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Purton Surgery vs Tinkers 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?
Purton Surgery’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Tinkers Lane Surgery’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Purton SurgerySN5 4BD | Tinkers Lane SurgerySN4 7AT |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 87.8likely range 83.3 to 90.6134 survey answersClearly higher | 73.9likely range 66.6 to 78.9111 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 90.4%likely range 84.2% to 94.3%, 134 answersClearly higher | 69.1%likely range 61.2% to 76.0%, 111 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 81.4%likely range 78.0% to 84.0% | 85.0%likely range 68.9% to 88.8% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 98.8%likely range 94.6% to 99.7%, 1,736 appointments | 93.5%likely range 61.8% to 99.2%, 138 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 64.0%likely range 58.6% to 69.0%, 6,775 calls | 76.4%likely range 70.7% to 81.3%, 5,134 callsClearly higher |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 74.6%likely range 66.4% to 81.4%, 127 answers | 71.2%likely range 63.1% to 78.2%, 104 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 97.5%likely range 93.2% to 99.1%, 127 answers | 84.1%likely range 77.1% to 89.2%, 106 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 38.6%likely range 30.8% to 47.0%, 134 answers | 31.8%likely range 24.8% to 39.9%, 110 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 59.2%likely range 45.2% to 71.8%, 50 answers | 30.9%likely range 19.6% to 45.0%, 38 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 89.0%likely range 82.5% to 93.3%, 131 answers | 84.2%likely range 77.2% to 89.3%, 106 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 88.9%likely range 82.4% to 93.2%, 131 answers | 69.2%likely range 61.2% to 76.2%, 108 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 89.9%likely range 83.3% to 94.1%, 122 answers | 50.7%likely range 42.2% to 59.2%, 100 answers |
| Being listened to | 91.6%likely range 85.6% to 95.2%, 131 answers | 83.1%likely range 75.8% to 88.5%, 102 answers |
| Care and concern | 92.7%likely range 86.9% to 96.1%, 129 answers | 83.3%likely range 76.2% to 88.7%, 104 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 95.7%likely range 90.7% to 98.1%, 129 answers | 92.3%likely range 86.6% to 95.7%, 104 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 93.9%likely range 88.3% to 97.0%, 123 answers | 94.4%likely range 89.1% to 97.3%, 99 answers |
| Needs met | 95.6%likely range 90.7% to 98.0%, 131 answers | 93.3%likely range 87.9% to 96.3%, 109 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 96.6%likely range 88.5% to 99.1%, 59 patients | 94.7%likely range 87.2% to 97.9%, 76 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 93.4%likely range 84.3% to 97.4%, 61 patients | 91.4%likely range 83.2% to 95.8%, 81 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 94.5%likely range 87.8% to 97.6%, 91 patients | 92.5%likely range 83.7% to 96.8%, 67 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 71.8%likely range 69.4% to 74.0%, 1,498 patients | 75.5%likely range 73.1% to 77.8%, 1,278 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 76.1%likely range 73.6% to 78.5%, 1,143 patients | 77.7%likely range 74.8% to 80.4%, 831 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 11,010August 2026 | 8,505August 2026 |
| Primary care network | North Wilts Border PCN | North Wilts Border PCN |
| Phone | 01793 770207 | 01793 852131 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 96.0% good or very good448 answers, June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,476 in August 2026Same day 40.9%; face to face 63.1% | 2,904 in August 2026Same day 22.0%; face to face 86.9% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.85England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.87England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 5.3 qualified permanent8.0 including trainees and locums2,091 patients per permanent GP | 3.9 qualified permanent5.6 including trainees and locums2,200 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.