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The Caxton Surgery vs Cambrian 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?
The Caxton Surgery and Cambrian 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 | The Caxton SurgerySY11 1RD | Cambrian Medical PracticeSY11 1GA |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 77.9likely range 67.8 to 83.7111 survey answers | 81.0likely range 68.6 to 87.790 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 | 85.3%likely range 71.2% to 93.1%, 111 answers | 83.4%likely range 65.8% to 92.9%, 90 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 60.6%likely range 53.5% to 66.8% | 75.1%likely range 71.6% to 78.4%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 70.1%likely range 63.0% to 76.3%, 2,769 appointments | 90.1%likely range 87.2% to 92.5%, 7,501 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | 60.0%likely range 53.5% to 66.1%, 4,770 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 62.8%likely range 46.9% to 76.4%, 105 answers | 37.8%likely range 21.7% to 57.1%, 81 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 95.7%likely range 84.2% to 99.0%, 107 answers | 82.0%likely range 64.2% to 92.0%, 90 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 27.9%likely range 16.4% to 43.3%, 111 answers | 32.6%likely range 18.3% to 50.9%, 91 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 51.1%likely range 25.2% to 76.3%, 32 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 89.9%likely range 76.3% to 96.1%, 105 answers | 79.0%likely range 60.9% to 90.0%, 90 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 81.7%likely range 66.9% to 90.8%, 108 answers | 65.4%likely range 47.1% to 80.0%, 92 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 65.5%likely range 48.8% to 79.0%, 97 answers | 65.6%likely range 45.9% to 81.1%, 79 answers |
| Being listened to | 90.3%likely range 77.0% to 96.3%, 107 answers | 88.9%likely range 72.1% to 96.1%, 88 answers |
| Care and concern | 95.1%likely range 83.0% to 98.7%, 104 answers | 91.6%likely range 75.3% to 97.5%, 87 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 94.9%likely range 82.8% to 98.6%, 104 answers | 98.3%likely range 85.0% to 99.8%, 89 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 92.0%likely range 78.4% to 97.4%, 98 answers | 97.2%likely range 82.5% to 99.6%, 83 answers |
| Needs met | 90.9%likely range 77.4% to 96.7%, 102 answers | 96.3%likely range 81.7% to 99.3%, 87 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 89.5%likely range 82.2% to 94.0%, 105 patients | 95.9%likely range 89.9% to 98.4%, 97 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 91.2%likely range 83.6% to 95.5%, 91 patients | 92.4%likely range 85.7% to 96.1%, 105 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 85.6%likely range 78.6% to 90.6%, 132 patients | 91.1%likely range 84.3% to 95.1%, 112 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 60.5%likely range 58.4% to 62.6%, 2,024 patients | 67.7%likely range 65.5% to 69.9%, 1,701 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 66.2%likely range 63.7% to 68.6%, 1,428 patients | 73.2%likely range 70.7% to 75.5%, 1,279 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 13,780August 2026 | 12,877August 2026 |
| Primary care network | North Shropshire PCN | North Shropshire PCN |
| Phone | 01691 654646 | 01691 652929 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 93.3% good or very good163 answers, June 2026 | 91.2% good or very good419 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 5,383 in August 2026Same day 35.3%; face to face 71.9% | 8,422 in August 2026Same day 57.2%; face to face 52.1% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.93England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.95England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.9 qualified permanent6.4 including trainees and locums2,793 patients per permanent GP | 5.7 qualified permanent6.8 including trainees and locums2,267 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.