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Village Surgery Partnership vs New Silksworth 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?
Village Surgery Partnership’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than New Silksworth Medical Practice’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Village Surgery PartnershipSR3 2AN | New Silksworth Medical PracticeSR3 2AN |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 88.8likely range 86.0 to 90.9123 survey answersClearly higher | 76.5likely range 65.5 to 83.988 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 92.2%likely range 89.1% to 94.5%, 123 answersClearly higher | 77.6%likely range 62.2% to 87.9%, 88 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 80.7%likely range 74.6% to 85.1% | 73.8%likely range 67.0% to 78.9% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 84.8%likely range 75.2% to 91.2%, 1,180 appointments | 83.3%likely range 76.5% to 88.4%, 2,317 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 76.4%likely range 68.9% to 82.6%, 3,071 calls | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 70.3%likely range 65.3% to 74.8%, 117 answers | 38.7%likely range 24.5% to 55.1%, 81 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 92.9%likely range 89.8% to 95.1%, 120 answers | 77.7%likely range 61.8% to 88.3%, 82 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 18.9%likely range 15.3% to 23.2%, 123 answers | 29.9%likely range 17.8% to 45.5%, 89 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 33.6%likely range 24.7% to 43.9%, 31 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 78.4%likely range 73.9% to 82.4%, 119 answers | 85.0%likely range 70.0% to 93.2%, 83 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 82.2%likely range 78.0% to 85.7%, 122 answers | 66.4%likely range 50.5% to 79.3%, 87 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 66.4%likely range 61.3% to 71.1%, 115 answers | 74.8%likely range 58.1% to 86.5%, 77 answers |
| Being listened to | 96.0%likely range 93.5% to 97.6%, 121 answers | 95.1%likely range 83.3% to 98.7%, 88 answers |
| Care and concern | 93.8%likely range 90.9% to 95.8%, 120 answers | 93.3%likely range 80.7% to 97.9%, 87 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 93.8%likely range 90.8% to 95.8%, 120 answers | 99.4%likely range 89.7% to 100.0%, 86 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 97.0%likely range 94.6% to 98.3%, 112 answers | 96.9%likely range 85.4% to 99.4%, 83 answers |
| Needs met | 94.8%likely range 92.0% to 96.6%, 120 answers | 93.6%likely range 81.3% to 98.0%, 88 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 96.2%likely range 87.0% to 98.9%, 52 patients | 97.2%likely range 90.4% to 99.2%, 72 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 98.6%likely range 92.7% to 99.8%, 74 patients | 93.9%likely range 86.5% to 97.4%, 82 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 95.8%likely range 86.0% to 98.8%, 48 patients | 96.4%likely range 89.9% to 98.8%, 83 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 73.4%likely range 70.2% to 76.3%, 792 patients | 74.3%likely range 71.9% to 76.6%, 1,362 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 75.0%likely range 70.6% to 78.9%, 412 patients | 75.8%likely range 73.0% to 78.5%, 919 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 4,914August 2026 | 9,150August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Sunderland Central PCN | Sunderland Central PCN |
| Phone | 0191 5212282 | 0191 5210252 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 98.2% good or very good224 answers, June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 1,782 in August 2026Same day 32.3%; face to face 85.9% | 3,207 in August 2026Same day 46.7%; face to face 76.2% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 1.15England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 1.00England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 1.5 qualified permanent5.4 including trainees and locums3,200 patients per permanent GP | 3.6 qualified permanent4.5 including trainees and locums2,527 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.