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Portchester Practice vs Westlands 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?
Portchester Practice and Westlands 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 | Portchester PracticePO16 9TU | Westlands Medical CentrePO16 9AD |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 88.2likely range 82.8 to 91.7110 survey answers | 83.9likely range 79.6 to 87.2130 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 88.5%likely range 81.0% to 93.3%, 110 answers | 83.5%likely range 77.8% to 88.0%, 130 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 87.3%likely range 83.1% to 90.5% | 84.6%likely range 79.8% to 88.0% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 95.4%likely range 91.0% to 97.7%, 2,465 appointments | 96.0%likely range 90.1% to 98.4%, 1,498 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 79.2%likely range 71.9% to 85.0%, 3,053 calls | 73.0%likely range 65.5% to 79.4%, 3,242 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 73.8%likely range 64.1% to 81.7%, 97 answers | 65.8%likely range 58.6% to 72.3%, 117 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 91.1%likely range 84.0% to 95.2%, 106 answers | 92.0%likely range 87.3% to 95.1%, 124 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 24.2%likely range 17.0% to 33.1%, 110 answers | 25.9%likely range 20.3% to 32.3%, 128 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 29.3%likely range 18.4% to 43.2%, 33 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 94.7%likely range 88.5% to 97.6%, 108 answers | 88.4%likely range 83.2% to 92.1%, 127 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 87.2%likely range 79.5% to 92.3%, 109 answers | 84.4%likely range 78.8% to 88.8%, 129 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 76.3%likely range 66.8% to 83.8%, 98 answers | 74.1%likely range 67.1% to 80.1%, 110 answers |
| Being listened to | 98.3%likely range 93.4% to 99.6%, 105 answers | 95.6%likely range 91.7% to 97.7%, 123 answers |
| Care and concern | 97.1%likely range 91.8% to 99.0%, 106 answers | 93.7%likely range 89.4% to 96.4%, 125 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 95.4%likely range 89.4% to 98.1%, 104 answers | 97.6%likely range 94.4% to 99.0%, 125 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 93.3%likely range 86.5% to 96.8%, 101 answers | 94.7%likely range 90.5% to 97.1%, 119 answers |
| Needs met | 91.0%likely range 83.9% to 95.1%, 107 answers | 95.5%likely range 91.6% to 97.7%, 123 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 95.8%likely range 89.8% to 98.4%, 96 patients | 95.7%likely range 88.0% to 98.5%, 69 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 92.7%likely range 86.2% to 96.2%, 109 patients | 95.7%likely range 88.0% to 98.5%, 69 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 91.7%likely range 85.0% to 95.6%, 109 patients | 93.4%likely range 86.4% to 96.9%, 91 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 72.3%likely range 70.1% to 74.4%, 1,699 patients | 73.1%likely range 70.8% to 75.4%, 1,411 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 75.5%likely range 72.9% to 77.9%, 1,113 patients | 71.1%likely range 68.1% to 73.9%, 958 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 11,235August 2026 | 10,275August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Fareham & Portchester PCN | Fareham & Portchester PCN |
| Phone | 023 92176101 | 023 92377514 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 96.8% good or very good442 answers, June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 6,174 in August 2026Same day 54.5%; face to face 49.8% | 4,863 in August 2026Same day 46.4%; face to face 50.8% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.63England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.77England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 5.9 qualified permanent8.0 including trainees and locums1,906 patients per permanent GP | 4.5 qualified permanent6.0 including trainees and locums2,300 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.