 92.8% to 98.5%, 88 answers | 73.7%likely range 67.3% to 79.1%, 115 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 92.4%likely range 87.0% to 95.6%, 81 answers | 80.9%likely range 74.7% to 85.8%, 104 answers |
| Being listened to | 96.2%likely range 92.1% to 98.2%, 88 answers | 89.9%likely range 85.0% to 93.3%, 112 answers |
| Care and concern | 96.8%likely range 92.8% to 98.6%, 86 answers | 86.8%likely range 81.4% to 90.7%, 111 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 100.0%likely range 97.7% to 100.0%, 87 answers | 93.0%likely range 88.6% to 95.8%, 110 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 98.3%likely range 94.8% to 99.5%, 83 answers | 93.9%likely range 89.6% to 96.5%, 107 answers |
| Needs met | 99.0%likely range 95.9% to 99.7%, 85 answers | 89.3%likely range 84.4% to 92.9%, 113 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 89.7%likely range 73.6% to 96.4%, 29 patients | 81.3%likely range 70.0% to 88.9%, 64 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 94.1%likely range 80.9% to 98.4%, 34 patients | 81.3%likely range 70.0% to 88.9%, 64 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 84.6%likely range 70.3% to 92.8%, 39 patients | 90.5%likely range 80.7% to 95.6%, 63 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 83.5%likely range 80.4% to 86.2%, 619 patients | 63.1%likely range 59.9% to 66.3%, 865 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 82.7%likely range 78.4% to 86.4%, 342 patients | 70.2%likely range 65.5% to 74.5%, 399 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 4,242August 2026 | 5,482August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Meir PCN | Meir PCN |
| Phone | 0300 7900169 | 0300 1230903 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 97.8% good or very good89 answers, June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 1,784 in August 2026Same day 43.3%; face to face 69.3% | 2,020 in August 2026Same day 56.3%; face to face 63.1% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 1.09England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.95England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 1.0 qualified permanent2.3 including trainees and locums4,242 patients per permanent GP | 1.6 qualified permanent1.6 including trainees and locums3,426 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.