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Dr Solway and Dr Roy Practice vs Orchard 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 Solway and Dr Roy Practice and Orchard 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 | Dr Solway and Dr Roy PracticeIP4 2PZ | Orchard Medical PracticeIP4 2PZ |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 83.5likely range 79.0 to 87.0106 survey answers | 87.6likely range 76.3 to 92.7100 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 | 80.6%likely range 74.6% to 85.5%, 106 answers | 88.8%likely range 72.7% to 96.0%, 100 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 90.0%likely range 84.5% to 93.4% | 84.6%likely range 81.3% to 87.1% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 93.1%likely range 86.0% to 96.8%, 1,385 appointments | 93.2%likely range 89.3% to 95.7%, 3,735 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 86.8%likely range 78.2% to 92.4%, 1,851 calls | 75.8%likely range 70.7% to 80.3%, 6,323 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 73.4%likely range 66.6% to 79.2%, 99 answers | 73.2%likely range 54.7% to 86.0%, 96 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 91.9%likely range 87.2% to 95.0%, 101 answers | 96.1%likely range 82.1% to 99.3%, 98 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 30.4%likely range 24.4% to 37.1%, 106 answers | 31.3%likely range 17.6% to 49.3%, 101 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 37.3%likely range 25.6% to 50.8%, 30 answers | 29.2%likely range 10.7% to 58.7%, 38 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 93.2%likely range 88.7% to 96.0%, 99 answers | 96.8%likely range 82.9% to 99.5%, 96 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 81.5%likely range 75.4% to 86.3%, 102 answers | 84.2%likely range 67.1% to 93.3%, 99 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 88.0%likely range 82.3% to 92.0%, 93 answers | 92.1%likely range 76.0% to 97.7%, 93 answers |
| Being listened to | 89.9%likely range 84.7% to 93.4%, 100 answers | 84.3%likely range 67.0% to 93.4%, 97 answers |
| Care and concern | 88.6%likely range 83.3% to 92.4%, 101 answers | 90.2%likely range 73.9% to 96.8%, 95 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 96.2%likely range 92.3% to 98.1%, 97 answers | 99.5%likely range 87.2% to 100.0%, 96 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 95.9%likely range 91.9% to 98.0%, 92 answers | 88.8%likely range 71.3% to 96.2%, 88 answers |
| Needs met | 96.1%likely range 92.3% to 98.1%, 100 answers | 98.9%likely range 86.2% to 99.9%, 97 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 78.0%likely range 64.8% to 87.2%, 50 patients | 83.0%likely range 75.0% to 88.9%, 112 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 84.2%likely range 72.6% to 91.5%, 57 patients | 81.0%likely range 72.4% to 87.3%, 105 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 83.9%likely range 72.2% to 91.3%, 56 patients | 77.9%likely range 70.0% to 84.1%, 131 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 61.5%likely range 58.4% to 64.5%, 984 patients | 60.4%likely range 58.5% to 62.3%, 2,507 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 68.4%likely range 63.7% to 72.8%, 399 patients | 74.5%likely range 71.7% to 77.1%, 1,005 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 5,259August 2026 | 14,009August 2026 |
| Primary care network | East Ipswich PCN | East Ipswich PCN |
| Phone | 01473 213261 | 01473 213261 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | No results for June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 1,608 in August 2026Same day 57.5%; face to face 58.0% | 4,847 in August 2026Same day 61.8%; face to face 75.6% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.66England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.68England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 3.1 qualified permanent4.1 including trainees and locums1,715 patients per permanent GP | 7.8 qualified permanent9.5 including trainees and locums1,796 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.