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Hockley Medical Practice vs Summerfield Group 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?
Hockley Medical Practice and Summerfield Group Practice 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 | Hockley Medical PracticeB1 3AL | Summerfield Group PracticeB18 7AL |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 67.7likely range 56.4 to 77.996 survey answers | 86.2likely range 76.3 to 91.774 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | No label | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 58.2%likely range 42.1% to 72.7%, 96 answers | 85.1%likely range 71.1% to 93.0%, 74 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 89.8%likely range 86.4% to 92.5% | 88.6%likely range 84.8% to 89.9% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 100.0%likely range 98.4% to 100.0%, 3,699 appointments | 98.1%likely range 94.3% to 99.4%, 2,145 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 79.6%likely range 73.0% to 84.9%, 3,650 calls | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 47.5%likely range 31.8% to 63.7%, 90 answers | 70.7%likely range 55.0% to 82.7%, 71 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 77.5%likely range 61.3% to 88.3%, 92 answers | 89.6%likely range 76.2% to 95.9%, 71 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 15.7%likely range 7.2% to 30.9%, 94 answers | 59.5%likely range 44.0% to 73.2%, 73 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 52.1%likely range 32.6% to 70.9%, 42 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 82.5%likely range 66.6% to 91.8%, 89 answers | 85.4%likely range 71.2% to 93.3%, 72 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 55.5%likely range 39.3% to 70.6%, 93 answers | 79.6%likely range 64.8% to 89.2%, 74 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 67.0%likely range 49.3% to 80.9%, 82 answers | 72.9%likely range 56.1% to 85.0%, 62 answers |
| Being listened to | 74.6%likely range 58.1% to 86.2%, 91 answers | 87.4%likely range 73.6% to 94.5%, 73 answers |
| Care and concern | 74.4%likely range 57.5% to 86.1%, 88 answers | 81.5%likely range 66.9% to 90.6%, 73 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 89.6%likely range 74.7% to 96.2%, 87 answers | 95.0%likely range 83.2% to 98.6%, 71 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 85.7%likely range 68.9% to 94.2%, 78 answers | 92.0%likely range 79.0% to 97.2%, 70 answers |
| Needs met | 84.1%likely range 68.3% to 92.9%, 88 answers | 92.5%likely range 79.9% to 97.4%, 72 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 79.4%likely range 71.7% to 85.4%, 131 patients | 75.6%likely range 65.8% to 83.3%, 90 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 70.7%likely range 62.4% to 77.7%, 133 patients | 78.3%likely range 70.1% to 84.8%, 120 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 56.5%likely range 47.1% to 65.5%, 108 patients | 80.8%likely range 72.9% to 86.9%, 120 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 55.4%likely range 53.7% to 57.0%, 3,560 patients | 59.8%likely range 57.5% to 62.0%, 1,809 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 61.4%likely range 57.2% to 65.5%, 534 patients | 75.5%likely range 71.3% to 79.3%, 445 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 12,969August 2026 | 8,697August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Swb I3 PCN | Swb I3 PCN |
| Phone | 0121 5541757 | 0121 2550419 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 82.8% good or very good145 answers, June 2026 | 88.9% good or very good81 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,803 in August 2026Same day 65.3%; face to face 42.5% | 2,754 in August 2026Same day 59.1%; face to face 72.3% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.49England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.55England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 5.0 qualified permanent5.0 including trainees and locums2,584 patients per permanent GP | 3.3 qualified permanent3.3 including trainees and locums2,630 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | 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.