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Nene Valley Surgery vs The Meadows 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?
Nene Valley Surgery and The Meadows Surgery cannot be told apart on the Practice score. The 95% intervals overlap, so the data does not show that one is ahead of the other, whatever the two numbers are.
Side by side
| Measure | Nene Valley SurgeryNN14 4QL | The Meadows SurgeryNN14 4GD |
|---|---|---|
| Practice score (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice score | 78.995% interval 75.0 to 82.2110 survey answers | 75.195% interval 70.3 to 79.294 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 | 75.2%95% interval 70.0% to 79.7%, 110 answers | 74.5%95% interval 67.9% to 80.2%, 94 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 87.2%95% interval 82.8% to 90.5%Clearly higher | 76.3%95% interval 71.6% to 80.2% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 96.7%95% interval 92.1% to 98.7%, 2,004 appointmentsClearly higher | 79.0%95% interval 73.4% to 83.7%, 3,668 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 77.7%95% interval 70.0% to 83.8%, 2,890 calls | 73.4%95% interval 66.0% to 79.7%, 3,277 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the rating) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 64.2%95% interval 58.2% to 69.7%, 97 answers | 59.8%95% interval 52.5% to 66.8%, 88 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 85.2%95% interval 80.6% to 88.8%, 107 answers | 86.2%95% interval 80.5% to 90.4%, 93 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 48.5%95% interval 42.9% to 54.2%, 109 answers | 26.7%95% interval 20.9% to 33.5%, 92 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 51.6%95% interval 42.8% to 60.3%, 46 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 90.6%95% interval 86.7% to 93.5%, 103 answers | 77.6%95% interval 71.0% to 83.1%, 90 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 71.2%95% interval 65.8% to 76.0%, 108 answers | 70.4%95% interval 63.6% to 76.4%, 94 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 78.0%95% interval 72.7% to 82.6%, 98 answers | 73.0%95% interval 66.0% to 79.0%, 88 answers |
| Being listened to | 86.7%95% interval 82.3% to 90.1%, 108 answers | 86.4%95% interval 80.8% to 90.5%, 93 answers |
| Care and concern | 86.5%95% interval 82.1% to 89.9%, 107 answers | 85.7%95% interval 79.9% to 90.0%, 91 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 94.0%95% interval 90.7% to 96.2%, 106 answers | 90.1%95% interval 85.0% to 93.6%, 92 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 93.9%95% interval 90.3% to 96.2%, 99 answers | 93.3%95% interval 88.7% to 96.1%, 91 answers |
| Needs met | 93.4%95% interval 89.9% to 95.7%, 107 answers | 88.0%95% interval 82.5% to 91.9%, 91 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the rating) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 90.4%95% interval 79.4% to 95.8%, 52 patients | 93.5%95% interval 84.6% to 97.5%, 62 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 95.3%95% interval 87.1% to 98.4%, 64 patients | 95.1%95% interval 88.0% to 98.1%, 81 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 86.6%95% interval 76.4% to 92.8%, 67 patients | 95.1%95% interval 88.0% to 98.1%, 81 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 78.4%95% interval 75.7% to 80.8%, 1,000 patients | 83.4%95% interval 81.0% to 85.5%, 1,064 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 83.0%95% interval 80.1% to 85.5%, 751 patients | 83.0%95% interval 79.9% to 85.7%, 635 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the rating) | ||
| Registered patients | 6,726August 2026 | 6,509August 2026 |
| Primary care network | East Northants PCN | East Northants PCN |
| Phone | 01832 732456 | 01832 734444 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 78.4% good or very good111 answers, June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 2,314 in August 2026Same day 28.5%; face to face 72.2% | 3,992 in August 2026Same day 40.0%; face to face 88.9% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.66England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.77England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 1.0 qualified permanent1.0 including trainees and locums6,726 patients per permanent GP | No valid GP records for August 2026 |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Requires improvement | Good |
“Clearly higher” appears only when a practice’s 95% interval lies wholly above every other practice’s here. When the intervals overlap, the survey cannot tell the practices apart and nobody is pointed out. A practice never gets a mark for being lower.
The Practice score 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.