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The Woodland Medical Practice vs Birchwood 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?
Birchwood Medical Practice’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than The Woodland Medical Practice’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | The Woodland Medical PracticeLN6 0QQ | Birchwood Medical PracticeLN6 0QQ |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 61.8likely range 56.5 to 66.9130 survey answers | 89.3likely range 80.2 to 93.198 survey answersClearly higher |
| 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 | 79.8%likely range 73.7% to 84.8%, 130 answers | 92.0%likely range 79.0% to 97.3%, 98 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 19.5%likely range 9.4% to 32.2% | 83.0%likely range 79.5% to 85.6%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 29.0%likely range 18.9% to 41.7%, 884 appointments | 95.8%likely range 91.0% to 98.1%, 2,073 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | 70.0%likely range 64.9% to 74.7%, 6,895 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 63.4%likely range 56.3% to 69.9%, 125 answers | 83.6%likely range 68.7% to 92.2%, 97 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 92.2%likely range 87.6% to 95.2%, 129 answers | 97.4%likely range 86.4% to 99.5%, 98 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 35.4%likely range 29.0% to 42.4%, 127 answers | 36.9%likely range 23.5% to 52.7%, 100 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 32.4%likely range 22.2% to 44.7%, 43 answers | 34.9%likely range 15.6% to 60.8%, 37 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 84.4%likely range 78.7% to 88.9%, 127 answers | 93.7%likely range 81.0% to 98.1%, 95 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 74.5%likely range 68.0% to 80.1%, 128 answers | 88.6%likely range 74.4% to 95.4%, 95 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 84.5%likely range 78.5% to 89.1%, 116 answers | 90.9%likely range 77.2% to 96.7%, 94 answers |
| Being listened to | 91.1%likely range 86.2% to 94.3%, 129 answers | 91.6%likely range 78.4% to 97.0%, 97 answers |
| Care and concern | 87.2%likely range 81.8% to 91.1%, 129 answers | 90.9%likely range 77.3% to 96.7%, 95 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 96.3%likely range 92.6% to 98.2%, 128 answers | 93.0%likely range 80.1% to 97.8%, 96 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 96.3%likely range 92.5% to 98.2%, 122 answers | 93.3%likely range 80.0% to 98.0%, 91 answers |
| Needs met | 91.8%likely range 87.1% to 94.9%, 128 answers | 89.7%likely range 75.9% to 96.0%, 97 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 91.5%likely range 82.8% to 96.1%, 71 patients | 95.2%likely range 89.3% to 97.9%, 105 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 83.3%likely range 70.4% to 91.3%, 48 patients | 91.5%likely range 84.6% to 95.5%, 106 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 93.8%likely range 86.4% to 97.3%, 81 patients | 92.9%likely range 87.1% to 96.2%, 127 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 69.8%likely range 67.2% to 72.3%, 1,222 patients | 69.4%likely range 67.2% to 71.4%, 1,870 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 73.3%likely range 69.7% to 76.5%, 643 patients | 75.1%likely range 72.2% to 77.8%, 917 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 7,540August 2026 | 10,894August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Apex PCN Ltd | Apex PCN Ltd |
| Phone | 01522 305727 | 01522 699999 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 80.6% good or very good31 answers, June 2026 | 95.9% good or very good437 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,170 in August 2026Same day 46.7%; face to face 65.0% | 3,914 in August 2026Same day 38.2%; face to face 97.5% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.97England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 1.23England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 3.3 qualified permanent3.3 including trainees and locums2,289 patients per permanent GP | 5.4 qualified permanent12.0 including trainees and locums2,032 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.