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Wareham Surgery vs Sandford 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?
Wareham Surgery and Sandford 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 | Wareham SurgeryBH20 4PG | Sandford SurgeryBH20 7BQ |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 79.5likely range 74.9 to 83.2129 survey answers | 82.8likely range 79.6 to 84.6109 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 79.7%likely range 73.5% to 84.7%, 129 answers | 80.4%likely range 78.4% to 82.2%, 109 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 78.8%likely range 73.9% to 82.5% | 88.1%likely range 78.8% to 92.7% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 88.3%likely range 83.4% to 92.0%, 3,308 appointments | 95.6%likely range 82.2% to 99.0%, 478 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | 80.4%likely range 67.5% to 89.0%, 1,056 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 38.1%likely range 31.3% to 45.5%, 116 answers | 76.4%likely range 74.3% to 78.4%, 103 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 88.8%likely range 83.5% to 92.6%, 121 answers | 89.3%likely range 87.7% to 90.7%, 107 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 38.9%likely range 32.3% to 45.9%, 128 answers | 18.9%likely range 17.1% to 20.8%, 109 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 38.8%likely range 28.2% to 50.6%, 47 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 83.9%likely range 77.8% to 88.5%, 118 answers | 83.5%likely range 81.6% to 85.3%, 102 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 62.4%likely range 55.3% to 68.9%, 126 answers | 71.2%likely range 69.0% to 73.3%, 105 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 69.7%likely range 62.5% to 76.1%, 113 answers | 68.0%likely range 65.6% to 70.3%, 95 answers |
| Being listened to | 91.4%likely range 86.5% to 94.6%, 124 answers | 93.0%likely range 91.7% to 94.2%, 102 answers |
| Care and concern | 87.4%likely range 81.9% to 91.4%, 125 answers | 92.4%likely range 91.0% to 93.6%, 102 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 96.8%likely range 93.3% to 98.5%, 125 answers | 94.6%likely range 93.4% to 95.6%, 104 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 88.9%likely range 83.5% to 92.7%, 117 answers | 88.2%likely range 86.5% to 89.7%, 97 answers |
| Needs met | 92.8%likely range 88.2% to 95.7%, 126 answers | 93.0%likely range 91.7% to 94.2%, 104 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 92.9%likely range 81.0% to 97.5%, 42 patients | 100.0%likely range 75.7% to 100.0%, 12 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 86.0%likely range 72.7% to 93.4%, 43 patients | 80.0%likely range 49.0% to 94.3%, 10 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 91.4%likely range 82.5% to 96.0%, 70 patients | 92.9%likely range 68.5% to 98.7%, 14 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 74.0%likely range 71.1% to 76.7%, 951 patients | 80.4%likely range 74.9% to 84.9%, 240 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 72.0%likely range 68.7% to 75.1%, 768 patients | 78.1%likely range 71.9% to 83.3%, 201 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 8,168August 2026 | 1,907August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Purbeck PCN | Purbeck PCN |
| Phone | 01929 553444 | 01929 554493 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 92.2% good or very good472 answers, June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 5,344 in August 2026Same day 50.2%; face to face 55.9% | 941 in August 2026Same day 30.2%; face to face 69.7% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.83England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.80England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 8.9 qualified permanent10.0 including trainees and locums916 patients per permanent GP | No valid GP records for August 2026 |
| 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.