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Lydney Practice vs Severnbank 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?
Severnbank Surgery’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Lydney Practice’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Lydney PracticeGL15 5NQ | Severnbank SurgeryGL15 5PF |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 69.2likely range 60.5 to 76.494 survey answers | 85.7likely range 82.4 to 88.295 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 | 68.5%likely range 56.3% to 78.6%, 94 answers | 88.5%likely range 84.7% to 91.5%, 95 answersClearly higher |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 70.6%likely range 65.1% to 75.4% | 79.0%likely range 72.4% to 83.8% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 65.9%likely range 57.1% to 73.7%, 1,859 appointments | 83.3%likely range 73.0% to 90.2%, 1,084 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 75.2%likely range 68.6% to 80.8%, 3,991 calls | 74.6%likely range 66.5% to 81.3%, 2,726 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 64.8%likely range 52.3% to 75.6%, 91 answers | 83.5%likely range 79.1% to 87.2%, 91 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 82.8%likely range 71.6% to 90.2%, 92 answers | 89.0%likely range 85.2% to 91.9%, 94 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 34.4%likely range 23.9% to 46.7%, 94 answers | 44.1%likely range 38.9% to 49.5%, 94 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 19.2%likely range 7.4% to 41.3%, 30 answers | 60.6%likely range 52.8% to 67.9%, 45 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 82.6%likely range 71.2% to 90.1%, 90 answers | 88.9%likely range 85.0% to 91.9%, 91 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 68.1%likely range 55.6% to 78.4%, 91 answers | 86.6%likely range 82.5% to 89.9%, 93 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 40.8%likely range 28.7% to 54.0%, 81 answers | 74.3%likely range 68.9% to 79.1%, 79 answers |
| Being listened to | 85.4%likely range 74.3% to 92.2%, 89 answers | 93.2%likely range 89.9% to 95.5%, 91 answers |
| Care and concern | 82.6%likely range 71.1% to 90.1%, 89 answers | 90.7%likely range 87.1% to 93.4%, 92 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 89.3%likely range 79.1% to 94.9%, 90 answers | 92.5%likely range 89.1% to 94.9%, 92 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 89.0%likely range 78.4% to 94.8%, 86 answers | 93.6%likely range 90.3% to 95.8%, 86 answers |
| Needs met | 90.0%likely range 79.9% to 95.3%, 90 answers | 90.7%likely range 87.1% to 93.4%, 90 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 96.9%likely range 91.2% to 98.9%, 96 patients | 97.1%likely range 85.1% to 99.5%, 34 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 95.2%likely range 89.2% to 97.9%, 104 patients | 100.0%likely range 90.1% to 100.0%, 35 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 87.3%likely range 76.0% to 93.7%, 55 patients | 100.0%likely range 90.4% to 100.0%, 36 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 75.4%likely range 72.9% to 77.7%, 1,244 patients | 69.4%likely range 65.3% to 73.2%, 519 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 75.7%likely range 72.6% to 78.6%, 774 patients | 72.2%likely range 67.1% to 76.7%, 327 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 8,130August 2026 | 3,837August 2026 |
| Primary care network | West Forest of Dean PCN | West Forest of Dean PCN |
| Phone | 01594 842167 | 01594 845715 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 91.6% good or very good297 answers, June 2026 | 93.4% good or very good61 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,135 in August 2026Same day 32.9%; face to face 96.0% | 2,148 in August 2026Same day 23.8%; face to face 59.1% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.86England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 1.05England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.5 qualified permanent4.5 including trainees and locums1,826 patients per permanent GP | 2.2 qualified permanent3.3 including trainees and locums1,755 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.