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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
Church Road’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than New Lyminge Surgery’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
| Measure | Church RoadCT18 8HY× | New Lyminge SurgeryCT18 8NS× |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 89.3likely range 86.6 to 91.3125 survey answersClearly higher | 73.4likely range 69.8 to 76.4122 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 | 95.6%likely range 94.4% to 96.6%, 125 answersClearly higher | 75.3%likely range 71.7% to 78.5%, 122 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 74.3%likely range 66.0% to 80.7% | 68.9%likely range 60.4% to 75.5% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 71.2%likely range 58.1% to 81.4%, 843 appointments | 76.4%likely range 62.4% to 86.3%, 704 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 77.3%likely range 67.1% to 85.1%, 1,688 calls | 61.3%likely range 51.6% to 70.1%, 2,152 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 94.8%likely range 93.4% to 95.9%, 122 answers | 55.8%likely range 51.7% to 59.9%, 112 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 96.6%likely range 95.4% to 97.4%, 124 answers | 87.4%likely range 84.4% to 89.8%, 117 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 24.8%likely range 22.6% to 27.2%, 125 answers | 26.5%likely range 23.1% to 30.1%, 122 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 87.5%likely range 83.2% to 90.8%, 30 answers | 35.4%likely range 28.8% to 42.6%, 38 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 96.5%likely range 95.4% to 97.4%, 120 answers | 75.8%likely range 72.2% to 79.1%, 118 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 94.5%likely range 93.1% to 95.6%, 123 answers | 67.4%likely range 63.5% to 71.0%, 120 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 88.8%likely range 86.9% to 90.4%, 116 answers | 68.6%likely range 64.5% to 72.4%, 108 answers |
| Being listened to | 93.6%likely range 92.1% to 94.8%, 122 answers | 91.6%likely range 89.0% to 93.6%, 113 answers |
| Care and concern | 89.4%likely range 87.6% to 91.0%, 123 answers | 88.3%likely range 85.4% to 90.7%, 114 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 93.7%likely range 92.2% to 94.9%, 123 answers | 95.2%likely range 93.1% to 96.6%, 114 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 97.0%likely range 95.8% to 97.8%, 116 answers | 93.0%likely range 90.5% to 94.9%, 103 answers |
| Needs met | 98.0%likely range 97.1% to 98.7%, 121 answers | 93.2%likely range 90.8% to 94.9%, 117 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 100.0%likely range 82.4% to 100.0%, 18 patients | 91.2%likely range 77.0% to 97.0%, 34 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 91.7%likely range 64.6% to 98.5%, 12 patients | 100.0%likely range 87.1% to 100.0%, 26 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 88.9%likely range 71.9% to 96.1%, 27 patients | 95.5%likely range 84.9% to 98.7%, 44 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 70.2%likely range 65.3% to 74.6%, 369 patients | 75.1%likely range 71.5% to 78.4%, 603 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 78.2%likely range 73.3% to 82.3%, 325 patients | 75.5%likely range 71.4% to 79.2%, 466 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 3,213August 2026 | 4,432August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Folkestone Hythe & Rural PCN | Folkestone Hythe & Rural PCN |
| Phone | 01303 862109 | 01303 863160 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 98.0% good or very good51 answers, June 2026 | 82.0% good or very good50 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 1,093 in August 2026Same day 23.1%; face to face 98.0% | 1,451 in August 2026Same day 32.9%; face to face 57.3% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.81England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.67England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 1.5 qualified permanent1.5 including trainees and locums2,114 patients per permanent GP | 3.2 qualified permanent3.2 including trainees and locums1,371 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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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.