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Small Heath Medical Practice vs Bloomsbury 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?
Bloomsbury Surgery’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Small Heath Medical Practice’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Small Heath Medical PracticeB10 9QE | Bloomsbury SurgeryB7 5BT |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 79.2likely range 74.7 to 82.9101 survey answers | 87.3likely range 84.2 to 89.483 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 | 76.2%likely range 70.1% to 81.4%, 101 answers | 85.6%likely range 82.4% to 88.3%, 83 answersClearly higher |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 85.9%likely range 82.0% to 89.1% | 91.0%likely range 83.8% to 94.6% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 98.5%likely range 95.6% to 99.5%, 2,882 appointments | 91.4%likely range 81.9% to 96.2%, 967 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 73.2%likely range 66.0% to 79.4%, 3,429 calls | 90.1%likely range 79.4% to 95.5%, 1,149 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 65.2%likely range 58.4% to 71.3%, 98 answers | 75.0%likely range 71.1% to 78.5%, 80 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 91.1%likely range 86.4% to 94.2%, 99 answers | 87.3%likely range 84.3% to 89.8%, 83 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 33.4%likely range 27.4% to 40.0%, 100 answers | 35.4%likely range 31.5% to 39.5%, 83 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 55.8%likely range 48.8% to 62.6%, 31 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 78.4%likely range 72.2% to 83.5%, 96 answers | 69.8%likely range 65.7% to 73.6%, 79 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 63.3%likely range 56.6% to 69.5%, 100 answers | 82.2%likely range 78.7% to 85.2%, 80 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 76.9%likely range 70.4% to 82.4%, 90 answers | 78.3%likely range 74.3% to 81.8%, 72 answers |
| Being listened to | 80.1%likely range 74.2% to 85.0%, 98 answers | 85.2%likely range 81.9% to 88.0%, 80 answers |
| Care and concern | 76.3%likely range 70.0% to 81.6%, 97 answers | 85.9%likely range 82.6% to 88.6%, 80 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 86.4%likely range 81.0% to 90.4%, 98 answers | 91.0%likely range 88.1% to 93.2%, 76 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 86.1%likely range 80.6% to 90.2%, 95 answers | 91.6%likely range 88.7% to 93.7%, 74 answers |
| Needs met | 83.3%likely range 77.6% to 87.7%, 98 answers | 90.2%likely range 87.3% to 92.4%, 78 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 68.1%likely range 56.6% to 77.7%, 72 patients | 79.3%likely range 61.6% to 90.2%, 29 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 57.4%likely range 45.5% to 68.4%, 68 patients | 42.1%likely range 23.1% to 63.7%, 19 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 52.7%likely range 41.5% to 63.7%, 74 patients | 57.1%likely range 39.1% to 73.5%, 28 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 42.1%likely range 39.2% to 45.1%, 1,047 patients | 55.8%likely range 51.4% to 60.0%, 513 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 61.5%likely range 56.6% to 66.2%, 390 patients | 87.1%likely range 80.7% to 91.6%, 147 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 6,116August 2026 | 2,456August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Kingstanding, Erdington & Nechells PCN | Kingstanding, Erdington & Nechells PCN |
| Phone | 01213 124386 | 0121 3591539 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | No results for June 2026 | 87.1% good or very good31 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,852 in August 2026Same day 77.7%; face to face 36.9% | 995 in August 2026Same day 51.9%; face to face 82.9% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.76England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.48England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 3.8 qualified permanent7.0 including trainees and locums1,609 patients per permanent GP | 1.4 qualified permanent1.4 including trainees and locums1,771 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.