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Litchdon Medical Centre vs Brannam Medical Centre
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?
Litchdon Medical Centre and Brannam Medical Centre 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 | Litchdon Medical CentreEX32 9LL | Brannam Medical CentreEX32 8GP |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 82.2likely range 64.3 to 90.693 survey answers | 87.8likely range 72.1 to 93.096 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 82.4%likely range 56.8% to 94.3%, 93 answers | 90.1%likely range 67.7% to 97.5%, 96 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 81.6%likely range 77.8% to 84.7% | 82.2%likely range 79.5% to 84.4% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 79.3%likely range 73.2% to 84.3%, 3,140 appointments | 97.9%likely range 95.2% to 99.1%, 3,641 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 83.8%likely range 79.4% to 87.4%, 6,910 callsClearly higher | 66.4%likely range 61.8% to 70.7%, 8,861 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 80.0%likely range 53.5% to 93.3%, 88 answers | 76.8%likely range 51.9% to 91.0%, 89 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 92.8%likely range 68.6% to 98.7%, 92 answers | 91.8%likely range 69.1% to 98.3%, 91 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 44.1%likely range 22.5% to 68.2%, 93 answers | 43.6%likely range 23.3% to 66.2%, 96 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 41.7%likely range 13.7% to 76.3%, 39 answers | 71.1%likely range 35.1% to 91.8%, 40 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 91.1%likely range 66.2% to 98.1%, 90 answers | 94.1%likely range 72.5% to 99.0%, 94 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 78.4%likely range 52.2% to 92.3%, 91 answers | 82.4%likely range 58.6% to 93.9%, 94 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 42.2%likely range 20.4% to 67.5%, 85 answers | 65.7%likely range 40.8% to 84.2%, 86 answers |
| Being listened to | 89.4%likely range 64.3% to 97.5%, 91 answers | 90.1%likely range 67.5% to 97.6%, 94 answers |
| Care and concern | 83.7%likely range 57.6% to 95.1%, 89 answers | 92.3%likely range 70.3% to 98.4%, 95 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 88.1%likely range 63.0% to 97.0%, 92 answers | 97.5%likely range 77.0% to 99.8%, 93 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 96.8%likely range 72.6% to 99.7%, 85 answers | 95.1%likely range 73.5% to 99.3%, 92 answers |
| Needs met | 94.8%likely range 71.2% to 99.3%, 92 answers | 95.5%likely range 74.5% to 99.3%, 95 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 95.5%likely range 90.4% to 97.9%, 132 patients | 92.2%likely range 87.1% to 95.4%, 167 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 90.0%likely range 83.6% to 94.1%, 130 patients | 92.7%likely range 88.2% to 95.6%, 193 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 91.5%likely range 86.3% to 94.9%, 165 patients | 89.9%likely range 84.5% to 93.6%, 169 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 75.3%likely range 73.5% to 77.0%, 2,363 patients | 69.2%likely range 67.6% to 70.8%, 3,077 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 80.9%likely range 79.0% to 82.7%, 1,681 patients | 75.9%likely range 73.8% to 77.8%, 1,795 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 16,759August 2026 | 19,523August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Barnstaple Alliance PCN | Barnstaple Alliance PCN |
| Phone | 01271 323443 | 01271 329004 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 93.9% good or very good440 answers, June 2026 | 92.7% good or very good524 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 7,804 in August 2026Same day 34.2%; face to face 48.4% | 11,149 in August 2026Same day 25.0%; face to face 85.5% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.74England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.84England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 8.4 qualified permanent11.6 including trainees and locums1,990 patients per permanent GP | 11.9 qualified permanent17.9 including trainees and locums1,633 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Outstanding | 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.