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The Swan Medical Centre vs Iridium 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 Swan Medical Centre and Iridium 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 Swan Medical CentreB25 8AA | Iridium Medical PracticeB33 8TA |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 67.7likely range 61.9 to 72.9112 survey answers | 72.1likely range 55.4 to 83.3104 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | No label | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 63.0%likely range 55.0% to 70.3%, 112 answers | 71.6%likely range 47.8% to 87.4%, 104 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 78.5%likely range 74.0% to 82.3% | 73.1%likely range 68.0% to 77.9% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 87.3%likely range 82.9% to 90.7%, 4,269 appointments | 91.2%likely range 88.2% to 93.5%, 6,887 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 69.5%likely range 61.8% to 76.3%, 3,164 calls | 54.9%likely range 45.1% to 64.3%, 2,068 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 41.1%likely range 33.2% to 49.4%, 104 answers | 61.4%likely range 37.6% to 80.8%, 98 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 78.2%likely range 70.8% to 84.2%, 106 answers | 85.1%likely range 60.9% to 95.4%, 97 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 32.9%likely range 25.9% to 40.7%, 112 answers | 42.9%likely range 22.8% to 65.5%, 104 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 21.2%likely range 4.7% to 59.7%, 40 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 86.2%likely range 79.7% to 90.9%, 108 answers | 86.4%likely range 62.0% to 96.1%, 94 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 62.5%likely range 54.5% to 69.9%, 110 answers | 73.5%likely range 49.4% to 88.7%, 102 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 63.3%likely range 54.6% to 71.3%, 93 answers | 76.7%likely range 50.5% to 91.4%, 87 answers |
| Being listened to | 88.9%likely range 82.7% to 93.0%, 108 answers | 80.6%likely range 56.3% to 93.0%, 99 answers |
| Care and concern | 90.8%likely range 84.9% to 94.5%, 106 answers | 82.3%likely range 58.3% to 93.9%, 100 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 93.2%likely range 87.9% to 96.3%, 106 answers | 91.6%likely range 68.7% to 98.2%, 97 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 89.2%likely range 82.9% to 93.4%, 102 answers | 89.3%likely range 65.4% to 97.3%, 94 answers |
| Needs met | 92.4%likely range 86.9% to 95.7%, 108 answers | 86.2%likely range 61.7% to 96.1%, 93 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 72.2%likely range 61.4% to 80.8%, 79 patients | 82.0%likely range 77.3% to 85.9%, 305 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 65.8%likely range 54.6% to 75.5%, 76 patients | 73.2%likely range 68.0% to 77.8%, 313 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 60.5%likely range 49.3% to 70.8%, 76 patients | 77.7%likely range 72.8% to 82.0%, 314 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 61.4%likely range 58.6% to 64.2%, 1,146 patients | 64.1%likely range 62.6% to 65.5%, 4,058 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 72.3%likely range 68.4% to 75.8%, 555 patients | 77.9%likely range 75.7% to 80.0%, 1,419 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 6,900August 2026 | 22,571August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Bordesley East PCN | Bordesley East PCN |
| Phone | 0121 7060337 | 01212 033000 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 84.3% good or very good178 answers, June 2026 | 84.0% good or very good206 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 5,079 in August 2026Same day 65.3%; face to face 42.7% | 12,034 in August 2026Same day 49.4%; face to face 48.4% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 1.00England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.75England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 2.8 qualified permanent2.8 including trainees and locums2,500 patients per permanent GP | 5.1 qualified permanent11.1 including trainees and locums4,448 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.