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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
Forum Family Practice’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Woodlands Park Health Ctr’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
| Measure | Forum Family PracticeNE23 6QN× | Woodlands Park Health CtrNE13 6JJ× |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 88.1likely range 82.6 to 91.4125 survey answersClearly higher | 73.0likely range 67.9 to 77.2111 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 | 89.3%likely range 82.1% to 93.9%, 125 answers | 78.1%likely range 71.0% to 83.8%, 111 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 85.0%likely range 77.7% to 87.4%Clearly higher | 61.0%likely range 56.6% to 65.0% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 98.3%likely range 84.6% to 99.8%, 409 appointmentsClearly higher | 71.1%likely range 64.4% to 77.0%, 2,979 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 71.6%likely range 66.6% to 76.1%, 7,243 callsClearly higher | 50.7%likely range 45.2% to 56.2%, 6,623 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 88.7%likely range 81.3% to 93.4%, 123 answers | 65.3%likely range 57.6% to 72.3%, 110 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 94.4%likely range 88.2% to 97.4%, 121 answers | 80.4%likely range 73.5% to 85.8%, 110 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 31.7%likely range 23.7% to 41.0%, 125 answers | 29.0%likely range 22.5% to 36.4%, 112 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 63.6%likely range 46.7% to 77.8%, 40 answers | 49.9%likely range 35.9% to 63.9%, 33 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 97.0%likely range 91.7% to 98.9%, 123 answers | 88.8%likely range 82.8% to 92.9%, 106 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 92.7%likely range 86.2% to 96.3%, 124 answers | 75.9%likely range 68.7% to 81.9%, 110 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 87.5%likely range 79.5% to 92.6%, 114 answers | 60.8%likely range 52.8% to 68.3%, 103 answers |
| Being listened to | 91.7%likely range 84.8% to 95.7%, 120 answers | 89.2%likely range 83.3% to 93.2%, 106 answers |
| Care and concern | 89.8%likely range 82.5% to 94.2%, 121 answers | 86.8%likely range 80.6% to 91.2%, 108 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 100.0%likely range 96.5% to 100.0%, 121 answers | 99.2%likely range 96.2% to 99.8%, 108 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 94.6%likely range 88.5% to 97.6%, 119 answers | 95.5%likely range 90.8% to 97.8%, 103 answers |
| Needs met | 95.1%likely range 89.1% to 97.9%, 120 answers | 94.8%likely range 90.2% to 97.4%, 109 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 95.1%likely range 89.0% to 97.9%, 102 patients | 93.2%likely range 84.9% to 97.0%, 73 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 91.9%likely range 84.9% to 95.8%, 99 patients | 98.7%likely range 92.8% to 99.8%, 75 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 91.4%likely range 83.2% to 95.8%, 81 patients | 92.2%likely range 84.0% to 96.4%, 77 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 75.1%likely range 72.9% to 77.2%, 1,569 patients | 75.9%likely range 73.3% to 78.2%, 1,176 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 79.4%likely range 76.5% to 82.1%, 788 patients | 80.4%likely range 77.0% to 83.4%, 588 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 9,440August 2026 | 7,054August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Cramlington Seaton Valley PCN | Cramlington Seaton Valley PCN |
| Phone | 01670 713021 | 0191 2362366 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 2 answers in June 2026; shares not published below 5 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,851 in August 2026Same day 42.2%; face to face 79.9% | 3,175 in August 2026Same day 43.8%; face to face 71.6% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.99England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.84England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 3.9 qualified permanent5.0 including trainees and locums2,418 patients per permanent GP | 3.4 qualified permanent4.3 including trainees and locums2,075 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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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.