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Swanley Medical Practice vs River Darent Medical Group
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?
Swanley Medical Practice and River Darent Medical Group 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 | Swanley Medical PracticeBR8 7AH | River Darent Medical GroupDA4 0JU |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 71.5likely range 54.0 to 82.5112 survey answers | 64.8likely range 54.4 to 74.0108 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 73.4%likely range 48.5% to 89.0%, 112 answers | 60.2%likely range 45.6% to 73.2%, 108 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 66.9%likely range 64.0% to 69.7% | 75.4%likely range 69.2% to 80.1% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 86.8%likely range 83.4% to 89.6%, 6,970 appointments | 84.9%likely range 78.7% to 89.6%, 2,527 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 47.0%likely range 42.3% to 51.8%, 8,903 calls | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 35.9%likely range 16.2% to 61.8%, 98 answers | 41.5%likely range 28.1% to 56.4%, 103 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 75.8%likely range 50.6% to 90.6%, 109 answers | 75.7%likely range 60.9% to 86.2%, 101 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 11.7%likely range 3.1% to 35.6%, 112 answers | 30.2%likely range 18.7% to 44.8%, 107 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 78.6%likely range 52.7% to 92.4%, 103 answers | 75.0%likely range 60.0% to 85.7%, 99 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 61.9%likely range 37.6% to 81.4%, 111 answers | 55.8%likely range 41.1% to 69.5%, 105 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 77.5%likely range 49.9% to 92.3%, 92 answers | 39.9%likely range 26.2% to 55.5%, 95 answers |
| Being listened to | 82.9%likely range 58.2% to 94.4%, 111 answers | 84.3%likely range 70.1% to 92.5%, 97 answers |
| Care and concern | 84.7%likely range 60.2% to 95.3%, 111 answers | 85.1%likely range 71.0% to 93.0%, 96 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 94.2%likely range 71.4% to 99.1%, 109 answers | 92.6%likely range 80.2% to 97.5%, 96 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 95.2%likely range 71.9% to 99.4%, 104 answers | 88.2%likely range 74.3% to 95.1%, 92 answers |
| Needs met | 88.0%likely range 63.9% to 96.8%, 110 answers | 84.9%likely range 71.2% to 92.8%, 101 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 87.8%likely range 83.1% to 91.3%, 245 patients | 89.4%likely range 82.0% to 94.0%, 104 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 86.5%likely range 82.0% to 89.9%, 288 patients | 76.2%likely range 68.0% to 82.8%, 126 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 86.7%likely range 82.4% to 90.1%, 294 patients | 83.9%likely range 76.2% to 89.4%, 118 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 72.8%likely range 71.4% to 74.2%, 4,074 patients | 73.3%likely range 71.2% to 75.3%, 1,803 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 76.3%likely range 74.4% to 78.1%, 2,055 patients | 73.8%likely range 71.3% to 76.2%, 1,207 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 24,939August 2026 | 12,294August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Swanley & Rural PCN | Swanley & Rural PCN |
| Phone | 01322 663111 | 01322 862110 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 91.4% good or very good1,188 answers, June 2026 | 90.6% good or very good96 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 10,894 in August 2026Same day 21.6%; face to face 77.1% | 8,680 in August 2026Same day 34.7%; face to face 32.7% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.90England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.89England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 8.2 qualified permanent9.3 including trainees and locums3,043 patients per permanent GP | 3.7 qualified permanent3.7 including trainees and locums3,320 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.