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The Adam Practice vs Poole Town Surgery
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?
The Adam Practice and Poole Town Surgery 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.
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Side by side
| Measure | The Adam PracticeBH15 4JQ | Poole Town SurgeryBH15 2PG |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 71.1likely range 43.5 to 86.3110 survey answers | 81.4likely range 77.7 to 84.4116 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Patients: cannot be told apart from the England average | Patients: clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 71.1%likely range 31.7% to 92.9%, 110 answers | 82.9%likely range 78.1% to 86.8%, 116 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 70.8%likely range 68.5% to 73.2% | 77.8%likely range 72.4% to 82.1% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 83.2%likely range 80.9% to 85.4%, 16,286 appointments | 86.4%likely range 79.3% to 91.3%, 1,949 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 58.3%likely range 54.2% to 62.4%, 11,675 calls | 69.2%likely range 61.1% to 76.3%, 2,890 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 33.1%likely range 7.8% to 74.5%, 88 answers | 56.9%likely range 50.9% to 62.6%, 108 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 88.6%likely range 44.5% to 98.7%, 100 answers | 83.2%likely range 78.4% to 87.1%, 112 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 32.8%likely range 8.8% to 71.2%, 110 answers | 40.6%likely range 35.1% to 46.4%, 114 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 45.7%likely range 7.5% to 89.7%, 39 answers | 16.0%likely range 9.5% to 25.8%, 33 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 85.8%likely range 42.7% to 98.0%, 104 answers | 86.4%likely range 81.8% to 89.9%, 109 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 67.0%likely range 28.6% to 91.1%, 109 answers | 71.6%likely range 66.0% to 76.5%, 112 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 46.1%likely range 14.4% to 81.3%, 97 answers | 68.3%likely range 62.1% to 73.8%, 97 answers |
| Being listened to | 84.7%likely range 41.8% to 97.7%, 104 answers | 93.1%likely range 89.5% to 95.5%, 112 answers |
| Care and concern | 82.9%likely range 40.2% to 97.2%, 104 answers | 93.3%likely range 89.7% to 95.7%, 113 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 86.8%likely range 43.8% to 98.2%, 105 answers | 94.9%likely range 91.7% to 96.9%, 114 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 86.4%likely range 43.3% to 98.2%, 104 answers | 95.0%likely range 91.7% to 97.0%, 107 answers |
| Needs met | 88.0%likely range 45.3% to 98.5%, 107 answers | 96.0%likely range 93.1% to 97.8%, 113 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 92.2%likely range 88.7% to 94.7%, 308 patients | 86.5%likely range 72.0% to 94.1%, 37 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 94.9%likely range 91.7% to 96.9%, 292 patients | 87.2%likely range 74.8% to 94.0%, 47 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 83.0%likely range 78.9% to 86.5%, 383 patients | 86.5%likely range 72.0% to 94.1%, 37 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 69.0%likely range 67.8% to 70.1%, 6,025 patients | 63.8%likely range 60.7% to 66.8%, 931 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 73.1%likely range 71.6% to 74.6%, 3,421 patients | 71.4%likely range 66.9% to 75.5%, 430 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 39,005August 2026 | 5,120August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Poole Central PCN | Poole Central PCN |
| Phone | 01202 679234 | 01202 670111 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 92.9% good or very good1,455 answers, June 2026 | 94.5% good or very good165 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 27,116 in August 2026Same day 41.6%; face to face 59.4% | 2,031 in August 2026Same day 49.6%; face to face 59.3% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.74England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.72England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 26.6 qualified permanent38.0 including trainees and locums1,467 patients per permanent GP | 2.0 qualified permanent2.0 including trainees and locums2,560 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Outstanding | 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.