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Oaklands vs Waters Edge Medical 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?
Oaklands and Waters Edge Medical 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 | OaklandsCW10 9BE | Waters Edge Medical CentreCW10 9BH |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 85.3likely range 75.2 to 91.1120 survey answers | 81.1likely range 77.1 to 84.4119 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 | 85.0%likely range 70.6% to 93.1%, 120 answers | 78.0%likely range 72.8% to 82.5%, 119 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 86.0%likely range 82.2% to 88.8% | 88.3%likely range 82.7% to 91.6% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 92.8%likely range 88.0% to 95.8%, 2,690 appointments | 95.5%likely range 87.8% to 98.5%, 1,052 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 79.1%likely range 73.3% to 83.9%, 4,667 calls | 81.0%likely range 73.0% to 87.0%, 2,505 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 70.7%likely range 54.4% to 82.9%, 113 answers | 77.7%likely range 72.3% to 82.3%, 114 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 85.2%likely range 70.6% to 93.2%, 117 answers | 89.3%likely range 85.1% to 92.5%, 116 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 38.3%likely range 24.7% to 54.1%, 120 answers | 24.5%likely range 19.8% to 30.0%, 117 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 46.7%likely range 24.0% to 70.9%, 44 answers | 57.8%likely range 45.9% to 68.9%, 31 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 90.0%likely range 76.4% to 96.1%, 117 answers | 90.3%likely range 86.2% to 93.3%, 115 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 76.3%likely range 60.8% to 87.0%, 118 answers | 81.0%likely range 75.9% to 85.3%, 117 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 84.1%likely range 69.2% to 92.6%, 115 answers | 78.9%likely range 73.4% to 83.6%, 108 answers |
| Being listened to | 88.6%likely range 74.6% to 95.3%, 117 answers | 85.7%likely range 81.0% to 89.4%, 115 answers |
| Care and concern | 84.5%likely range 69.9% to 92.8%, 117 answers | 81.8%likely range 76.7% to 86.1%, 112 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 93.2%likely range 80.3% to 97.9%, 115 answers | 88.6%likely range 84.2% to 91.9%, 115 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 95.7%likely range 83.4% to 99.0%, 109 answers | 90.9%likely range 86.7% to 93.9%, 109 answers |
| Needs met | 99.5%likely range 89.6% to 100.0%, 115 answers | 92.1%likely range 88.2% to 94.8%, 115 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 86.6%likely range 79.1% to 91.7%, 112 patients | 78.4%likely range 65.4% to 87.5%, 51 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 85.0%likely range 77.1% to 90.6%, 107 patients | 90.5%likely range 77.9% to 96.2%, 42 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 83.7%likely range 75.4% to 89.5%, 104 patients | 87.2%likely range 73.3% to 94.4%, 39 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 81.7%likely range 79.8% to 83.4%, 1,728 patients | 69.5%likely range 66.2% to 72.6%, 774 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 81.8%likely range 79.5% to 83.9%, 1,177 patients | 76.8%likely range 72.9% to 80.3%, 492 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 11,778August 2026 | 4,720August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Smash PCN | Smash PCN |
| Phone | 01606 836481 | 01606 544401 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 95.5% good or very good156 answers, June 2026 | 75.4% good or very good61 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 5,321 in August 2026Same day 47.9%; face to face 59.9% | 1,944 in August 2026Same day 28.0%; face to face 71.2% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.80England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 1.07England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 8.1 qualified permanent10.8 including trainees and locums1,448 patients per permanent GP | No valid GP records for August 2026 |
| 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.