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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 Orchard Surgery’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than New Pond Row Surgery’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
| Measure | New Pond Row SurgeryBN15 8AN× | The Orchard SurgeryBN15 9AG× |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 57.8likely range 48.6 to 66.088 survey answers | 72.5likely range 68.2 to 76.2108 survey answersClearly higher |
| Label (against the England average) | No label | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 47.2%likely range 36.0% to 58.7%, 88 answers | 70.9%likely range 65.4% to 75.9%, 108 answersClearly higher |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 82.5%likely range 66.3% to 86.0% | 75.9%likely range 69.8% to 80.6% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 99.2%likely range 67.8% to 100.0%, 130 appointments | 83.7%likely range 74.4% to 90.1%, 1,289 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 65.6%likely range 57.8% to 72.6%, 3,242 calls | 67.9%likely range 60.2% to 74.8%, 3,228 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 14.2%likely range 7.8% to 24.6%, 83 answers | 42.4%likely range 36.6% to 48.4%, 103 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 68.1%likely range 56.4% to 77.9%, 86 answers | 88.0%likely range 83.7% to 91.3%, 107 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 9.9%likely range 5.0% to 18.9%, 91 answers | 32.0%likely range 26.8% to 37.7%, 108 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 69.0%likely range 57.4% to 78.6%, 87 answers | 73.4%likely range 67.8% to 78.3%, 103 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 40.1%likely range 29.6% to 51.7%, 89 answers | 62.0%likely range 56.1% to 67.5%, 106 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 43.9%likely range 32.2% to 56.2%, 77 answers | 59.9%likely range 53.6% to 65.9%, 94 answers |
| Being listened to | 78.7%likely range 67.5% to 86.8%, 84 answers | 92.1%likely range 88.2% to 94.8%, 101 answers |
| Care and concern | 74.0%likely range 62.3% to 83.1%, 82 answers | 92.5%likely range 88.7% to 95.1%, 102 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 84.2%likely range 73.7% to 91.1%, 83 answers | 97.9%likely range 95.4% to 99.1%, 105 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 82.8%likely range 71.5% to 90.2%, 77 answers | 94.8%likely range 91.3% to 97.0%, 95 answers |
| Needs met | 74.1%likely range 62.6% to 83.1%, 84 answers | 92.3%likely range 88.5% to 94.9%, 104 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 94.4%likely range 86.4% to 97.8%, 71 patients | 94.1%likely range 80.9% to 98.4%, 34 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 86.3%likely range 76.6% to 92.4%, 73 patients | 97.1%likely range 85.1% to 99.5%, 34 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 89.5%likely range 81.7% to 94.2%, 95 patients | 94.6%likely range 82.3% to 98.5%, 37 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 73.9%likely range 71.5% to 76.2%, 1,343 patients | 73.0%likely range 69.7% to 76.0%, 758 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 78.9%likely range 75.9% to 81.6%, 778 patients | 80.8%likely range 76.9% to 84.3%, 433 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 8,398August 2026 | 5,375August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Lancing and Sompting PCN | Lancing and Sompting PCN |
| Phone | 01903 851073 | 01903 875900 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 87.2% good or very good211 answers, June 2026 | 94.4% good or very good142 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,684 in August 2026Same day 26.2%; face to face 60.8% | 2,326 in August 2026Same day 39.7%; face to face 68.7% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.70England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.74England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.8 qualified permanent4.8 including trainees and locums1,754 patients per permanent GP | 1.4 qualified permanent1.4 including trainees and locums3,721 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.