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Hillcrest Surgery vs Aylesbury 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?
Aylesbury Surgery’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Hillcrest Surgery’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Hillcrest SurgeryB44 0NN | Aylesbury SurgeryB44 0DX |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 71.6likely range 66.5 to 75.9101 survey answers | 86.5likely range 83.7 to 88.791 survey answersClearly higher |
| Label (against the England average) | No label | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 66.6%likely range 60.2% to 72.5%, 101 answers | 85.8%likely range 82.7% to 88.4%, 91 answersClearly higher |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 83.2%likely range 75.1% to 87.2% | 88.1%likely range 82.2% to 91.8% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 92.7%likely range 84.6% to 96.7%, 1,173 appointments | 95.3%likely range 87.9% to 98.2%, 1,161 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | 80.9%likely range 71.6% to 87.7%, 1,893 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 44.3%likely range 37.6% to 51.2%, 92 answers | 77.1%likely range 73.5% to 80.4%, 89 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 83.8%likely range 78.2% to 88.2%, 95 answers | 92.7%likely range 90.2% to 94.5%, 89 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 30.3%likely range 24.6% to 36.6%, 100 answers | 59.1%likely range 55.0% to 63.0%, 90 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 36.3%likely range 31.5% to 41.4%, 57 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 87.4%likely range 82.0% to 91.3%, 90 answers | 90.4%likely range 87.7% to 92.6%, 87 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 63.9%likely range 57.3% to 70.1%, 97 answers | 88.0%likely range 85.1% to 90.4%, 90 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 63.3%likely range 56.2% to 69.8%, 87 answers | 81.1%likely range 77.5% to 84.4%, 78 answers |
| Being listened to | 76.3%likely range 70.1% to 81.5%, 97 answers | 91.7%likely range 89.1% to 93.7%, 88 answers |
| Care and concern | 76.8%likely range 70.7% to 81.9%, 98 answers | 97.1%likely range 95.4% to 98.2%, 89 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 81.4%likely range 75.6% to 86.2%, 94 answers | 100.0%likely range 99.3% to 100.0%, 88 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 86.0%likely range 80.5% to 90.2%, 91 answers | 96.8%likely range 95.0% to 98.0%, 83 answers |
| Needs met | 83.4%likely range 77.7% to 87.9%, 93 answers | 92.9%likely range 90.4% to 94.8%, 86 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 78.7%likely range 65.1% to 88.0%, 47 patients | 95.2%likely range 77.3% to 99.2%, 21 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 72.0%likely range 58.3% to 82.5%, 50 patients | 62.5%likely range 38.6% to 81.5%, 16 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 69.4%likely range 58.0% to 78.9%, 72 patients | 83.3%likely range 70.4% to 91.3%, 48 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 67.7%likely range 64.4% to 70.8%, 808 patients | 80.8%likely range 77.1% to 84.1%, 490 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 73.4%likely range 68.8% to 77.6%, 380 patients | 85.7%likely range 80.8% to 89.5%, 245 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 4,988August 2026 | 2,953August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Gosk PCN | Gosk PCN |
| Phone | 01218 173540 | 0845 6750563 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 50.0% good or very good14 answers, June 2026 | 95.6% good or very good68 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 2,127 in August 2026Same day 36.3%; face to face 68.9% | 1,417 in August 2026Same day 25.9%; face to face 63.6% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.74England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 1.51England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 3.0 qualified permanent4.0 including trainees and locums1,673 patients per permanent GP | 1.1 qualified permanent3.5 including trainees and locums2,701 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.