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Harborne Medical Practice vs Sherwood House 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?
Harborne Medical Practice and Sherwood House Medical Practice cannot be told apart on the Practice score. The 95% intervals overlap, so the data does not show that one is ahead of the other, whatever the two numbers are.
Side by side
| Measure | Harborne Medical PracticeB17 0HG | Sherwood House Medical PracticeB17 8DP |
|---|---|---|
| Practice score (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice score | 82.095% interval 67.0 to 90.598 survey answers | 90.395% interval 81.4 to 93.2106 survey answers |
| 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 | 79.4%95% interval 58.0% to 91.5%, 98 answers | 94.3%95% interval 81.7% to 98.4%, 106 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 87.8%95% interval 84.5% to 90.4%Clearly higher | 80.7%95% interval 77.7% to 83.1% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 95.8%95% interval 93.1% to 97.5%, 5,313 appointments | 95.2%95% interval 91.4% to 97.3%, 3,264 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 79.8%95% interval 73.8% to 84.6%, 4,378 callsClearly higher | 66.1%95% interval 61.5% to 70.4%, 9,002 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the rating) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 39.8%95% interval 21.4% to 61.7%, 91 answers | 65.4%95% interval 48.7% to 79.0%, 102 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 80.8%95% interval 58.8% to 92.5%, 93 answers | 90.5%95% interval 76.6% to 96.5%, 105 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 34.0%95% interval 17.5% to 55.5%, 98 answers | 37.1%95% interval 23.2% to 53.5%, 105 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 46.4%95% interval 24.9% to 69.4%, 47 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 83.4%95% interval 61.4% to 94.0%, 91 answers | 92.7%95% interval 79.2% to 97.7%, 102 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 66.2%95% interval 44.4% to 82.7%, 96 answers | 82.3%95% interval 66.9% to 91.4%, 106 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 81.0%95% interval 57.4% to 93.1%, 81 answers | 87.9%95% interval 72.8% to 95.2%, 99 answers |
| Being listened to | 91.9%95% interval 71.6% to 98.1%, 91 answers | 95.0%95% interval 82.6% to 98.7%, 106 answers |
| Care and concern | 92.2%95% interval 72.1% to 98.2%, 92 answers | 90.6%95% interval 76.7% to 96.6%, 105 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 95.9%95% interval 76.9% to 99.4%, 91 answers | 100.0%95% interval 90.3% to 100.0%, 105 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 96.2%95% interval 77.1% to 99.5%, 89 answers | 95.0%95% interval 82.3% to 98.7%, 102 answers |
| Needs met | 98.6%95% interval 81.3% to 99.9%, 93 answers | 97.9%95% interval 86.8% to 99.7%, 106 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the rating) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 87.3%95% interval 80.9% to 91.8%, 142 patients | 82.9%95% interval 74.5% to 88.9%, 105 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 82.7%95% interval 75.6% to 88.1%, 139 patients | 76.7%95% interval 66.9% to 84.2%, 90 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 74.8%95% interval 67.6% to 80.9%, 159 patients | 80.8%95% interval 72.2% to 87.2%, 104 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 59.2%95% interval 57.5% to 60.8%, 3,423 patients | 58.7%95% interval 56.6% to 60.8%, 2,100 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 74.5%95% interval 71.6% to 77.1%, 968 patients | 69.0%95% interval 66.2% to 71.6%, 1,123 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the rating) | ||
| Registered patients | 15,090August 2026 | 11,854August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Harborne PCN | Harborne PCN |
| Phone | 0121 4275246 | 0121 4200100 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 93.5% good or very good340 answers, June 2026 | 93.8% good or very good64 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 7,135 in August 2026Same day 58.2%; face to face 49.3% | 4,857 in August 2026Same day 53.3%; face to face 60.9% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.48England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.90England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 9.3 qualified permanent12.9 including trainees and locums1,625 patients per permanent GP | 7.2 qualified permanent13.3 including trainees and locums1,659 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Good | Good |
“Clearly higher” appears only when a practice’s 95% interval lies wholly above every other practice’s here. When the intervals overlap, the survey cannot tell the practices apart and nobody is pointed out. A practice never gets a mark for being lower.
The Practice score 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.