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Somercotes Medical Centre vs Parkside 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?
Somercotes Medical Centre and Parkside 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 | Somercotes Medical CentreDE55 4JJ | Parkside SurgeryDE55 7AH |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 88.2likely range 84.2 to 90.6114 survey answers | 84.4likely range 76.5 to 89.4109 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 94.1%likely range 88.7% to 97.0%, 114 answers | 83.7%likely range 72.6% to 90.8%, 109 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 74.4%likely range 69.6% to 78.6% | 85.7%likely range 81.9% to 88.5%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 70.8%likely range 63.4% to 77.2%, 2,497 appointments | 92.3%likely range 86.9% to 95.6%, 2,297 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 78.0%likely range 71.6% to 83.3%, 3,978 calls | 78.9%likely range 73.6% to 83.4%, 5,560 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 69.5%likely range 61.0% to 76.8%, 110 answers | 60.7%likely range 48.1% to 72.1%, 105 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 92.6%likely range 86.9% to 96.0%, 113 answers | 87.6%likely range 77.2% to 93.7%, 109 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 35.7%likely range 28.1% to 44.1%, 115 answers | 21.2%likely range 12.9% to 32.8%, 109 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 57.5%likely range 43.0% to 70.9%, 40 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 91.8%likely range 85.7% to 95.4%, 109 answers | 85.6%likely range 74.5% to 92.4%, 103 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 81.4%likely range 73.8% to 87.1%, 112 answers | 79.9%likely range 68.4% to 87.9%, 109 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 66.7%likely range 58.0% to 74.4%, 107 answers | 73.1%likely range 60.6% to 82.7%, 103 answers |
| Being listened to | 93.9%likely range 88.4% to 96.9%, 111 answers | 85.4%likely range 74.6% to 92.1%, 109 answers |
| Care and concern | 93.2%likely range 87.4% to 96.4%, 111 answers | 81.8%likely range 70.5% to 89.4%, 109 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 95.7%likely range 90.7% to 98.1%, 110 answers | 87.2%likely range 76.6% to 93.5%, 106 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 99.3%likely range 95.8% to 99.9%, 108 answers | 90.6%likely range 80.7% to 95.7%, 106 answers |
| Needs met | 98.2%likely range 94.1% to 99.5%, 110 answers | 90.5%likely range 80.6% to 95.6%, 107 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 94.4%likely range 87.6% to 97.6%, 90 patients | 97.3%likely range 92.4% to 99.1%, 111 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 93.3%likely range 86.2% to 96.9%, 90 patients | 97.0%likely range 91.6% to 99.0%, 101 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 93.3%likely range 86.1% to 96.9%, 89 patients | 89.6%likely range 81.9% to 94.2%, 96 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 77.4%likely range 75.1% to 79.6%, 1,373 patients | 75.2%likely range 73.2% to 77.1%, 1,864 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 75.6%likely range 72.5% to 78.5%, 771 patients | 75.8%likely range 72.9% to 78.4%, 941 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 8,551August 2026 | 11,007August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Alfreton Ripley Crich & Heanor PCN | Alfreton Ripley Crich & Heanor PCN |
| Phone | 01773 602141 | 01773 546900 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 96.5% good or very good202 answers, June 2026 | 94.8% good or very good213 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,588 in August 2026Same day 38.1%; face to face 84.5% | 5,879 in August 2026Same day 39.9%; face to face 58.7% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.94England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.78England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 6.6 qualified permanent9.6 including trainees and locums1,293 patients per permanent GP | 3.9 qualified permanent15.7 including trainees and locums2,822 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Outstanding | 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.