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Compare GP practices side by side
Pick two to four practices. Each column shows the Practice Grade with its likely range and the number of answers, the other survey questions, and facts from NHS England. We point a practice out as higher only when the survey can show it. Otherwise we say they cannot be told apart.
Comparison
The Village Green Surgery’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Bewicke Medical Centre’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
| Measure | Bewicke Medical CentreNE28 0AD× | The Village Green SurgeryNE28 6BB× |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 72.1likely range 62.7 to 79.5103 survey answers | 90.3likely range 80.6 to 94.0111 survey answersClearly higher |
| 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 | 71.1%likely range 57.8% to 81.6%, 103 answers | 92.7%likely range 79.7% to 97.6%, 111 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 74.3%likely range 70.7% to 77.5% | 84.6%likely range 73.3% to 88.7% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 87.6%likely range 82.4% to 91.5%, 3,141 appointments | 94.1%likely range 82.8% to 98.2%, 648 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 60.9%likely range 55.7% to 65.9%, 7,237 calls | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 57.1%likely range 43.5% to 69.6%, 100 answers | 74.4%likely range 58.2% to 85.9%, 107 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 79.3%likely range 66.5% to 88.1%, 102 answers | 97.2%likely range 85.8% to 99.5%, 108 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 35.5%likely range 24.0% to 48.9%, 104 answers | 40.2%likely range 25.9% to 56.4%, 109 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 30.9%likely range 14.1% to 54.9%, 34 answers | 48.2%likely range 25.6% to 71.5%, 45 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 82.7%likely range 70.2% to 90.7%, 100 answers | 86.9%likely range 71.9% to 94.5%, 105 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 68.3%likely range 54.9% to 79.3%, 103 answers | 85.8%likely range 71.2% to 93.7%, 111 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 79.5%likely range 65.7% to 88.7%, 90 answers | 80.0%likely range 64.1% to 90.0%, 105 answers |
| Being listened to | 82.3%likely range 69.8% to 90.4%, 101 answers | 92.7%likely range 79.6% to 97.6%, 110 answers |
| Care and concern | 76.8%likely range 63.8% to 86.1%, 102 answers | 93.0%likely range 79.9% to 97.8%, 109 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 82.2%likely range 69.6% to 90.3%, 100 answers | 93.9%likely range 81.2% to 98.2%, 110 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 83.5%likely range 70.6% to 91.4%, 94 answers | 97.8%likely range 86.7% to 99.7%, 109 answers |
| Needs met | 83.6%likely range 71.2% to 91.3%, 101 answers | 93.8%likely range 81.1% to 98.2%, 111 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 85.7%likely range 76.7% to 91.6%, 84 patients | 93.2%likely range 87.2% to 96.5%, 118 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 80.5%likely range 70.3% to 87.8%, 77 patients | 91.3%likely range 84.7% to 95.2%, 115 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 74.4%likely range 64.3% to 82.5%, 86 patients | 92.7%likely range 86.7% to 96.1%, 123 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 73.3%likely range 71.1% to 75.5%, 1,552 patients | 72.7%likely range 70.8% to 74.5%, 2,328 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 75.7%likely range 72.5% to 78.6%, 777 patients | 77.1%likely range 74.5% to 79.6%, 1,054 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 9,237August 2026 | 12,828August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Wallsend PCN | Wallsend PCN |
| Phone | 0191 2623036 | 0191 2958500 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 92.8% good or very good153 answers, June 2026 | 94.3% good or very good400 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,904 in August 2026Same day 45.7%; face to face 72.4% | 5,492 in August 2026Same day 38.5%; face to face 69.8% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 1.01England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.95England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 5.5 qualified permanent7.7 including trainees and locums1,663 patients per permanent GP | 7.4 qualified permanent11.9 including trainees and locums1,738 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Good | Outstanding |
“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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How to read it
The Practice Grade is the same figure as on each practice’s page, with its margin of error. Two practices whose margins overlap cannot be told apart, however far apart the two numbers look. That is why a bigger number alone never gets a mark here. How we grade.
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.