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Stewart Medical Centre vs Buxton Medical Practice
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?
Stewart Medical Centre and Buxton Medical Practice 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 | Stewart Medical CentreSK17 6JP | Buxton Medical PracticeSK17 9BZ |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 87.3likely range 79.5 to 90.8106 survey answers | 84.7likely range 78.3 to 88.8108 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 92.1%likely range 81.1% to 97.0%, 106 answers | 86.9%likely range 78.0% to 92.6%, 108 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 75.8%likely range 72.5% to 78.8% | 79.4%likely range 75.0% to 83.0% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 76.2%likely range 70.9% to 80.8%, 4,288 appointments | 77.1%likely range 70.5% to 82.6%, 2,821 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 75.4%likely range 71.3% to 79.1%, 9,776 calls | 81.6%likely range 75.8% to 86.3%, 4,344 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 87.0%likely range 74.4% to 93.9%, 102 answers | 74.6%likely range 63.9% to 83.0%, 102 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 94.8%likely range 84.6% to 98.4%, 105 answers | 86.6%likely range 77.4% to 92.4%, 105 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 26.7%likely range 16.2% to 40.6%, 106 answers | 34.4%likely range 25.0% to 45.1%, 108 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 22.8%likely range 8.0% to 50.3%, 30 answers | 23.3%likely range 11.4% to 41.7%, 38 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 95.3%likely range 85.0% to 98.6%, 103 answers | 80.8%likely range 70.8% to 87.9%, 105 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 87.6%likely range 75.3% to 94.3%, 104 answers | 69.8%likely range 59.1% to 78.7%, 107 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 53.2%likely range 38.6% to 67.4%, 94 answers | 66.0%likely range 54.6% to 75.7%, 98 answers |
| Being listened to | 98.3%likely range 89.6% to 99.8%, 103 answers | 85.5%likely range 76.1% to 91.6%, 104 answers |
| Care and concern | 94.9%likely range 84.5% to 98.4%, 103 answers | 82.8%likely range 73.1% to 89.6%, 105 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 99.1%likely range 90.9% to 99.9%, 104 answers | 88.1%likely range 79.1% to 93.5%, 104 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 97.8%likely range 88.6% to 99.6%, 101 answers | 89.4%likely range 80.3% to 94.5%, 98 answers |
| Needs met | 96.0%likely range 86.2% to 99.0%, 104 answers | 91.1%likely range 82.9% to 95.6%, 105 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 93.3%likely range 86.9% to 96.7%, 105 patients | 96.7%likely range 88.6% to 99.1%, 60 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 88.2%likely range 81.4% to 92.7%, 127 patients | 98.8%likely range 93.3% to 99.8%, 81 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 93.3%likely range 87.8% to 96.5%, 135 patients | 87.1%likely range 78.3% to 92.6%, 85 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 69.3%likely range 67.3% to 71.1%, 2,261 patients | 70.0%likely range 67.5% to 72.3%, 1,396 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 76.8%likely range 74.7% to 78.7%, 1,713 patients | 69.6%likely range 66.4% to 72.5%, 871 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 16,650August 2026 | 8,884August 2026 |
| Primary care network | High Peak & Buxton PCN | High Peak & Buxton PCN |
| Phone | 01298 22338 | 01298 24105 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | No results for June 2026 | 91.0% good or very good67 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 7,002 in August 2026Same day 44.1%; face to face 52.4% | 3,961 in August 2026Same day 44.0%; face to face 61.8% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.94England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.85England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 8.6 qualified permanent12.5 including trainees and locums1,927 patients per permanent GP | 3.1 qualified permanent3.8 including trainees and locums2,897 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.