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Horsefair Practice vs Aelfgar 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?
Horsefair Practice and Aelfgar Surgery 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 | Horsefair PracticeWS15 2FH | Aelfgar SurgeryWS15 2AB |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 83.9likely range 74.5 to 88.9119 survey answers | 93.0likely range 88.0 to 95.3106 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 | 87.6%likely range 74.4% to 94.5%, 119 answers | 94.6%likely range 87.6% to 97.7%, 106 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 75.0%likely range 69.9% to 79.1% | 89.2%likely range 85.7% to 91.8%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 84.5%likely range 79.4% to 88.6%, 3,675 appointments | 98.2%likely range 94.3% to 99.4%, 2,079 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | 80.2%likely range 74.3% to 85.1%, 4,343 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 61.2%likely range 45.9% to 74.6%, 114 answers | 91.5%likely range 83.5% to 95.8%, 104 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 91.8%likely range 79.6% to 97.0%, 118 answers | 94.1%likely range 87.0% to 97.4%, 107 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 23.2%likely range 13.0% to 37.9%, 118 answers | 28.1%likely range 19.7% to 38.4%, 107 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 52.1%likely range 25.6% to 77.5%, 31 answers | 58.4%likely range 38.4% to 76.0%, 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 89.7%likely range 76.8% to 95.8%, 116 answers | 96.4%likely range 89.9% to 98.8%, 104 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 77.5%likely range 63.1% to 87.5%, 120 answers | 94.6%likely range 87.6% to 97.7%, 106 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 72.0%likely range 56.7% to 83.5%, 113 answers | 79.6%likely range 69.9% to 86.8%, 105 answers |
| Being listened to | 90.5%likely range 78.0% to 96.3%, 117 answers | 95.9%likely range 89.4% to 98.5%, 107 answers |
| Care and concern | 91.0%likely range 78.5% to 96.6%, 116 answers | 89.0%likely range 80.6% to 94.0%, 105 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 96.0%likely range 85.3% to 99.0%, 118 answers | 97.4%likely range 91.4% to 99.2%, 105 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 97.2%likely range 87.0% to 99.5%, 117 answers | 90.0%likely range 81.7% to 94.8%, 103 answers |
| Needs met | 96.6%likely range 86.0% to 99.2%, 116 answers | 92.6%likely range 85.1% to 96.5%, 106 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 93.5%likely range 87.2% to 96.8%, 108 patients | 94.7%likely range 85.6% to 98.2%, 57 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 92.4%likely range 86.2% to 96.0%, 119 patients | 95.2%likely range 86.9% to 98.4%, 63 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 90.4%likely range 84.2% to 94.3%, 135 patients | 95.2%likely range 86.9% to 98.4%, 63 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 77.0%likely range 75.0% to 78.9%, 1,839 patients | 74.2%likely range 71.5% to 76.7%, 1,070 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 78.4%likely range 75.8% to 80.8%, 1,057 patients | 78.6%likely range 75.2% to 81.6%, 630 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 12,096August 2026 | 7,025August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Rugeley & Great Haywood PCN | Rugeley & Great Haywood PCN |
| Phone | 01889 582244 | 01889 579276 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 94.6% good or very good202 answers, June 2026 | 95.9% good or very good389 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 6,200 in August 2026Same day 30.8%; face to face 85.0% | 3,568 in August 2026Same day 35.7%; face to face 95.3% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 1.00England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 1.03England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 5.2 qualified permanent9.3 including trainees and locums2,347 patients per permanent GP | 3.8 qualified permanent6.8 including trainees and locums1,833 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Good | Not Rated |
“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.