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Poundbury Doctors Surgery vs Prince of Wales 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?
Poundbury Doctors Surgery and Prince of Wales 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 | Poundbury Doctors SurgeryDT1 2FD | Prince of Wales SurgeryDT1 2FD |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 85.8likely range 82.3 to 88.2118 survey answers | 88.3likely range 82.4 to 90.5104 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 92.9%likely range 88.3% to 95.7%, 118 answers | 96.1%likely range 87.9% to 98.8%, 104 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 69.2%likely range 64.5% to 73.4% | 69.9%likely range 65.9% to 73.5% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 67.9%likely range 60.9% to 74.2%, 2,825 appointments | 81.9%likely range 76.1% to 86.6%, 3,150 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 70.5%likely range 64.2% to 76.1%, 4,679 callsClearly higher | 57.7%likely range 52.2% to 63.1%, 6,620 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 88.5%likely range 83.1% to 92.4%, 112 answers | 78.5%likely range 66.1% to 87.2%, 97 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 95.0%likely range 91.0% to 97.3%, 117 answers | 96.7%likely range 88.7% to 99.1%, 102 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 43.8%likely range 36.9% to 50.8%, 118 answers | 41.3%likely range 29.7% to 53.9%, 103 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 66.2%likely range 55.7% to 75.4%, 54 answers | 86.8%likely range 66.8% to 95.6%, 38 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 91.4%likely range 86.5% to 94.6%, 115 answers | 90.9%likely range 80.9% to 95.9%, 102 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 92.0%likely range 87.2% to 95.1%, 116 answers | 90.1%likely range 80.0% to 95.4%, 102 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 65.1%likely range 57.7% to 71.9%, 105 answers | 68.2%likely range 55.2% to 78.9%, 97 answers |
| Being listened to | 96.1%likely range 92.3% to 98.1%, 113 answers | 93.6%likely range 84.4% to 97.6%, 102 answers |
| Care and concern | 95.3%likely range 91.1% to 97.5%, 112 answers | 92.4%likely range 82.7% to 96.8%, 102 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 100.0%likely range 97.9% to 100.0%, 111 answers | 98.0%likely range 90.6% to 99.6%, 102 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 97.9%likely range 94.5% to 99.2%, 106 answers | 100.0%likely range 93.6% to 100.0%, 96 answers |
| Needs met | 98.3%likely range 95.3% to 99.4%, 114 answers | 97.3%likely range 89.5% to 99.3%, 103 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 93.5%likely range 84.6% to 97.5%, 62 patients | 94.2%likely range 84.4% to 98.0%, 52 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 96.3%likely range 87.5% to 99.0%, 54 patients | 94.4%likely range 86.6% to 97.8%, 72 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 91.5%likely range 82.8% to 96.1%, 71 patients | 88.6%likely range 79.0% to 94.1%, 70 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 71.5%likely range 68.7% to 74.0%, 1,111 patients | 70.5%likely range 67.8% to 73.0%, 1,161 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 76.5%likely range 73.4% to 79.3%, 788 patients | 79.5%likely range 77.0% to 81.8%, 1,065 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 8,226August 2026 | 9,940August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Mid Dorset PCN | Mid Dorset PCN |
| Phone | 01305 251128 | 01305 250989 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | No results for June 2026 | 96.5% good or very good398 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,190 in August 2026Same day 38.9%; face to face 61.5% | 6,758 in August 2026Same day 31.6%; face to face 51.2% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.83England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.79England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 3.8 qualified permanent5.5 including trainees and locums2,157 patients per permanent GP | 7.1 qualified permanent8.8 including trainees and locums1,405 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.