Sheffield · Compare
Duke Medical Centre vs Dovercourt Group 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?
Duke Medical Centre and Dovercourt Group 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 | Duke Medical CentreS2 2TD | Dovercourt Group PracticeS2 5FX |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 81.7likely range 75.3 to 86.1117 survey answers | 83.6likely range 74.6 to 88.094 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 | 84.2%likely range 75.2% to 90.3%, 117 answers | 89.2%likely range 76.5% to 95.4%, 94 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 75.7%likely range 71.3% to 79.4% | 70.2%likely range 66.6% to 73.4% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 88.4%likely range 82.8% to 92.3%, 2,710 appointments | 81.5%likely range 75.9% to 86.0%, 3,425 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 63.0%likely range 56.2% to 69.3%, 4,298 calls | 58.9%likely range 54.3% to 63.4%, 9,286 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 58.7%likely range 48.2% to 68.5%, 113 answers | 58.8%likely range 43.8% to 72.3%, 92 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 86.6%likely range 77.8% to 92.2%, 112 answers | 88.8%likely range 75.9% to 95.2%, 93 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 42.5%likely range 32.8% to 52.9%, 115 answers | 34.2%likely range 21.8% to 49.2%, 93 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 40.7%likely range 26.6% to 56.6%, 50 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 81.0%likely range 71.2% to 88.0%, 107 answers | 92.7%likely range 80.4% to 97.6%, 87 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 75.7%likely range 65.9% to 83.4%, 116 answers | 84.4%likely range 70.7% to 92.4%, 93 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 67.9%likely range 57.1% to 77.0%, 105 answers | 72.0%likely range 56.7% to 83.5%, 88 answers |
| Being listened to | 90.7%likely range 82.8% to 95.2%, 114 answers | 96.5%likely range 85.8% to 99.2%, 90 answers |
| Care and concern | 89.3%likely range 81.2% to 94.2%, 114 answers | 94.7%likely range 83.3% to 98.4%, 91 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 94.9%likely range 88.0% to 97.9%, 111 answers | 95.1%likely range 83.9% to 98.7%, 90 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 93.3%likely range 85.9% to 97.0%, 110 answers | 95.9%likely range 84.8% to 99.0%, 88 answers |
| Needs met | 88.7%likely range 80.4% to 93.8%, 113 answers | 98.4%likely range 88.8% to 99.8%, 91 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 81.7%likely range 72.0% to 88.6%, 82 patients | 84.4%likely range 75.8% to 90.3%, 96 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 77.2%likely range 66.8% to 85.1%, 79 patients | 86.3%likely range 78.3% to 91.6%, 102 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 75.0%likely range 65.0% to 82.9%, 88 patients | 82.0%likely range 73.8% to 88.0%, 111 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 57.6%likely range 55.2% to 60.0%, 1,595 patients | 66.0%likely range 63.6% to 68.2%, 1,660 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 61.4%likely range 57.4% to 65.3%, 573 patients | 71.5%likely range 68.2% to 74.7%, 738 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 8,108August 2026 | 9,595August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Gpa1 PCN | Gpa1 PCN |
| Phone | 0114 2720689 | 0114 2700997 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 91.1% good or very good112 answers, June 2026 | 88.0% good or very good83 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,481 in August 2026Same day 52.7%; face to face 45.4% | 7,563 in August 2026Same day 40.5%; face to face 92.5% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.93England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.92England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 3.3 qualified permanent7.6 including trainees and locums2,452 patients per permanent GP | 7.9 qualified permanent10.8 including trainees and locums1,220 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.
The full pages
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.