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Taunton Road Medical Centre vs Somerset Bridge Medical Centre
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?
Taunton Road Medical Centre and Somerset Bridge Medical Centre 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 | Taunton Road Medical CentreTA6 3LS | Somerset Bridge Medical CentreTA6 6LD |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 68.3likely range 51.0 to 81.1102 survey answers | 75.1likely range 69.4 to 79.5103 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 | 66.3%likely range 41.6% to 84.5%, 102 answers | 74.6%likely range 67.9% to 80.3%, 103 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 72.9%likely range 68.9% to 76.3% | 76.0%likely range 65.6% to 82.6% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 85.1%likely range 79.1% to 89.7%, 2,626 appointments | 85.5%likely range 75.1% to 92.1%, 1,003 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 60.5%likely range 55.3% to 65.5%, 7,420 calls | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 38.6%likely range 18.7% to 63.3%, 98 answers | 69.5%likely range 62.2% to 75.9%, 93 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 77.8%likely range 52.5% to 91.7%, 100 answers | 89.4%likely range 84.0% to 93.1%, 97 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 26.1%likely range 10.7% to 51.1%, 103 answers | 32.6%likely range 26.3% to 39.7%, 102 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 39.0%likely range 10.4% to 77.9%, 31 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 91.3%likely range 67.2% to 98.2%, 97 answers | 84.4%likely range 78.3% to 89.0%, 96 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 66.6%likely range 41.7% to 84.7%, 101 answers | 76.8%likely range 70.1% to 82.3%, 99 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 53.2%likely range 29.0% to 75.9%, 91 answers | 66.3%likely range 58.7% to 73.2%, 89 answers |
| Being listened to | 74.5%likely range 49.3% to 89.8%, 101 answers | 87.6%likely range 81.8% to 91.7%, 95 answers |
| Care and concern | 72.1%likely range 46.9% to 88.4%, 100 answers | 84.8%likely range 78.7% to 89.3%, 97 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 91.6%likely range 67.8% to 98.3%, 99 answers | 87.7%likely range 82.1% to 91.8%, 97 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 86.4%likely range 60.8% to 96.3%, 93 answers | 86.1%likely range 80.1% to 90.5%, 94 answers |
| Needs met | 88.1%likely range 63.5% to 96.9%, 98 answers | 84.0%likely range 77.9% to 88.6%, 99 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 83.2%likely range 75.9% to 88.6%, 131 patients | 87.1%likely range 76.6% to 93.3%, 62 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 86.7%likely range 80.2% to 91.3%, 143 patients | 83.0%likely range 70.8% to 90.8%, 53 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 80.5%likely range 72.8% to 86.4%, 128 patients | 77.5%likely range 66.5% to 85.6%, 71 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 67.3%likely range 65.4% to 69.1%, 2,416 patients | 68.7%likely range 65.8% to 71.4%, 1,034 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 75.1%likely range 72.7% to 77.4%, 1,287 patients | 78.2%likely range 74.0% to 82.0%, 409 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 15,254August 2026 | 5,528August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Bridgwater PCN | Bridgwater PCN |
| Phone | 01278 720000 | 01278 411520 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 84.9% good or very good271 answers, June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 5,607 in August 2026Same day 41.0%; face to face 59.8% | 2,024 in August 2026Same day 35.1%; face to face 73.2% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.62England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.86England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 10.0 qualified permanent12.5 including trainees and locums1,521 patients per permanent GP | 4.3 qualified permanent5.4 including trainees and locums1,280 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.