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Malthouse Surgery vs The Abingdon 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?
Malthouse Surgery and The Abingdon 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 | Malthouse SurgeryOX14 3JY | The Abingdon SurgeryOX14 3LB |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 84.7likely range 75.3 to 90.2102 survey answers | 85.5likely range 77.0 to 89.6127 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 | 84.2%likely range 70.9% to 92.1%, 102 answers | 90.1%likely range 78.1% to 95.8%, 127 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 85.6%likely range 82.6% to 87.9%Clearly higher | 74.5%likely range 71.2% to 77.5% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 97.3%likely range 94.0% to 98.8%, 3,139 appointmentsClearly higher | 79.3%likely range 74.5% to 83.4%, 4,890 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 73.8%likely range 68.9% to 78.2%, 7,028 calls | 69.6%likely range 64.9% to 73.9%, 8,264 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 55.2%likely range 40.4% to 69.1%, 96 answers | 79.2%likely range 65.0% to 88.7%, 119 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 90.2%likely range 77.8% to 96.0%, 99 answers | 93.4%likely range 82.1% to 97.8%, 122 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 21.9%likely range 12.3% to 35.9%, 102 answers | 59.4%likely range 45.1% to 72.3%, 128 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 69.2%likely range 49.9% to 83.6%, 72 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 86.7%likely range 73.7% to 93.9%, 99 answers | 95.9%likely range 85.4% to 98.9%, 120 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 75.6%likely range 61.3% to 85.9%, 101 answers | 87.9%likely range 75.4% to 94.6%, 125 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 78.2%likely range 63.4% to 88.1%, 93 answers | 75.3%likely range 60.5% to 85.9%, 115 answers |
| Being listened to | 90.5%likely range 78.2% to 96.2%, 98 answers | 92.8%likely range 81.2% to 97.4%, 121 answers |
| Care and concern | 89.6%likely range 77.2% to 95.6%, 100 answers | 92.3%likely range 80.6% to 97.2%, 120 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 94.8%likely range 83.9% to 98.5%, 99 answers | 98.6%likely range 89.4% to 99.8%, 120 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 95.7%likely range 84.5% to 98.9%, 92 answers | 97.2%likely range 86.8% to 99.5%, 112 answers |
| Needs met | 94.3%likely range 83.2% to 98.2%, 100 answers | 96.8%likely range 86.8% to 99.3%, 122 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 94.6%likely range 88.0% to 97.7%, 93 patients | 93.7%likely range 90.0% to 96.1%, 254 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 89.0%likely range 80.9% to 93.9%, 91 patients | 93.0%likely range 89.0% to 95.6%, 242 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 88.3%likely range 81.0% to 93.0%, 111 patients | 89.2%likely range 84.6% to 92.6%, 232 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 71.3%likely range 69.4% to 73.2%, 2,149 patients | 70.2%likely range 68.7% to 71.6%, 3,907 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 78.9%likely range 76.8% to 80.9%, 1,461 patients | 75.6%likely range 73.4% to 77.7%, 1,521 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 15,104August 2026 | 19,765August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Abingdon Central PCN | Abingdon Central PCN |
| Phone | 01235 468860 | 01235 523126 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 94.7% good or very good419 answers, June 2026 | 97.7% good or very good88 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 6,931 in August 2026Same day 48.6%; face to face 61.3% | 7,247 in August 2026Same day 34.4%; face to face 56.1% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.94England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.61England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 8.7 qualified permanent10.8 including trainees and locums1,743 patients per permanent GP | 10.0 qualified permanent11.9 including trainees and locums1,984 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.