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Orchard Medical Practice vs Sandy Lane 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?
Orchard Medical Practice and Sandy Lane 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 | Orchard Medical PracticeNG18 5GG | Sandy Lane SurgeryNG18 2LT |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 66.4likely range 53.3 to 75.8115 survey answers | 74.8likely range 67.1 to 80.6113 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 | 71.7%likely range 53.1% to 85.0%, 115 answers | 76.6%likely range 65.9% to 84.7%, 113 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 53.9%likely range 48.9% to 59.0% | 70.3%likely range 64.9% to 74.5%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 42.3%likely range 34.0% to 51.1%, 1,919 appointments | 86.9%likely range 78.6% to 92.2%, 1,445 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 65.3%likely range 59.9% to 70.4%, 6,566 calls | 53.7%likely range 46.9% to 60.3%, 4,324 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 29.7%likely range 15.6% to 49.0%, 107 answers | 39.0%likely range 28.2% to 50.9%, 101 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 71.0%likely range 52.2% to 84.6%, 113 answers | 86.6%likely range 76.9% to 92.6%, 108 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 29.0%likely range 15.5% to 47.5%, 116 answers | 42.6%likely range 32.0% to 53.9%, 112 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 31.7%likely range 9.9% to 66.2%, 32 answers | 48.4%likely range 33.2% to 63.8%, 57 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 83.0%likely range 64.9% to 92.8%, 112 answers | 82.3%likely range 71.3% to 89.7%, 98 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 62.3%likely range 43.8% to 77.8%, 115 answers | 58.7%likely range 47.3% to 69.2%, 111 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 54.7%likely range 35.6% to 72.5%, 101 answers | 64.6%likely range 52.6% to 75.0%, 100 answers |
| Being listened to | 83.4%likely range 65.0% to 93.1%, 108 answers | 85.6%likely range 75.8% to 91.8%, 111 answers |
| Care and concern | 81.2%likely range 62.3% to 91.8%, 106 answers | 76.9%likely range 66.0% to 85.1%, 109 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 88.1%likely range 70.5% to 95.8%, 108 answers | 90.3%likely range 81.4% to 95.2%, 109 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 89.9%likely range 72.3% to 96.8%, 104 answers | 92.2%likely range 83.4% to 96.5%, 103 answers |
| Needs met | 85.3%likely range 67.4% to 94.2%, 110 answers | 89.9%likely range 80.9% to 95.0%, 109 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 94.1%likely range 88.7% to 97.0%, 135 patients | 90.7%likely range 82.7% to 95.2%, 86 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 85.4%likely range 78.9% to 90.2%, 151 patients | 94.6%likely range 88.7% to 97.5%, 111 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 80.9%likely range 74.6% to 85.9%, 183 patients | 81.4%likely range 72.7% to 87.7%, 102 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 66.5%likely range 64.9% to 68.1%, 3,268 patients | 66.5%likely range 64.2% to 68.7%, 1,650 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 74.1%likely range 71.9% to 76.2%, 1,595 patients | 75.5%likely range 72.4% to 78.4%, 772 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 18,795August 2026 | 9,671August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Mansfield North PCN | Mansfield North PCN |
| Phone | 01623 400100 | 01623 656055 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 94.8% good or very good421 answers, June 2026 | 90.9% good or very good285 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 10,987 in August 2026Same day 41.1%; face to face 77.4% | 3,796 in August 2026Same day 32.1%; face to face 75.1% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.91England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.83England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 9.1 qualified permanent12.1 including trainees and locums2,060 patients per permanent GP | 2.2 qualified permanent2.2 including trainees and locums4,396 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Outstanding | 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.