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Ferryhill and Chilton Medical Practice vs West Cornforth 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?
Ferryhill and Chilton Medical Practice and West Cornforth 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 | Ferryhill and Chilton Medical PracticeDL17 8JJ | West Cornforth Medical CentreDL17 9LH |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 65.1likely range 52.3 to 76.7105 survey answers | 74.6likely range 71.0 to 77.1116 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | No label | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 57.2%likely range 38.9% to 73.7%, 105 answers | 72.2%likely range 69.2% to 74.9%, 116 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 83.4%likely range 80.4% to 85.9% | 80.0%likely range 70.3% to 85.3% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 87.1%likely range 82.8% to 90.4%, 4,622 appointments | 89.5%likely range 79.8% to 94.8%, 1,024 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 79.7%likely range 75.5% to 83.3%, 8,570 calls | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 49.5%likely range 31.7% to 67.5%, 100 answers | 76.1%likely range 73.2% to 78.7%, 112 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 77.5%likely range 58.8% to 89.3%, 102 answers | 82.1%likely range 79.5% to 84.5%, 113 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 26.4%likely range 13.5% to 45.2%, 104 answers | 21.4%likely range 18.9% to 24.2%, 115 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 83.9%likely range 65.3% to 93.5%, 97 answers | 84.0%likely range 81.5% to 86.3%, 111 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 58.6%likely range 39.9% to 75.1%, 101 answers | 66.4%likely range 63.3% to 69.4%, 115 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 61.0%likely range 41.2% to 77.8%, 91 answers | 70.5%likely range 67.3% to 73.4%, 105 answers |
| Being listened to | 73.4%likely range 54.5% to 86.5%, 102 answers | 83.8%likely range 81.3% to 86.0%, 113 answers |
| Care and concern | 67.7%likely range 48.7% to 82.2%, 102 answers | 83.2%likely range 80.6% to 85.5%, 113 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 79.8%likely range 61.0% to 90.9%, 99 answers | 93.3%likely range 91.5% to 94.8%, 113 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 78.2%likely range 58.9% to 90.0%, 96 answers | 88.5%likely range 86.2% to 90.5%, 108 answers |
| Needs met | 80.7%likely range 62.0% to 91.4%, 100 answers | 89.5%likely range 87.4% to 91.3%, 115 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 87.8%likely range 80.9% to 92.5%, 123 patients | 90.5%likely range 71.1% to 97.3%, 21 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 94.1%likely range 88.8% to 97.0%, 136 patients | 96.2%likely range 81.1% to 99.3%, 26 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 92.1%likely range 86.1% to 95.7%, 127 patients | 90.3%likely range 75.1% to 96.7%, 31 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 68.1%likely range 66.1% to 70.0%, 2,153 patients | 77.4%likely range 73.1% to 81.2%, 412 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 70.6%likely range 68.2% to 72.9%, 1,465 patients | 75.6%likely range 70.0% to 80.5%, 254 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 14,799August 2026 | 2,862August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Sedgefield North PCN | Sedgefield North PCN |
| Phone | 01740 651238 | 01740 656578 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 80.3% good or very good310 answers, June 2026 | 83.3% good or very good30 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 9,388 in August 2026Same day 44.7%; face to face 40.7% | 2,772 in August 2026Same day 25.7%; face to face 74.3% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.96England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 1.20England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.6 qualified permanent6.5 including trainees and locums3,212 patients per permanent GP | 1.2 qualified permanent1.2 including trainees and locums2,403 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.