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Yorkley Health Centre(wg) vs Dean 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?
Yorkley Health Centre(wg)’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Dean Medical Practice’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Yorkley Health Centre(wg)GL15 4RS | Dean Medical PracticeGL15 4ED |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 89.7likely range 84.2 to 92.5100 survey answersClearly higher | 79.1likely range 76.9 to 81.0115 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 92.8%likely range 85.2% to 96.7%, 100 answersClearly higher | 81.5%likely range 78.8% to 84.0%, 115 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 82.2%likely range 78.5% to 85.2%Clearly higher | 73.2%likely range 69.7% to 76.3% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 95.3%likely range 91.0% to 97.6%, 2,670 appointmentsClearly higher | 76.5%likely range 71.1% to 81.2%, 4,036 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 69.1%likely range 63.0% to 74.5%, 5,089 calls | 69.8%likely range 65.4% to 73.8%, 9,653 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 81.7%likely range 71.9% to 88.6%, 98 answers | 75.6%likely range 72.6% to 78.4%, 111 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 95.5%likely range 88.6% to 98.3%, 99 answers | 90.3%likely range 88.1% to 92.1%, 111 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 29.0%likely range 20.4% to 39.3%, 102 answers | 35.5%likely range 32.4% to 38.8%, 114 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 56.1%likely range 37.8% to 72.8%, 34 answers | 53.0%likely range 47.1% to 58.9%, 38 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 92.6%likely range 84.7% to 96.6%, 96 answers | 87.5%likely range 85.1% to 89.6%, 108 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 91.3%likely range 83.2% to 95.7%, 99 answers | 81.4%likely range 78.6% to 83.9%, 111 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 74.3%likely range 63.8% to 82.6%, 96 answers | 62.0%likely range 58.5% to 65.4%, 102 answers |
| Being listened to | 97.6%likely range 91.6% to 99.3%, 98 answers | 87.9%likely range 85.5% to 90.0%, 111 answers |
| Care and concern | 96.1%likely range 89.5% to 98.6%, 99 answers | 90.4%likely range 88.2% to 92.2%, 110 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 98.4%likely range 92.8% to 99.7%, 99 answers | 98.0%likely range 96.8% to 98.8%, 110 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 98.9%likely range 93.4% to 99.8%, 92 answers | 97.2%likely range 95.7% to 98.2%, 100 answers |
| Needs met | 96.6%likely range 90.0% to 98.9%, 96 answers | 98.3%likely range 97.1% to 99.0%, 109 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 91.5%likely range 82.8% to 96.1%, 71 patients | 93.6%likely range 87.9% to 96.7%, 125 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 86.0%likely range 77.2% to 91.8%, 86 patients | 94.6%likely range 89.3% to 97.4%, 130 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 89.5%likely range 80.6% to 94.6%, 76 patients | 89.8%likely range 83.3% to 93.9%, 127 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 74.4%likely range 72.0% to 76.7%, 1,290 patients | 73.6%likely range 71.7% to 75.4%, 2,232 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 77.6%likely range 74.8% to 80.1%, 945 patients | 74.9%likely range 72.8% to 76.9%, 1,714 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 9,198August 2026 | 16,734August 2026 |
| Primary care network | West Forest of Dean PCN | West Forest of Dean PCN |
| Phone | 01594 562437 | 01594 510225 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 99.1% good or very good231 answers, June 2026 | 92.4% good or very good720 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 5,418 in August 2026Same day 47.8%; face to face 49.1% | 10,413 in August 2026Same day 54.9%; face to face 47.9% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.79England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.96England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.8 qualified permanent6.7 including trainees and locums1,895 patients per permanent GP | 8.5 qualified permanent8.5 including trainees and locums1,966 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.