Bracknell Forest · Compare
The Waterfield Practice vs Easthampstead Surgery
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?
Easthampstead Surgery’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than The Waterfield Practice’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | The Waterfield PracticeRG12 9LH | Easthampstead SurgeryRG12 7BB |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 61.3likely range 52.2 to 70.0115 survey answers | 84.3likely range 80.2 to 87.5101 survey answersClearly higher |
| Label (against the England average) | No label | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 54.2%likely range 41.3% to 66.6%, 115 answers | 84.3%likely range 78.9% to 88.6%, 101 answersClearly higher |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 77.6%likely range 73.4% to 81.1% | 84.2%likely range 79.0% to 87.7% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 83.6%likely range 77.7% to 88.2%, 2,902 appointments | 99.0%likely range 92.5% to 99.9%, 976 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 71.4%likely range 65.4% to 76.8%, 5,028 calls | 69.3%likely range 61.2% to 76.3%, 2,923 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 30.7%likely range 19.8% to 44.3%, 106 answers | 67.3%likely range 60.6% to 73.3%, 97 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 61.6%likely range 48.2% to 73.4%, 110 answers | 90.0%likely range 85.3% to 93.3%, 101 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 25.6%likely range 16.0% to 38.4%, 114 answers | 46.1%likely range 39.6% to 52.7%, 103 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 48.3%likely range 38.3% to 58.4%, 44 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 77.0%likely range 64.3% to 86.2%, 112 answers | 81.8%likely range 76.0% to 86.4%, 98 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 55.4%likely range 42.5% to 67.7%, 115 answers | 77.0%likely range 70.9% to 82.2%, 99 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 58.0%likely range 44.1% to 70.7%, 102 answers | 81.9%likely range 75.7% to 86.9%, 85 answers |
| Being listened to | 67.8%likely range 54.5% to 78.8%, 110 answers | 87.6%likely range 82.5% to 91.4%, 98 answers |
| Care and concern | 70.0%likely range 56.6% to 80.6%, 109 answers | 91.4%likely range 86.9% to 94.5%, 98 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 82.8%likely range 70.6% to 90.6%, 110 answers | 93.1%likely range 88.8% to 95.9%, 95 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 78.1%likely range 64.8% to 87.3%, 103 answers | 91.1%likely range 86.2% to 94.4%, 89 answers |
| Needs met | 83.0%likely range 71.0% to 90.7%, 112 answers | 88.5%likely range 83.4% to 92.2%, 96 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 90.1%likely range 84.7% to 93.7%, 171 patients | 83.1%likely range 73.7% to 89.7%, 83 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 82.9%likely range 77.3% to 87.3%, 216 patients | 82.4%likely range 73.3% to 88.9%, 91 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 85.7%likely range 80.3% to 89.8%, 210 patients | 82.1%likely range 73.7% to 88.2%, 106 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 64.9%likely range 63.2% to 66.6%, 2,908 patients | 62.6%likely range 60.1% to 65.0%, 1,514 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 70.4%likely range 67.8% to 72.8%, 1,303 patients | 67.6%likely range 63.6% to 71.3%, 558 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 15,314August 2026 | 7,531August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Bracknell and District PCN | Bracknell and District PCN |
| Phone | 01344 454626 | 01344 457535 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 91.6% good or very good166 answers, June 2026 | 83.2% good or very good208 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 5,904 in August 2026Same day 64.3%; face to face 36.6% | 3,398 in August 2026Same day 46.7%; face to face 41.0% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.51England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.48England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 7.9 qualified permanent8.9 including trainees and locums1,947 patients per permanent GP | 2.3 qualified permanent2.3 including trainees and locums3,307 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.