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Dronfield Medical Practice vs Stubley Medical Centre
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 Stubley Medical Centre 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 | Stubley Medical CentreS18 8QY |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 83.8likely range 79.0 to 87.3101 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 | 91.1%likely range 85.8% to 94.6%, 101 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 87.2%likely range 83.4% to 89.0%Clearly higher | 66.7%likely range 56.2% to 74.8% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 96.7%likely range 92.9% to 98.5%, 2,623 appointmentsClearly higher | 76.2%likely range 65.7% to 84.3%, 1,193 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 | 83.7%likely range 77.1% to 88.7%, 95 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 87.6%likely range 78.1% to 93.3%, 109 answers | 95.5%likely range 91.1% to 97.8%, 99 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 35.9%likely range 25.9% to 47.2%, 112 answers | 24.5%likely range 18.5% to 31.6%, 100 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 49.1%likely range 30.5% to 67.9%, 37 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 88.8%likely range 79.4% to 94.2%, 107 answers | 92.7%likely range 87.6% to 95.9%, 96 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 81.5%likely range 71.1% to 88.7%, 110 answers | 90.0%likely range 84.4% to 93.8%, 99 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 80.2%likely range 69.3% to 87.9%, 104 answers | 87.5%likely range 81.2% to 91.8%, 93 answers |
| Being listened to | 92.5%likely range 83.9% to 96.7%, 106 answers | 90.1%likely range 84.4% to 93.9%, 96 answers |
| Care and concern | 91.4%likely range 82.6% to 96.0%, 106 answers | 89.0%likely range 83.2% to 93.0%, 96 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 96.2%likely range 88.9% to 98.8%, 106 answers | 93.5%likely range 88.5% to 96.4%, 96 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 97.3%likely range 90.4% to 99.3%, 103 answers | 96.6%likely range 92.4% to 98.5%, 94 answers |
| Needs met | 98.2%likely range 91.9% to 99.6%, 108 answers | 91.3%likely range 85.9% to 94.7%, 98 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 | 97.7%likely range 88.2% to 99.6%, 44 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 98.8%likely range 93.5% to 99.8%, 83 patients | 96.2%likely range 87.2% to 99.0%, 53 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 98.1%likely range 93.2% to 99.5%, 103 patients | 95.4%likely range 87.3% to 98.4%, 65 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 83.7%likely range 81.7% to 85.5%, 1,482 patients | 85.5%likely range 82.9% to 87.7%, 827 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 82.6%likely range 80.1% to 84.8%, 1,009 patients | 84.9%likely range 81.6% to 87.7%, 543 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 10,409August 2026 | 6,089August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Chesterfield and Dronfield PCN | Chesterfield and Dronfield PCN |
| Phone | 01246 412242 | 01246 296970 |
| 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% | 2,893 in August 2026Same day 22.3%; face to face 94.7% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 1.07England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.86England 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 | 4.4 qualified permanent9.3 including trainees and locums1,376 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | 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.