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The Brimington Surgery vs Calow and Brimington 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?
The Brimington Surgery and Calow and Brimington 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 | The Brimington SurgeryS43 1JG | Calow and Brimington PracticeS43 1DD |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 89.0likely range 83.2 to 92.4113 survey answers | 90.8likely range 84.7 to 93.289 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 88.9%likely range 80.8% to 93.8%, 113 answers | 96.1%likely range 87.9% to 98.8%, 89 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 89.0%likely range 85.7% to 90.0%Clearly higher | 78.4%likely range 70.9% to 83.2% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 98.5%likely range 95.2% to 99.5%, 2,466 appointmentsClearly higher | 87.9%likely range 80.4% to 92.7%, 1,680 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 60.6%likely range 50.0% to 70.2%, 106 answers | 59.1%likely range 46.3% to 70.7%, 86 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 94.6%likely range 88.0% to 97.7%, 112 answers | 95.8%likely range 87.3% to 98.7%, 87 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 27.9%likely range 19.7% to 37.8%, 112 answers | 30.7%likely range 20.5% to 43.3%, 88 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 81.2%likely range 71.7% to 88.0%, 107 answers | 90.7%likely range 80.5% to 95.9%, 85 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 74.2%likely range 64.5% to 82.1%, 113 answers | 75.6%likely range 63.4% to 84.8%, 88 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 68.5%likely range 58.1% to 77.3%, 107 answers | 80.5%likely range 68.1% to 88.9%, 80 answers |
| Being listened to | 91.0%likely range 83.3% to 95.4%, 110 answers | 96.8%likely range 88.8% to 99.2%, 87 answers |
| Care and concern | 95.3%likely range 88.8% to 98.1%, 111 answers | 92.4%likely range 82.6% to 96.8%, 86 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 97.0%likely range 91.2% to 99.0%, 111 answers | 98.5%likely range 91.4% to 99.8%, 88 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 96.3%likely range 90.1% to 98.7%, 108 answers | 98.6%likely range 91.3% to 99.8%, 85 answers |
| Needs met | 96.2%likely range 90.0% to 98.6%, 111 answers | 99.1%likely range 92.0% to 99.9%, 84 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 95.9%likely range 89.9% to 98.4%, 97 patients | 95.7%likely range 88.0% to 98.5%, 69 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 90.9%likely range 83.1% to 95.3%, 88 patients | 97.4%likely range 91.0% to 99.3%, 77 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 86.4%likely range 76.1% to 92.7%, 66 patients | 95.4%likely range 87.3% to 98.4%, 65 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 72.3%likely range 69.9% to 74.5%, 1,440 patients | 75.2%likely range 72.8% to 77.5%, 1,271 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 76.2%likely range 73.2% to 79.0%, 816 patients | 81.7%likely range 78.8% to 84.2%, 791 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 8,889August 2026 | 8,080August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Chesterfield and Dronfield PCN | Chesterfield and Dronfield PCN |
| Phone | 01246 273224 | 01246 220166 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 100.0% good or very good25 answers, June 2026 | 97.0% good or very good66 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 5,354 in August 2026Same day 49.4%; face to face 66.9% | 3,501 in August 2026Same day 40.8%; face to face 88.2% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.80England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.91England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 6.2 qualified permanent9.6 including trainees and locums1,437 patients per permanent GP | 4.5 qualified permanent6.0 including trainees and locums1,814 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.