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The Lighthouse Medical Practice vs Seaside 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?
The Lighthouse Medical Practice and Seaside 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 | The Lighthouse Medical PracticeBN21 4HY | Seaside Medical CentreBN22 8DR |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 72.9likely range 59.3 to 82.8110 survey answers | 84.4likely range 75.8 to 88.196 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 70.1%likely range 50.7% to 84.2%, 110 answers | 92.5%likely range 80.3% to 97.4%, 96 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 79.4%likely range 76.5% to 81.8%Clearly higher | 65.5%likely range 60.3% to 69.8% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 88.9%likely range 86.0% to 91.3%, 8,597 appointmentsClearly higher | 74.1%likely range 65.2% to 81.4%, 1,675 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | 56.7%likely range 51.6% to 61.5%, 7,953 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 43.6%likely range 25.9% to 63.0%, 102 answers | 61.0%likely range 45.6% to 74.4%, 94 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 87.1%likely range 69.2% to 95.3%, 109 answers | 97.0%likely range 86.6% to 99.4%, 96 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 22.0%likely range 10.2% to 41.0%, 110 answers | 43.3%likely range 29.5% to 58.2%, 97 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 69.2%likely range 45.8% to 85.6%, 42 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 77.1%likely range 57.2% to 89.5%, 102 answers | 89.5%likely range 76.4% to 95.7%, 94 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 62.7%likely range 43.4% to 78.7%, 109 answers | 88.6%likely range 75.3% to 95.2%, 94 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 72.0%likely range 51.0% to 86.4%, 94 answers | 85.4%likely range 70.8% to 93.4%, 87 answers |
| Being listened to | 85.8%likely range 67.3% to 94.6%, 107 answers | 95.3%likely range 83.8% to 98.7%, 92 answers |
| Care and concern | 80.3%likely range 61.2% to 91.3%, 108 answers | 95.6%likely range 84.4% to 98.8%, 94 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 85.9%likely range 67.5% to 94.7%, 107 answers | 97.9%likely range 87.8% to 99.7%, 94 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 83.5%likely range 63.8% to 93.5%, 99 answers | 96.8%likely range 85.8% to 99.4%, 89 answers |
| Needs met | 84.7%likely range 65.7% to 94.1%, 103 answers | 97.1%likely range 86.4% to 99.5%, 91 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 89.4%likely range 83.5% to 93.4%, 151 patients | 93.8%likely range 87.0% to 97.1%, 96 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 88.2%likely range 81.9% to 92.5%, 144 patients | 91.4%likely range 83.9% to 95.6%, 93 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 85.4%likely range 78.7% to 90.3%, 144 patients | 93.3%likely range 85.3% to 97.1%, 75 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 58.0%likely range 56.1% to 59.8%, 2,813 patients | 63.6%likely range 61.5% to 65.7%, 1,975 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 66.9%likely range 64.4% to 69.2%, 1,503 patients | 72.5%likely range 69.8% to 75.1%, 1,103 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 17,276August 2026 | 11,607August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Alps Group PCN | Alps Group PCN |
| Phone | 01323 735044 | 01323 725667 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 95.0% good or very good599 answers, June 2026 | 83.7% good or very good43 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 10,711 in August 2026Same day 41.6%; face to face 66.1% | 5,482 in August 2026Same day 47.2%; face to face 52.2% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.73England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.81England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 10.6 qualified permanent16.7 including trainees and locums1,631 patients per permanent GP | 6.9 qualified permanent7.8 including trainees and locums1,673 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.