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Sydenham House Medical Centre vs Kingsnorth 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?
Sydenham House Medical Centre and Kingsnorth 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 | Sydenham House Medical CentreTN24 8DN | Kingsnorth Medical PracticeTN23 3ED |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 74.2likely range 49.9 to 89.291 survey answers | 84.9likely range 76.3 to 89.5107 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 69.2%likely range 34.5% to 90.6%, 91 answers | 88.2%likely range 76.1% to 94.7%, 107 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 85.6%likely range 83.4% to 87.2%Clearly higher | 76.9%likely range 73.0% to 80.3% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 95.1%likely range 92.9% to 96.7%, 7,658 appointmentsClearly higher | 89.1%likely range 84.8% to 92.3%, 4,120 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | 64.7%likely range 58.2% to 70.6%, 4,714 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 23.2%likely range 5.5% to 60.8%, 82 answers | 78.2%likely range 63.9% to 87.9%, 99 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 70.8%likely range 35.4% to 91.4%, 89 answers | 95.8%likely range 85.8% to 98.9%, 105 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 15.5%likely range 3.0% to 52.0%, 91 answers | 28.1%likely range 17.3% to 42.2%, 107 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 35.9%likely range 16.4% to 61.6%, 33 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 74.5%likely range 37.2% to 93.5%, 82 answers | 91.0%likely range 79.4% to 96.4%, 105 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 53.7%likely range 22.9% to 81.9%, 91 answers | 86.6%likely range 74.0% to 93.6%, 106 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 66.1%likely range 29.2% to 90.3%, 74 answers | 89.5%likely range 76.8% to 95.6%, 96 answers |
| Being listened to | 81.4%likely range 43.9% to 96.1%, 85 answers | 89.1%likely range 76.9% to 95.2%, 104 answers |
| Care and concern | 72.9%likely range 36.1% to 92.8%, 83 answers | 88.5%likely range 76.2% to 94.9%, 104 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 93.1%likely range 56.0% to 99.3%, 87 answers | 95.2%likely range 84.9% to 98.6%, 104 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 84.3%likely range 46.1% to 97.1%, 83 answers | 99.2%likely range 90.3% to 99.9%, 97 answers |
| Needs met | 88.1%likely range 50.3% to 98.2%, 85 answers | 96.9%likely range 87.2% to 99.3%, 103 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 90.5%likely range 86.1% to 93.6%, 242 patients | 92.5%likely range 86.7% to 95.9%, 133 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 85.7%likely range 80.7% to 89.5%, 244 patients | 87.3%likely range 80.4% to 92.0%, 126 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 84.1%likely range 79.2% to 88.0%, 270 patients | 88.1%likely range 81.3% to 92.7%, 126 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 60.1%likely range 58.6% to 61.5%, 4,445 patients | 76.2%likely range 74.4% to 77.9%, 2,215 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 67.3%likely range 65.1% to 69.4%, 1,845 patients | 78.5%likely range 76.1% to 80.7%, 1,206 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 23,736August 2026 | 12,730August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Mid Kent PCN | Mid Kent PCN |
| Phone | 01233 645851 | 01233 610140 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 86.9% good or very good99 answers, June 2026 | 94.6% good or very good242 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 10,426 in August 2026Same day 58.3%; face to face 43.2% | 6,125 in August 2026Same day 32.6%; face to face 80.5% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.80England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.75England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 11.6 qualified permanent11.6 including trainees and locums2,039 patients per permanent GP | 6.6 qualified permanent9.5 including trainees and locums1,916 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Good | Outstanding |
“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.