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Handsworth Medical Practice vs The Old Church 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?
Handsworth Medical Practice and The Old Church 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 | Handsworth Medical PracticeE4 9PD | The Old Church SurgeryE4 6UN |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 77.3likely range 65.3 to 85.5115 survey answers | 81.3likely range 75.2 to 85.9106 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 | 73.1%likely range 56.8% to 84.8%, 115 answers | 82.1%likely range 73.6% to 88.3%, 106 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 86.9%likely range 75.0% to 90.1% | 79.4%likely range 74.2% to 83.5% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 99.5%likely range 76.8% to 100.0%, 203 appointments | 84.3%likely range 76.8% to 89.7%, 1,856 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 74.3%likely range 66.7% to 80.6%, 3,148 calls | 74.4%likely range 67.2% to 80.6%, 3,356 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 31.0%likely range 18.1% to 47.7%, 110 answers | 70.1%likely range 60.7% to 78.2%, 104 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 73.2%likely range 56.9% to 85.0%, 114 answers | 93.0%likely range 86.4% to 96.5%, 106 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 41.1%likely range 26.6% to 57.4%, 114 answers | 40.5%likely range 31.6% to 50.1%, 106 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 24.0%likely range 9.0% to 50.1%, 47 answers | 56.8%likely range 42.0% to 70.5%, 45 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 82.8%likely range 67.0% to 92.0%, 109 answers | 91.4%likely range 84.4% to 95.5%, 104 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 63.7%likely range 47.2% to 77.5%, 114 answers | 82.6%likely range 74.2% to 88.7%, 105 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 66.3%likely range 48.6% to 80.4%, 99 answers | 61.8%likely range 51.8% to 70.9%, 97 answers |
| Being listened to | 82.7%likely range 67.1% to 91.8%, 112 answers | 91.8%likely range 84.9% to 95.7%, 106 answers |
| Care and concern | 86.7%likely range 71.4% to 94.4%, 109 answers | 88.9%likely range 81.5% to 93.6%, 106 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 93.3%likely range 79.7% to 98.0%, 108 answers | 98.5%likely range 94.0% to 99.7%, 106 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 90.6%likely range 75.7% to 96.7%, 103 answers | 91.4%likely range 84.3% to 95.5%, 103 answers |
| Needs met | 89.2%likely range 74.5% to 95.9%, 109 answers | 94.7%likely range 88.5% to 97.6%, 105 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 95.1%likely range 90.6% to 97.5%, 163 patients | 95.2%likely range 89.8% to 97.8%, 124 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 90.2%likely range 85.1% to 93.7%, 184 patients | 87.6%likely range 81.0% to 92.1%, 137 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 92.0%likely range 87.2% to 95.1%, 187 patients | 81.9%likely range 74.6% to 87.4%, 138 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 69.3%likely range 67.6% to 71.0%, 2,736 patients | 76.4%likely range 74.4% to 78.3%, 1,828 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 75.6%likely range 73.4% to 77.7%, 1,544 patients | 85.1%likely range 82.2% to 87.6%, 672 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 15,216August 2026 | 9,023August 2026 |
| Primary care network | E4 Network PCN | E4 Network PCN |
| Phone | 020 30069216 | 020 85295543 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 85.5% good or very good124 answers, June 2026 | 100.0% good or very good42 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,176 in August 2026Same day 41.7%; face to face 72.2% | 2,886 in August 2026Same day 35.8%; face to face 68.6% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.56England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.73England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.3 qualified permanent7.5 including trainees and locums3,566 patients per permanent GP | 6.2 qualified permanent8.6 including trainees and locums1,462 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.