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St Paul's Partnership - Lyng Medical vs Dr Dewan Vk
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?
St Paul's Partnership - Lyng Medical and Dr Dewan Vk 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 | St Paul's Partnership - Lyng MedicalB70 7AW | Dr Dewan VkB70 7AW |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 86.4likely range 83.0 to 89.192 survey answers | 91.4likely range 88.6 to 92.9113 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 87.6%likely range 83.6% to 90.8%, 92 answers | 93.8%likely range 91.9% to 95.3%, 113 answersClearly higher |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 83.4%likely range 77.2% to 88.2% | 85.8%likely range 77.5% to 88.9% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 97.3%likely range 92.2% to 99.1%, 1,637 appointments | 95.3%likely range 87.0% to 98.4%, 974 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 69.5%likely range 58.2% to 78.8%, 1,534 calls | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 65.0%likely range 59.4% to 70.3%, 84 answers | 82.9%likely range 80.0% to 85.4%, 105 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 86.8%likely range 82.4% to 90.2%, 86 answers | 95.6%likely range 93.9% to 96.8%, 111 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 43.0%likely range 37.6% to 48.5%, 92 answers | 49.5%likely range 46.1% to 53.0%, 114 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 57.0%likely range 48.2% to 65.5%, 37 answers | 53.1%likely range 47.4% to 58.7%, 44 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 86.5%likely range 82.1% to 90.0%, 85 answers | 78.7%likely range 75.6% to 81.6%, 103 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 80.7%likely range 75.9% to 84.7%, 90 answers | 87.3%likely range 84.8% to 89.5%, 109 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 76.3%likely range 70.8% to 80.9%, 79 answers | 67.0%likely range 63.5% to 70.4%, 99 answers |
| Being listened to | 89.3%likely range 85.3% to 92.3%, 89 answers | 94.6%likely range 92.8% to 96.0%, 109 answers |
| Care and concern | 90.8%likely range 87.0% to 93.5%, 90 answers | 96.2%likely range 94.6% to 97.3%, 107 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 95.3%likely range 92.2% to 97.1%, 87 answers | 96.2%likely range 94.5% to 97.3%, 106 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 98.3%likely range 96.1% to 99.3%, 83 answers | 95.8%likely range 94.1% to 97.0%, 103 answers |
| Needs met | 95.9%likely range 93.1% to 97.7%, 87 answers | 97.8%likely range 96.6% to 98.7%, 109 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 89.6%likely range 77.8% to 95.5%, 48 patients | 93.9%likely range 80.4% to 98.3%, 33 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 89.7%likely range 76.4% to 95.9%, 39 patients | 78.3%likely range 58.1% to 90.3%, 23 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 81.3%likely range 68.1% to 89.8%, 48 patients | 63.2%likely range 41.0% to 80.9%, 19 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 77.6%likely range 74.2% to 80.7%, 626 patients | 56.7%likely range 52.3% to 61.0%, 499 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 85.2%likely range 79.9% to 89.3%, 223 patients | 75.0%likely range 69.1% to 80.1%, 232 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 3,329August 2026 | 2,742August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Oldbury & Smethwick PCN | Oldbury & Smethwick PCN |
| Phone | 0121 6122300 | 0121 6122233 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 90.3% good or very good93 answers, June 2026 | 93.8% good or very good16 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 1,701 in August 2026Same day 54.6%; face to face 35.3% | 974 in August 2026Same day 60.8%; face to face 37.6% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.47England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.88England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 0.5 qualified permanent0.5 including trainees and locums | 1.0 qualified permanent1.0 including trainees and locums |
| 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.