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Dronfield Medical Practice vs Oakhill 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?
Dronfield Medical Practice and Oakhill 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 | Dronfield Medical PracticeS18 1PY | Oakhill Medical PracticeS18 2EJ |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 85.0likely range 77.9 to 89.7112 survey answers | 83.4likely range 80.2 to 85.6118 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 | 84.0%likely range 74.0% to 90.6%, 112 answers | 83.0%likely range 80.0% to 85.7%, 118 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 87.2%likely range 83.4% to 89.0% | 84.3%likely range 76.0% to 88.0% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 96.7%likely range 92.9% to 98.5%, 2,623 appointments | 93.8%likely range 85.5% to 97.5%, 1,064 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 65.4%likely range 53.7% to 75.5%, 104 answers | 69.3%likely range 65.6% to 72.7%, 113 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 87.6%likely range 78.1% to 93.3%, 109 answers | 92.9%likely range 90.6% to 94.6%, 114 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 35.9%likely range 25.9% to 47.2%, 112 answers | 41.0%likely range 37.4% to 44.8%, 119 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 49.1%likely range 30.5% to 67.9%, 37 answers | 58.0%likely range 51.4% to 64.2%, 42 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 88.8%likely range 79.4% to 94.2%, 107 answers | 89.3%likely range 86.6% to 91.4%, 113 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 81.5%likely range 71.1% to 88.7%, 110 answers | 81.0%likely range 77.8% to 83.9%, 114 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 80.2%likely range 69.3% to 87.9%, 104 answers | 78.5%likely range 75.0% to 81.6%, 106 answers |
| Being listened to | 92.5%likely range 83.9% to 96.7%, 106 answers | 90.7%likely range 88.2% to 92.7%, 111 answers |
| Care and concern | 91.4%likely range 82.6% to 96.0%, 106 answers | 89.9%likely range 87.3% to 92.0%, 113 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 96.2%likely range 88.9% to 98.8%, 106 answers | 95.3%likely range 93.3% to 96.7%, 113 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 97.3%likely range 90.4% to 99.3%, 103 answers | 96.2%likely range 94.3% to 97.5%, 103 answers |
| Needs met | 98.2%likely range 91.9% to 99.6%, 108 answers | 90.3%likely range 87.7% to 92.3%, 114 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 98.6%likely range 92.6% to 99.8%, 73 patients | 100.0%likely range 87.5% to 100.0%, 27 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 98.8%likely range 93.5% to 99.8%, 83 patients | 100.0%likely range 78.5% to 100.0%, 14 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 98.1%likely range 93.2% to 99.5%, 103 patients | 88.5%likely range 71.0% to 96.0%, 26 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 83.7%likely range 81.7% to 85.5%, 1,482 patients | 81.5%likely range 77.5% to 84.9%, 427 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 82.6%likely range 80.1% to 84.8%, 1,009 patients | 84.9%likely range 81.0% to 88.1%, 390 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 10,409August 2026 | 3,744August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Chesterfield and Dronfield PCN | Chesterfield and Dronfield PCN |
| Phone | 01246 412242 | 01246 296900 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | No results for June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,878 in August 2026Same day 42.0%; face to face 64.1% | 2,298 in August 2026Same day 39.3%; face to face 71.6% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 1.07England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.72England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 7.4 qualified permanent9.7 including trainees and locums1,399 patients per permanent GP | 1.7 qualified permanent1.7 including trainees and locums2,194 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.