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Nettleham Medical Practice vs Welton Family Health 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?
Nettleham Medical Practice and Welton Family Health 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 | Nettleham Medical PracticeLN2 2RS | Welton Family Health CentreLN2 3JH |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 81.2likely range 74.0 to 85.6122 survey answers | 70.1likely range 60.9 to 77.2103 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 87.1%likely range 77.0% to 93.1%, 122 answers | 74.1%likely range 61.2% to 83.8%, 103 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 67.3%likely range 63.0% to 71.6% | 60.7%likely range 53.7% to 67.0% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 87.5%likely range 84.0% to 90.4%, 6,410 appointmentsClearly higher | 70.2%likely range 63.2% to 76.5%, 2,731 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 47.0%likely range 39.1% to 55.1%, 3,051 calls | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 43.1%likely range 31.6% to 55.4%, 114 answers | 30.7%likely range 19.8% to 44.4%, 96 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 90.0%likely range 80.2% to 95.2%, 116 answers | 90.2%likely range 79.5% to 95.7%, 102 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 24.2%likely range 15.6% to 35.6%, 122 answers | 16.8%likely range 9.2% to 28.8%, 103 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 15.2%likely range 5.0% to 38.1%, 33 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 90.5%likely range 80.9% to 95.6%, 116 answers | 80.8%likely range 67.9% to 89.3%, 96 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 74.3%likely range 62.6% to 83.3%, 119 answers | 60.7%likely range 47.4% to 72.6%, 102 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 72.8%likely range 60.5% to 82.3%, 111 answers | 67.0%likely range 53.1% to 78.5%, 93 answers |
| Being listened to | 89.7%likely range 79.8% to 95.0%, 116 answers | 79.8%likely range 66.9% to 88.5%, 97 answers |
| Care and concern | 92.0%likely range 82.9% to 96.5%, 118 answers | 77.1%likely range 63.9% to 86.4%, 97 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 94.7%likely range 86.4% to 98.1%, 118 answers | 85.3%likely range 73.2% to 92.4%, 98 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 94.2%likely range 85.5% to 97.8%, 113 answers | 81.4%likely range 68.0% to 90.0%, 88 answers |
| Needs met | 96.1%likely range 88.4% to 98.8%, 119 answers | 82.1%likely range 69.5% to 90.2%, 97 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 97.4%likely range 91.1% to 99.3%, 78 patients | 97.1%likely range 90.0% to 99.2%, 69 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 94.0%likely range 86.8% to 97.4%, 84 patients | 93.8%likely range 85.0% to 97.5%, 64 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 86.9%likely range 79.2% to 92.0%, 107 patients | 89.8%likely range 81.7% to 94.5%, 88 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 82.2%likely range 80.2% to 84.0%, 1,563 patients | 76.4%likely range 74.2% to 78.6%, 1,452 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 83.9%likely range 81.6% to 85.8%, 1,183 patients | 79.9%likely range 77.3% to 82.3%, 984 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 12,164August 2026 | 9,964August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Imp PCN | Imp PCN |
| Phone | 01522 751717 | 01673 862232 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 94.9% good or very good525 answers, June 2026 | 97.1% good or very good239 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 9,700 in August 2026Same day 50.0%; face to face 50.0% | 4,774 in August 2026Same day 31.6%; face to face 76.3% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.85England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.99England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 7.1 qualified permanent7.9 including trainees and locums1,723 patients per permanent GP | 4.7 qualified permanent5.2 including trainees and locums2,138 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.