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Vine Street Surgery vs The Harrowby Lane Surgery
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?
Vine Street Surgery and The Harrowby Lane Surgery 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 | Vine Street SurgeryNG31 6RQ | The Harrowby Lane SurgeryNG31 9NS |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 84.0likely range 78.6 to 87.8138 survey answers | 83.1likely range 78.1 to 86.899 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 84.8%likely range 77.3% to 90.1%, 138 answers | 84.2%likely range 77.4% to 89.2%, 99 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 81.9%likely range 78.6% to 84.7% | 80.4%likely range 75.2% to 84.0% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 97.1%likely range 94.3% to 98.5%, 4,108 appointments | 93.7%likely range 85.9% to 97.3%, 1,169 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 66.6%likely range 60.7% to 72.0%, 5,456 calls | 67.0%likely range 60.1% to 73.3%, 3,992 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 68.7%likely range 59.5% to 76.7%, 123 answers | 60.8%likely range 52.5% to 68.5%, 95 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 89.6%likely range 82.7% to 93.9%, 133 answers | 90.6%likely range 84.6% to 94.4%, 95 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 36.6%likely range 28.6% to 45.5%, 138 answers | 28.8%likely range 22.1% to 36.6%, 99 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 60.6%likely range 47.0% to 72.7%, 60 answers | 32.2%likely range 20.4% to 46.9%, 32 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 90.4%likely range 83.8% to 94.5%, 136 answers | 88.6%likely range 82.2% to 92.8%, 96 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 79.4%likely range 71.3% to 85.7%, 136 answers | 81.1%likely range 74.0% to 86.7%, 99 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 86.5%likely range 78.7% to 91.7%, 120 answers | 81.0%likely range 73.3% to 86.9%, 87 answers |
| Being listened to | 89.5%likely range 82.7% to 93.8%, 135 answers | 91.5%likely range 85.7% to 95.1%, 94 answers |
| Care and concern | 88.8%likely range 81.9% to 93.3%, 135 answers | 87.7%likely range 81.1% to 92.2%, 94 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 98.9%likely range 95.0% to 99.8%, 132 answers | 96.3%likely range 91.7% to 98.4%, 93 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 96.8%likely range 91.7% to 98.8%, 126 answers | 92.3%likely range 86.4% to 95.8%, 88 answers |
| Needs met | 93.4%likely range 87.4% to 96.7%, 132 answers | 96.5%likely range 92.0% to 98.6%, 93 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 94.3%likely range 87.2% to 97.5%, 87 patients | 88.1%likely range 75.0% to 94.8%, 42 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 93.4%likely range 87.0% to 96.8%, 106 patients | 89.5%likely range 75.9% to 95.8%, 38 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 95.9%likely range 89.9% to 98.4%, 97 patients | 90.8%likely range 81.3% to 95.7%, 65 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 73.4%likely range 71.2% to 75.5%, 1,670 patients | 70.9%likely range 67.8% to 73.7%, 903 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 77.5%likely range 74.8% to 80.0%, 1,005 patients | 76.6%likely range 72.9% to 79.9%, 559 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 10,341August 2026 | 5,889August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Grantham and Rural PCN | Grantham and Rural PCN |
| Phone | 01476 576851 | 01476 579494 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 97.3% good or very good184 answers, June 2026 | 92.5% good or very good134 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 5,902 in August 2026Same day 68.9%; face to face 82.2% | 2,779 in August 2026Same day 43.9%; face to face 59.0% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.97England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.92England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.2 qualified permanent4.2 including trainees and locums2,439 patients per permanent GP | 2.2 qualified permanent2.2 including trainees and locums2,661 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.