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Town Medical Centre vs South Park 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?
Town Medical Centre’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than South Park Medical Practice’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Town Medical CentreTN13 1AR | South Park Medical PracticeTN13 1ED |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 86.8likely range 82.7 to 89.7104 survey answersClearly higher | 68.5likely range 63.1 to 73.399 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 89.9%likely range 84.6% to 93.5%, 104 answersClearly higher | 70.1%likely range 63.5% to 76.0%, 99 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 79.5%likely range 73.6% to 84.0%Clearly higher | 64.7%likely range 55.3% to 72.8% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 81.8%likely range 72.5% to 88.4%, 1,366 appointments | 60.6%likely range 44.4% to 74.7%, 553 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 77.1%likely range 69.8% to 83.1%, 3,179 calls | 68.7%likely range 59.4% to 76.7%, 2,239 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 75.0%likely range 68.1% to 80.8%, 100 answers | 50.1%likely range 43.0% to 57.1%, 92 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 97.9%likely range 94.6% to 99.2%, 103 answers | 68.6%likely range 61.8% to 74.7%, 95 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 40.6%likely range 33.7% to 47.8%, 104 answers | 50.4%likely range 43.6% to 57.1%, 99 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 66.7%likely range 55.6% to 76.2%, 45 answers | 65.5%likely range 56.2% to 73.8%, 54 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 90.7%likely range 85.5% to 94.2%, 100 answers | 77.4%likely range 71.1% to 82.7%, 96 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 84.3%likely range 78.2% to 88.9%, 102 answers | 56.4%likely range 49.5% to 63.1%, 98 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 83.9%likely range 77.7% to 88.6%, 99 answers | 61.1%likely range 54.0% to 67.8%, 91 answers |
| Being listened to | 95.8%likely range 91.8% to 97.9%, 101 answers | 95.0%likely range 91.0% to 97.3%, 94 answers |
| Care and concern | 94.0%likely range 89.5% to 96.6%, 102 answers | 87.9%likely range 82.6% to 91.8%, 93 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 96.7%likely range 93.0% to 98.5%, 102 answers | 97.1%likely range 93.7% to 98.7%, 93 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 96.6%likely range 92.8% to 98.4%, 99 answers | 95.6%likely range 91.7% to 97.8%, 91 answers |
| Needs met | 96.7%likely range 93.0% to 98.5%, 101 answers | 93.9%likely range 89.7% to 96.5%, 95 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 81.0%likely range 69.1% to 89.1%, 58 patients | 87.8%likely range 75.8% to 94.3%, 49 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 76.2%likely range 64.4% to 85.0%, 63 patients | 95.2%likely range 84.2% to 98.7%, 42 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 79.2%likely range 68.4% to 86.9%, 72 patients | 91.8%likely range 82.2% to 96.4%, 61 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 71.5%likely range 68.9% to 74.0%, 1,169 patients | 73.6%likely range 70.7% to 76.4%, 918 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 79.3%likely range 76.2% to 82.2%, 697 patients | 77.3%likely range 73.9% to 80.3%, 651 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 7,047August 2026 | 6,007August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Sevenoaks PCN | Sevenoaks PCN |
| Phone | 01732 454545 | 01732 744200 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 90.8% good or very good65 answers, June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 1,584 in August 2026Same day 46.8%; face to face 78.2% | 1,055 in August 2026Same day 39.4%; face to face 87.5% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.61England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.65England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 2.4 qualified permanent2.4 including trainees and locums2,937 patients per permanent GP | 1.2 qualified permanent1.2 including trainees and locums4,897 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.