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Village Medical Group vs Forum Family 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?
Village Medical Group and Forum Family 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 | Village Medical GroupNE23 6US | Forum Family PracticeNE23 6QN |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 92.0likely range 81.4 to 95.487 survey answers | 88.1likely range 82.6 to 91.4125 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 93.3%likely range 78.3% to 98.2%, 87 answers | 89.3%likely range 82.1% to 93.9%, 125 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 88.8%likely range 85.2% to 90.0% | 85.0%likely range 77.7% to 87.4% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 98.3%likely range 94.7% to 99.5%, 2,278 appointments | 98.3%likely range 84.6% to 99.8%, 409 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | 71.6%likely range 66.6% to 76.1%, 7,243 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 79.0%likely range 61.2% to 90.0%, 86 answers | 88.7%likely range 81.3% to 93.4%, 123 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 94.5%likely range 79.9% to 98.7%, 87 answers | 94.4%likely range 88.2% to 97.4%, 121 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 26.2%likely range 13.7% to 44.3%, 87 answers | 31.7%likely range 23.7% to 41.0%, 125 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 63.6%likely range 46.7% to 77.8%, 40 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 89.9%likely range 73.5% to 96.6%, 84 answers | 97.0%likely range 91.7% to 98.9%, 123 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 88.8%likely range 72.4% to 96.0%, 86 answers | 92.7%likely range 86.2% to 96.3%, 124 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 87.9%likely range 70.4% to 95.7%, 79 answers | 87.5%likely range 79.5% to 92.6%, 114 answers |
| Being listened to | 96.8%likely range 83.2% to 99.5%, 87 answers | 91.7%likely range 84.8% to 95.7%, 120 answers |
| Care and concern | 95.5%likely range 81.1% to 99.0%, 86 answers | 89.8%likely range 82.5% to 94.2%, 121 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 96.9%likely range 83.3% to 99.5%, 87 answers | 100.0%likely range 96.5% to 100.0%, 121 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 94.5%likely range 79.6% to 98.7%, 84 answers | 94.6%likely range 88.5% to 97.6%, 119 answers |
| Needs met | 99.0%likely range 86.4% to 99.9%, 86 answers | 95.1%likely range 89.1% to 97.9%, 120 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 95.3%likely range 88.6% to 98.2%, 86 patients | 95.1%likely range 89.0% to 97.9%, 102 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 94.8%likely range 89.2% to 97.6%, 116 patients | 91.9%likely range 84.9% to 95.8%, 99 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 94.7%likely range 88.9% to 97.5%, 113 patients | 91.4%likely range 83.2% to 95.8%, 81 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 75.6%likely range 73.6% to 77.5%, 1,884 patients | 75.1%likely range 72.9% to 77.2%, 1,569 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 79.1%likely range 76.6% to 81.4%, 1,077 patients | 79.4%likely range 76.5% to 82.1%, 788 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 11,966August 2026 | 9,440August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Cramlington Seaton Valley PCN | Cramlington Seaton Valley PCN |
| Phone | 01670 712821 | 01670 713021 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 97.3% good or very good519 answers, June 2026 | 2 answers in June 2026; shares not published below 5 |
| Appointments (one month) | 6,881 in August 2026Same day 43.7%; face to face 68.3% | 4,851 in August 2026Same day 42.2%; face to face 79.9% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.99England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.99England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 8.3 qualified permanent13.7 including trainees and locums1,436 patients per permanent GP | 3.9 qualified permanent5.0 including trainees and locums2,418 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.