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Fishponds Family Practice vs Air Balloon Surgery
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?
Fishponds Family Practice and Air Balloon Surgery 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 | Fishponds Family PracticeBS16 3TD | Air Balloon SurgeryBS5 7PD |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 69.3likely range 61.2 to 76.1107 survey answers | 78.4likely range 71.1 to 84.2111 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 | 67.4%likely range 56.0% to 77.0%, 107 answers | 74.3%likely range 64.0% to 82.4%, 111 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 73.5%likely range 69.3% to 77.0% | 87.9%likely range 84.3% to 90.6%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 79.8%likely range 73.8% to 84.6%, 3,235 appointments | 96.3%likely range 92.7% to 98.2%, 3,013 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 67.2%likely range 61.4% to 72.4%, 5,805 calls | 79.3%likely range 73.2% to 84.4%, 4,185 callsClearly higher |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 44.9%likely range 33.8% to 56.5%, 103 answers | 58.4%likely range 47.4% to 68.5%, 106 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 73.3%likely range 61.7% to 82.4%, 100 answers | 89.8%likely range 81.2% to 94.7%, 105 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 33.9%likely range 24.2% to 45.3%, 109 answers | 26.6%likely range 18.3% to 36.9%, 111 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 28.9%likely range 15.3% to 47.8%, 41 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 73.2%likely range 61.7% to 82.2%, 101 answers | 86.3%likely range 77.0% to 92.2%, 104 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 61.0%likely range 49.5% to 71.4%, 107 answers | 71.6%likely range 61.1% to 80.2%, 109 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 50.5%likely range 38.5% to 62.5%, 93 answers | 68.2%likely range 56.6% to 77.8%, 94 answers |
| Being listened to | 91.9%likely range 83.2% to 96.3%, 105 answers | 89.7%likely range 81.0% to 94.7%, 102 answers |
| Care and concern | 88.3%likely range 78.7% to 93.9%, 103 answers | 87.0%likely range 77.7% to 92.8%, 102 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 95.4%likely range 87.7% to 98.3%, 104 answers | 94.9%likely range 87.6% to 98.0%, 103 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 92.5%likely range 83.8% to 96.8%, 100 answers | 90.1%likely range 81.1% to 95.0%, 97 answers |
| Needs met | 85.1%likely range 75.0% to 91.6%, 104 answers | 87.7%likely range 78.6% to 93.2%, 104 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 82.7%likely range 74.3% to 88.8%, 104 patients | 92.8%likely range 87.2% to 96.0%, 138 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 80.2%likely range 72.0% to 86.4%, 116 patients | 93.5%likely range 87.8% to 96.7%, 124 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 86.2%likely range 78.8% to 91.3%, 116 patients | 90.5%likely range 84.1% to 94.5%, 126 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 65.5%likely range 63.5% to 67.5%, 2,130 patients | 74.7%likely range 73.1% to 76.3%, 2,741 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 74.0%likely range 71.2% to 76.6%, 1,026 patients | 75.8%likely range 73.1% to 78.3%, 1,053 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 12,587August 2026 | 13,063August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Fabb (Fishponds, Air Balloon & Beechwood) PCN | Fabb (Fishponds, Air Balloon & Beechwood) PCN |
| Phone | 0117 9082365 | 0117 9099912 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 94.4% good or very good287 answers, June 2026 | 94.0% good or very good215 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,701 in August 2026Same day 26.7%; face to face 80.3% | 4,583 in August 2026Same day 46.4%; face to face 86.2% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.52England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.79England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 7.7 qualified permanent9.4 including trainees and locums1,642 patients per permanent GP | 6.4 qualified permanent8.3 including trainees and locums2,031 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.