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Hednesford Medical Practice vs Dr Manickam & Partner
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?
Hednesford Medical Practice and Dr Manickam & Partner 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 | Hednesford Medical PracticeWS12 4DJ | Dr Manickam & PartnerWS12 4DJ |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 82.6likely range 75.9 to 87.5100 survey answers | 86.7likely range 82.6 to 89.899 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 | 80.6%likely range 71.2% to 87.5%, 100 answers | 85.2%likely range 79.8% to 89.3%, 99 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 87.1%likely range 83.0% to 90.1% | 90.2%likely range 84.5% to 93.4% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 96.9%likely range 92.3% to 98.8%, 1,942 appointments | 95.7%likely range 88.0% to 98.6%, 1,030 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 77.2%likely range 70.4% to 82.8%, 3,623 calls | 84.6%likely range 76.2% to 90.4%, 2,063 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 55.5%likely range 44.9% to 65.7%, 94 answers | 75.5%likely range 69.1% to 80.9%, 96 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 78.2%likely range 68.4% to 85.6%, 97 answers | 95.6%likely range 91.9% to 97.6%, 97 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 15.2%likely range 9.2% to 24.0%, 101 answers | 32.5%likely range 26.5% to 39.1%, 98 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 45.0%likely range 33.3% to 57.2%, 31 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 80.9%likely range 71.2% to 87.9%, 94 answers | 96.7%likely range 93.3% to 98.4%, 97 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 68.4%likely range 58.1% to 77.2%, 98 answers | 92.8%likely range 88.5% to 95.6%, 99 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 76.8%likely range 66.6% to 84.6%, 93 answers | 81.1%likely range 74.9% to 86.0%, 89 answers |
| Being listened to | 86.3%likely range 77.5% to 92.0%, 97 answers | 86.7%likely range 81.4% to 90.7%, 96 answers |
| Care and concern | 87.0%likely range 78.3% to 92.5%, 97 answers | 87.9%likely range 82.7% to 91.6%, 97 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 91.0%likely range 83.1% to 95.4%, 97 answers | 97.4%likely range 94.2% to 98.8%, 98 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 87.4%likely range 78.7% to 92.9%, 95 answers | 96.5%likely range 93.0% to 98.3%, 93 answers |
| Needs met | 93.2%likely range 85.8% to 96.9%, 97 answers | 90.1%likely range 85.2% to 93.5%, 96 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 94.5%likely range 86.7% to 97.8%, 73 patients | 97.1%likely range 85.5% to 99.5%, 35 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 93.4%likely range 84.3% to 97.4%, 61 patients | 87.2%likely range 74.8% to 94.0%, 47 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 94.7%likely range 87.1% to 97.9%, 75 patients | 93.5%likely range 82.5% to 97.8%, 46 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 77.4%likely range 75.0% to 79.6%, 1,264 patients | 76.9%likely range 73.6% to 79.9%, 684 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 74.7%likely range 70.8% to 78.2%, 521 patients | 77.4%likely range 72.4% to 81.6%, 318 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 7,054August 2026 | 3,982August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Cannock North PCN | Cannock North PCN |
| Phone | 01543 870560 | 01543 395655 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 96.5% good or very good85 answers, June 2026 | 94.5% good or very good91 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 2,918 in August 2026Same day 44.2%; face to face 74.6% | 1,982 in August 2026Same day 50.8%; face to face 51.1% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.79England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.92England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 1.9 qualified permanent2.8 including trainees and locums3,726 patients per permanent GP | 1.8 qualified permanent5.7 including trainees and locums2,196 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.