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The Quarter Jack Surgery vs Walford Mill 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 Quarter Jack Surgery and Walford Mill 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 Quarter Jack SurgeryBH21 1AP | Walford Mill Medical CentreBH21 1NL |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 76.2likely range 63.4 to 83.7112 survey answers | 80.3likely range 75.3 to 83.9110 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 | 81.1%likely range 62.8% to 91.6%, 112 answers | 86.8%likely range 80.0% to 91.5%, 110 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 64.7%likely range 60.7% to 68.3% | 64.9%likely range 59.5% to 70.0% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 73.5%likely range 67.3% to 78.8%, 3,387 appointmentsClearly higher | 58.5%likely range 49.8% to 66.7%, 1,941 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 55.8%likely range 50.8% to 60.7%, 7,975 calls | 71.3%likely range 64.8% to 77.1%, 4,272 callsClearly higher |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 49.6%likely range 31.3% to 68.0%, 103 answers | 64.3%likely range 55.5% to 72.1%, 102 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 91.3%likely range 74.3% to 97.4%, 106 answers | 95.0%likely range 89.8% to 97.6%, 108 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 50.1%likely range 32.3% to 67.8%, 111 answers | 46.5%likely range 38.3% to 54.9%, 111 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 61.2%likely range 35.6% to 81.9%, 57 answers | 58.8%likely range 46.3% to 70.3%, 51 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 90.2%likely range 72.7% to 96.9%, 105 answers | 90.7%likely range 84.5% to 94.5%, 109 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 76.7%likely range 57.8% to 88.8%, 109 answers | 92.6%likely range 87.0% to 96.0%, 111 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 67.8%likely range 47.9% to 82.8%, 101 answers | 64.6%likely range 55.9% to 72.5%, 101 answers |
| Being listened to | 95.5%likely range 80.0% to 99.1%, 106 answers | 97.6%likely range 93.3% to 99.1%, 109 answers |
| Care and concern | 96.0%likely range 80.6% to 99.3%, 106 answers | 97.1%likely range 92.7% to 98.9%, 109 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 99.4%likely range 85.9% to 100.0%, 107 answers | 96.3%likely range 91.7% to 98.4%, 110 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 97.1%likely range 81.6% to 99.6%, 101 answers | 98.1%likely range 94.0% to 99.4%, 106 answers |
| Needs met | 93.2%likely range 76.9% to 98.3%, 107 answers | 93.0%likely range 87.3% to 96.2%, 110 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 87.2%likely range 79.6% to 92.2%, 109 patients | 94.7%likely range 87.2% to 97.9%, 76 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 93.2%likely range 87.6% to 96.4%, 133 patients | 91.4%likely range 81.4% to 96.3%, 58 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 95.5%likely range 91.0% to 97.8%, 155 patients | 93.2%likely range 84.9% to 97.0%, 73 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 84.5%likely range 83.0% to 86.0%, 2,276 patients | 78.2%likely range 75.7% to 80.5%, 1,145 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 82.3%likely range 80.3% to 84.1%, 1,574 patients | 79.7%likely range 77.0% to 82.2%, 897 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 17,800August 2026 | 8,432August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Wimborne & Ferndown PCN | Wimborne & Ferndown PCN |
| Phone | 01202 848262 | 01202 886999 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | No results for June 2026 | 94.9% good or very good273 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 6,496 in August 2026Same day 24.8%; face to face 82.6% | 3,328 in August 2026Same day 24.3%; face to face 85.2% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.67England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.74England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 9.3 qualified permanent14.0 including trainees and locums1,915 patients per permanent GP | 2.9 qualified permanent3.9 including trainees and locums2,941 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.