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Minchinhampton Surgery vs Frithwood 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?
Frithwood Surgery’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Minchinhampton Surgery’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Minchinhampton SurgeryGL6 9FB | Frithwood SurgeryGL6 8DE |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 86.5likely range 82.3 to 89.4122 survey answers | 95.0likely range 92.1 to 96.5127 survey answersClearly higher |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 89.5%likely range 83.7% to 93.4%, 122 answers | 95.9%likely range 92.4% to 97.8%, 127 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 79.4%likely range 75.1% to 82.9% | 92.7%likely range 87.7% to 95.0%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 79.2%likely range 72.5% to 84.6%, 2,634 appointments | 97.2%likely range 89.1% to 99.3%, 883 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 79.5%likely range 74.2% to 83.9%, 5,546 calls | 88.1%likely range 82.3% to 92.2%, 3,428 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 93.4%likely range 88.2% to 96.4%, 116 answers | 97.4%likely range 94.2% to 98.8%, 120 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 97.1%likely range 93.1% to 98.8%, 120 answers | 97.3%likely range 94.2% to 98.8%, 123 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 36.5%likely range 29.3% to 44.3%, 121 answers | 27.4%likely range 22.0% to 33.5%, 127 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 88.2%likely range 77.7% to 94.1%, 49 answers | 58.2%likely range 46.8% to 68.8%, 42 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 98.4%likely range 94.9% to 99.5%, 116 answers | 96.0%likely range 92.6% to 97.9%, 125 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 96.0%likely range 91.6% to 98.1%, 119 answers | 96.7%likely range 93.5% to 98.4%, 126 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 80.4%likely range 73.2% to 86.0%, 115 answers | 90.7%likely range 86.1% to 93.9%, 119 answers |
| Being listened to | 93.9%likely range 88.8% to 96.7%, 118 answers | 98.9%likely range 96.5% to 99.6%, 125 answers |
| Care and concern | 93.0%likely range 87.9% to 96.1%, 120 answers | 95.1%likely range 91.5% to 97.3%, 125 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 97.2%likely range 93.2% to 98.9%, 119 answers | 100.0%likely range 98.3% to 100.0%, 123 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 93.8%likely range 88.5% to 96.7%, 112 answers | 98.9%likely range 96.4% to 99.6%, 123 answers |
| Needs met | 95.8%likely range 91.4% to 98.0%, 120 answers | 98.1%likely range 95.4% to 99.2%, 125 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 92.1%likely range 79.2% to 97.3%, 38 patients | 92.0%likely range 81.2% to 96.8%, 50 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 98.1%likely range 89.9% to 99.7%, 52 patients | 90.7%likely range 78.4% to 96.3%, 43 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 87.1%likely range 76.6% to 93.3%, 62 patients | 92.5%likely range 82.1% to 97.0%, 53 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 81.1%likely range 78.5% to 83.4%, 967 patients | 81.1%likely range 78.3% to 83.6%, 856 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 80.8%likely range 78.2% to 83.1%, 988 patients | 82.3%likely range 79.5% to 84.8%, 802 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 8,724August 2026 | 6,852August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Stroud Cotswold PCN | Stroud Cotswold PCN |
| Phone | 01453 883793 | 01453 882868 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 95.1% good or very good162 answers, June 2026 | 93.3% good or very good15 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,930 in August 2026Same day 32.4%; face to face 73.9% | 2,675 in August 2026Same day 30.2%; face to face 78.1% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.62England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.75England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.8 qualified permanent7.1 including trainees and locums1,800 patients per permanent GP | 3.3 qualified permanent5.3 including trainees and locums2,064 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.