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Hill Brow Surgery PMS Practice vs Darton Health Centre 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?
Darton Health Centre Practice’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Hill Brow Surgery PMS Practice’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Hill Brow Surgery PMS PracticeS75 6FH | Darton Health Centre PracticeS75 5HQ |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 73.1likely range 55.5 to 82.5101 survey answers | 87.2likely range 83.0 to 90.3100 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 | 78.7%likely range 53.7% to 92.2%, 101 answers | 85.0%likely range 79.5% to 89.3%, 100 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 59.7%likely range 56.8% to 62.5% | 92.1%likely range 86.3% to 94.5%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 82.2%likely range 78.6% to 85.3%, 7,456 appointments | 99.3%likely range 89.5% to 100.0%, 576 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 37.2%likely range 32.7% to 41.9%, 8,786 calls | 84.9%likely range 78.6% to 89.6%, 3,381 callsClearly higher |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 21.8%likely range 8.1% to 46.9%, 100 answers | 88.6%likely range 83.5% to 92.3%, 97 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 82.3%likely range 57.2% to 94.1%, 99 answers | 97.7%likely range 94.6% to 99.0%, 99 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 38.9%likely range 19.2% to 63.0%, 102 answers | 22.0%likely range 16.9% to 28.2%, 100 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 28.2%likely range 6.6% to 68.7%, 35 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 85.1%likely range 59.0% to 95.8%, 90 answers | 89.5%likely range 84.4% to 93.0%, 97 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 59.0%likely range 35.2% to 79.3%, 102 answers | 92.8%likely range 88.3% to 95.6%, 99 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 55.7%likely range 31.6% to 77.3%, 95 answers | 88.7%likely range 83.4% to 92.5%, 93 answers |
| Being listened to | 84.0%likely range 58.8% to 95.1%, 97 answers | 81.8%likely range 75.9% to 86.5%, 99 answers |
| Care and concern | 88.1%likely range 63.5% to 96.9%, 97 answers | 80.1%likely range 74.1% to 85.1%, 99 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 94.3%likely range 71.5% to 99.1%, 99 answers | 86.4%likely range 81.0% to 90.4%, 99 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 94.6%likely range 71.4% to 99.2%, 96 answers | 89.6%likely range 84.6% to 93.1%, 99 answers |
| Needs met | 93.8%likely range 70.7% to 98.9%, 99 answers | 86.9%likely range 81.5% to 90.8%, 99 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 91.8%likely range 85.9% to 95.4%, 134 patients | 92.5%likely range 82.1% to 97.0%, 53 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 94.0%likely range 89.1% to 96.8%, 151 patients | 93.8%likely range 85.2% to 97.6%, 65 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 90.7%likely range 85.4% to 94.2%, 172 patients | 91.7%likely range 80.4% to 96.7%, 48 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 74.3%likely range 72.6% to 76.0%, 2,573 patients | 75.2%likely range 72.1% to 78.0%, 809 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 78.2%likely range 76.1% to 80.1%, 1,669 patients | 75.6%likely range 71.1% to 79.5%, 405 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 16,530August 2026 | 4,701August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Fcp Service - Barnsley PCN | Fcp Service - Barnsley PCN |
| Phone | 01226 383131 | 01226 219123 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 93.0% good or very good857 answers, June 2026 | 100.0% good or very good68 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 13,027 in August 2026Same day 57.2%; face to face 41.4% | 1,349 in August 2026Same day 26.6%; face to face 68.9% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.83England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 1.07England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 11.9 qualified permanent15.4 including trainees and locums1,385 patients per permanent GP | 1.0 qualified permanent1.0 including trainees and locums |
| 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.