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Forest Medical vs Acorn Medical 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?
Acorn Medical Practice’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Forest Medical’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Forest MedicalNG19 6AB | Acorn Medical PracticeNG18 1QA |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 66.6likely range 51.3 to 78.9112 survey answers | 90.7likely range 87.2 to 92.986 survey answersClearly higher |
| 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 | 62.8%likely range 41.0% to 80.3%, 112 answers | 93.1%likely range 88.7% to 95.9%, 86 answersClearly higher |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 75.4%likely range 71.9% to 78.5% | 84.9%likely range 79.3% to 88.6%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 73.2%likely range 67.3% to 78.3%, 3,752 appointments | 93.3%likely range 85.3% to 97.1%, 1,153 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 77.5%likely range 73.9% to 80.9%, 11,349 calls | 76.4%likely range 68.6% to 82.7%, 2,891 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 36.2%likely range 18.7% to 58.3%, 109 answers | 80.5%likely range 74.2% to 85.5%, 82 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 76.5%likely range 54.3% to 89.9%, 110 answers | 93.1%likely range 88.7% to 95.9%, 86 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 30.7%likely range 14.9% to 52.8%, 112 answers | 49.9%likely range 43.0% to 56.8%, 86 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 27.0%likely range 6.7% to 65.5%, 35 answers | 65.7%likely range 55.8% to 74.4%, 43 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 79.3%likely range 56.6% to 91.9%, 104 answers | 94.9%likely range 90.8% to 97.3%, 80 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 56.1%likely range 34.8% to 75.4%, 109 answers | 89.9%likely range 84.8% to 93.4%, 84 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 60.1%likely range 37.6% to 79.0%, 102 answers | 83.7%likely range 77.6% to 88.4%, 77 answers |
| Being listened to | 82.5%likely range 60.4% to 93.6%, 107 answers | 93.0%likely range 88.6% to 95.8%, 86 answers |
| Care and concern | 81.7%likely range 59.3% to 93.1%, 106 answers | 92.2%likely range 87.6% to 95.2%, 85 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 92.6%likely range 72.0% to 98.4%, 104 answers | 94.8%likely range 90.7% to 97.2%, 83 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 91.2%likely range 69.7% to 97.9%, 100 answers | 91.2%likely range 86.3% to 94.4%, 82 answers |
| Needs met | 90.7%likely range 69.7% to 97.6%, 105 answers | 92.6%likely range 88.0% to 95.5%, 84 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 91.3%likely range 86.5% to 94.5%, 195 patients | 91.7%likely range 81.9% to 96.4%, 60 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 82.0%likely range 75.6% to 87.0%, 172 patients | 93.8%likely range 83.2% to 97.9%, 48 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 68.2%likely range 61.8% to 73.9%, 223 patients | 88.1%likely range 75.0% to 94.8%, 42 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 65.2%likely range 63.6% to 66.8%, 3,278 patients | 51.4%likely range 48.0% to 54.7%, 837 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 74.3%likely range 72.0% to 76.4%, 1,581 patients | 64.5%likely range 59.3% to 69.3%, 346 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 18,880August 2026 | 4,399August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Rosewood PCN | Rosewood PCN |
| Phone | 01623 623600 | 01623 428412 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | No results for June 2026 | 100.0% good or very good64 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 6,959 in August 2026Same day 36.0%; face to face 90.2% | 1,650 in August 2026Same day 18.9%; face to face 76.1% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.85England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.82England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 8.8 qualified permanent16.5 including trainees and locums2,133 patients per permanent GP | 3.7 qualified permanent8.1 including trainees and locums1,187 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.