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Farnham Medical Ctr. vs Talbot 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?
Farnham Medical Ctr. and Talbot 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 | Farnham Medical Ctr.NE33 4QY | Talbot Medical CentreNE34 0BX |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 77.5likely range 64.5 to 85.7122 survey answers | 79.6likely range 75.9 to 82.5154 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 | 78.1%likely range 59.6% to 89.7%, 122 answers | 85.0%likely range 80.1% to 88.8%, 154 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 75.9%likely range 72.4% to 78.9%Clearly higher | 66.7%likely range 62.0% to 70.9% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 85.5%likely range 80.5% to 89.4%, 3,709 appointmentsClearly higher | 70.4%likely range 62.9% to 76.9%, 2,447 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 66.3%likely range 61.4% to 70.8%, 8,032 calls | 62.9%likely range 57.2% to 68.2%, 6,069 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 48.3%likely range 30.4% to 66.6%, 116 answers | 68.5%likely range 62.6% to 73.9%, 149 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 76.3%likely range 57.5% to 88.4%, 121 answers | 98.2%likely range 95.7% to 99.2%, 153 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 33.3%likely range 18.6% to 52.1%, 122 answers | 23.2%likely range 18.5% to 28.7%, 153 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 51.5%likely range 23.1% to 79.0%, 40 answers | 40.9%likely range 30.1% to 52.7%, 42 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 95.8%likely range 80.6% to 99.2%, 117 answers | 98.2%likely range 95.7% to 99.3%, 148 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 70.8%likely range 51.9% to 84.6%, 121 answers | 81.8%likely range 76.6% to 86.0%, 152 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 67.8%likely range 47.6% to 83.0%, 107 answers | 72.5%likely range 66.3% to 77.8%, 135 answers |
| Being listened to | 85.7%likely range 68.0% to 94.4%, 122 answers | 92.7%likely range 88.8% to 95.3%, 152 answers |
| Care and concern | 87.3%likely range 70.0% to 95.3%, 122 answers | 89.5%likely range 85.2% to 92.7%, 154 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 92.9%likely range 76.7% to 98.1%, 120 answers | 95.9%likely range 92.7% to 97.7%, 151 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 90.3%likely range 73.0% to 96.9%, 116 answers | 91.0%likely range 86.8% to 94.0%, 148 answers |
| Needs met | 91.2%likely range 74.4% to 97.4%, 118 answers | 87.3%likely range 82.7% to 90.8%, 154 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 91.5%likely range 85.1% to 95.3%, 118 patients | 93.7%likely range 84.8% to 97.5%, 63 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 85.4%likely range 78.3% to 90.4%, 130 patients | 91.5%likely range 80.1% to 96.6%, 47 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 90.0%likely range 84.4% to 93.8%, 160 patients | 100.0%likely range 94.9% to 100.0%, 71 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 77.0%likely range 75.4% to 78.6%, 2,578 patients | 70.8%likely range 68.1% to 73.3%, 1,187 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 75.7%likely range 73.4% to 77.9%, 1,343 patients | 74.8%likely range 71.5% to 77.9%, 711 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 16,281August 2026 | 7,633August 2026 |
| Primary care network | South Tyneside East PCN | South Tyneside East PCN |
| Phone | 0191 4554748 | 0191 4553867 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 94.8% good or very good233 answers, June 2026 | 92.7% good or very good151 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 7,339 in August 2026Same day 41.4%; face to face 68.9% | 3,447 in August 2026Same day 33.8%; face to face 64.1% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.78England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 1.10England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 7.6 qualified permanent13.8 including trainees and locums2,153 patients per permanent GP | 2.8 qualified permanent3.9 including trainees and locums2,688 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.