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Fulwell Medical Centre, vs Bridge View Medical Group
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?
Fulwell Medical Centre, and Bridge View Medical Group 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 | Fulwell Medical Centre,SR6 8DZ | Bridge View Medical GroupSR5 2LT |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 87.1likely range 81.2 to 90.6112 survey answers | 74.7likely range 59.9 to 84.896 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 89.4%likely range 81.2% to 94.3%, 112 answers | 71.9%likely range 50.8% to 86.4%, 96 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 81.4%likely range 77.4% to 84.6% | 80.9%likely range 78.0% to 83.3% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 83.1%likely range 77.0% to 87.8%, 2,852 appointments | 90.4%likely range 86.7% to 93.1%, 5,051 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 79.6%likely range 74.5% to 83.9%, 5,845 calls | 71.4%likely range 67.0% to 75.4%, 9,210 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 85.5%likely range 76.4% to 91.4%, 109 answers | 53.6%likely range 33.0% to 73.0%, 90 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 93.7%likely range 86.5% to 97.2%, 111 answers | 77.8%likely range 56.8% to 90.3%, 95 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 30.0%likely range 21.3% to 40.3%, 111 answers | 24.8%likely range 11.5% to 45.6%, 98 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 41.7%likely range 25.0% to 60.5%, 35 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 95.5%likely range 88.8% to 98.3%, 109 answers | 83.5%likely range 62.8% to 93.8%, 93 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 86.2%likely range 77.3% to 92.0%, 109 answers | 67.5%likely range 46.4% to 83.3%, 95 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 72.6%likely range 62.1% to 81.1%, 105 answers | 67.4%likely range 45.3% to 83.8%, 87 answers |
| Being listened to | 92.6%likely range 85.0% to 96.5%, 110 answers | 86.8%likely range 66.7% to 95.6%, 94 answers |
| Care and concern | 95.0%likely range 88.2% to 98.0%, 111 answers | 87.5%likely range 67.6% to 95.9%, 95 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 97.6%likely range 91.7% to 99.3%, 110 answers | 94.7%likely range 76.7% to 99.0%, 95 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 94.3%likely range 87.2% to 97.6%, 107 answers | 92.2%likely range 72.6% to 98.1%, 89 answers |
| Needs met | 97.5%likely range 91.7% to 99.3%, 110 answers | 91.9%likely range 72.9% to 97.9%, 94 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 96.4%likely range 87.9% to 99.0%, 56 patients | 94.2%likely range 88.5% to 97.2%, 121 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 96.6%likely range 88.3% to 99.0%, 58 patients | 90.8%likely range 84.2% to 94.8%, 119 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 100.0%likely range 94.0% to 100.0%, 60 patients | 96.5%likely range 92.1% to 98.5%, 143 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 76.3%likely range 73.8% to 78.5%, 1,259 patients | 67.4%likely range 65.5% to 69.3%, 2,369 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 81.0%likely range 78.5% to 83.3%, 1,047 patients | 69.4%likely range 66.8% to 71.8%, 1,302 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 9,153August 2026 | 14,544August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Sunderland North PCN | Sunderland North PCN |
| Phone | 0191 5483635 | 0191 5163940 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 96.4% good or very good778 answers, June 2026 | 95.1% good or very good163 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,542 in August 2026Same day 54.1%; face to face 74.7% | 8,616 in August 2026Same day 54.7%; face to face 44.1% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.86England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 1.07England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 5.2 qualified permanent6.3 including trainees and locums1,761 patients per permanent GP | 7.2 qualified permanent14.7 including trainees and locums2,013 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.