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The Writtle Surgery vs Chelmer Medical Partnership
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 Writtle Surgery and Chelmer Medical Partnership 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 Writtle SurgeryCM1 3EH | Chelmer Medical PartnershipCM1 4HW |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 64.9likely range 57.7 to 71.2106 survey answers | 76.1likely range 50.7 to 88.9115 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | No label | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 66.0%likely range 56.0% to 74.8%, 106 answers | 75.2%likely range 39.0% to 93.5%, 115 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 62.2%likely range 57.0% to 67.0% | 78.0%likely range 75.3% to 80.3%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 65.1%likely range 57.3% to 72.1%, 2,364 appointments | 93.1%likely range 89.7% to 95.4%, 4,662 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 59.3%likely range 52.4% to 65.9%, 4,203 calls | 62.9%likely range 58.6% to 66.9%, 10,601 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 30.6%likely range 21.9% to 40.9%, 99 answers | 31.5%likely range 8.9% to 68.3%, 102 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 85.3%likely range 76.7% to 91.1%, 105 answers | 87.6%likely range 49.8% to 98.1%, 111 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 50.0%likely range 40.0% to 59.9%, 105 answers | 18.5%likely range 4.0% to 55.4%, 115 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 62.0%likely range 46.9% to 75.0%, 49 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 89.4%likely range 81.2% to 94.3%, 97 answers | 75.0%likely range 38.0% to 93.6%, 109 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 59.4%likely range 49.3% to 68.8%, 105 answers | 68.9%likely range 33.4% to 90.7%, 112 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 49.9%likely range 39.6% to 60.2%, 98 answers | 69.9%likely range 33.4% to 91.5%, 106 answers |
| Being listened to | 88.1%likely range 79.9% to 93.2%, 103 answers | 81.5%likely range 43.8% to 96.1%, 110 answers |
| Care and concern | 80.7%likely range 71.5% to 87.4%, 104 answers | 81.5%likely range 43.9% to 96.1%, 111 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 86.1%likely range 77.6% to 91.7%, 104 answers | 94.5%likely range 56.5% to 99.6%, 108 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 88.0%likely range 79.6% to 93.2%, 101 answers | 94.6%likely range 55.3% to 99.6%, 102 answers |
| Needs met | 90.5%likely range 82.8% to 95.0%, 104 answers | 85.8%likely range 47.7% to 97.6%, 109 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 91.5%likely range 81.6% to 96.3%, 59 patients | 89.4%likely range 85.2% to 92.6%, 265 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 93.4%likely range 86.4% to 96.9%, 91 patients | 86.5%likely range 81.6% to 90.2%, 244 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 92.2%likely range 84.8% to 96.2%, 90 patients | 86.9%likely range 82.8% to 90.1%, 335 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 74.8%likely range 72.2% to 77.3%, 1,105 patients | 65.9%likely range 64.6% to 67.2%, 5,340 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 80.6%likely range 77.7% to 83.2%, 785 patients | 74.3%likely range 72.6% to 75.9%, 2,700 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 7,980August 2026 | 32,032August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Chelmsford West PCN | Chelmsford West PCN |
| Phone | 01245 421205 | 01245 204044 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 90.8% good or very good98 answers, June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 2,639 in August 2026Same day 31.6%; face to face 92.7% | 8,088 in August 2026Same day 45.2%; face to face 94.2% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.73England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.66England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 5.7 qualified permanent5.7 including trainees and locums1,412 patients per permanent GP | 11.7 qualified permanent17.9 including trainees and locums2,728 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.