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Sheepcot Medical Centre vs Abbotswood 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?
Abbotswood Medical Centre’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Sheepcot Medical Centre’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Sheepcot Medical CentreWD25 7NL | Abbotswood Medical CentreWD5 0BT |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 76.7likely range 71.6 to 81.0127 survey answers | 84.0likely range 81.1 to 86.5108 survey answersClearly higher |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 74.6%likely range 67.6% to 80.5%, 127 answers | 84.8%likely range 81.5% to 87.7%, 108 answersClearly higher |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 81.4%likely range 76.8% to 85.1% | 82.1%likely range 75.8% to 86.5% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 88.6%likely range 83.3% to 92.4%, 2,921 appointments | 86.1%likely range 77.0% to 92.0%, 1,247 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 74.1%likely range 66.5% to 80.4%, 3,168 calls | 78.0%likely range 69.4% to 84.6%, 2,336 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 49.7%likely range 41.8% to 57.6%, 110 answers | 87.3%likely range 84.1% to 89.9%, 105 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 88.7%likely range 82.8% to 92.7%, 119 answers | 90.0%likely range 87.1% to 92.4%, 106 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 19.4%likely range 14.2% to 25.9%, 127 answers | 22.9%likely range 19.5% to 26.8%, 107 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 90.6%likely range 85.2% to 94.2%, 122 answers | 88.2%likely range 85.0% to 90.7%, 104 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 79.1%likely range 72.4% to 84.5%, 126 answers | 82.2%likely range 78.6% to 85.3%, 105 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 71.5%likely range 63.9% to 78.0%, 114 answers | 89.2%likely range 86.0% to 91.8%, 93 answers |
| Being listened to | 86.9%likely range 80.9% to 91.2%, 123 answers | 97.1%likely range 95.2% to 98.2%, 103 answers |
| Care and concern | 82.3%likely range 75.8% to 87.3%, 124 answers | 94.5%likely range 92.1% to 96.2%, 102 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 90.3%likely range 84.9% to 93.9%, 123 answers | 96.7%likely range 94.7% to 98.0%, 102 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 86.4%likely range 80.2% to 90.8%, 118 answers | 97.1%likely range 95.1% to 98.3%, 94 answers |
| Needs met | 87.4%likely range 81.6% to 91.6%, 126 answers | 95.3%likely range 93.0% to 96.8%, 103 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 84.6%likely range 75.0% to 91.0%, 78 patients | 86.0%likely range 72.7% to 93.4%, 43 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 84.4%likely range 75.6% to 90.5%, 90 patients | 88.7%likely range 77.4% to 94.7%, 53 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 79.5%likely range 70.0% to 86.7%, 88 patients | 81.4%likely range 69.6% to 89.3%, 59 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 70.9%likely range 68.7% to 73.0%, 1,720 patients | 65.0%likely range 61.8% to 68.1%, 874 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 79.0%likely range 76.3% to 81.5%, 949 patients | 76.8%likely range 72.6% to 80.6%, 427 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 10,103August 2026 | 4,984August 2026 |
| Primary care network | North Watford PCN | North Watford PCN |
| Phone | 01923 672451 | 01923 673060 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 95.8% good or very good24 answers, June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,660 in August 2026Same day 27.8%; face to face 72.5% | 1,332 in August 2026Same day 45.3%; face to face 74.6% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.89England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.79England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.5 qualified permanent7.9 including trainees and locums2,256 patients per permanent GP | 0.0 qualified permanent0.4 including trainees and locums |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Requires improvement | 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.