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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
Oakside Surgery and Budshead Medical Practice cannot be told apart on the Practice Grade. The likely ranges overlap, so the data does not show that one is ahead of the other, whatever the two numbers are.
| Measure | Oakside SurgeryPL5 3PY× | Budshead Medical PracticePL5 4DU× |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 62.5likely range 55.6 to 69.0100 survey answers | 62.0likely range 54.1 to 69.487 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | No label | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 58.6%likely range 48.9% to 67.7%, 100 answers | 58.8%likely range 47.6% to 69.2%, 87 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 71.5%likely range 67.2% to 75.1% | 69.4%likely range 64.5% to 73.6% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 81.0%likely range 76.7% to 84.6%, 5,726 appointments | 78.9%likely range 74.0% to 83.1%, 4,698 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 45.6%likely range 35.8% to 55.9%, 89 answers | 53.8%likely range 42.4% to 64.7%, 84 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 70.4%likely range 60.8% to 78.6%, 96 answers | 87.5%likely range 78.1% to 93.2%, 85 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 28.6%likely range 20.7% to 38.0%, 100 answers | 22.5%likely range 14.4% to 33.3%, 84 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 28.2%likely range 15.3% to 46.0%, 31 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 71.6%likely range 61.9% to 79.6%, 95 answers | 79.6%likely range 69.0% to 87.3%, 84 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 50.9%likely range 41.3% to 60.4%, 99 answers | 58.9%likely range 47.6% to 69.4%, 86 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 50.4%likely range 40.0% to 60.7%, 84 answers | 44.1%likely range 32.7% to 56.2%, 75 answers |
| Being listened to | 77.0%likely range 67.6% to 84.3%, 93 answers | 72.4%likely range 61.0% to 81.5%, 81 answers |
| Care and concern | 70.9%likely range 61.1% to 79.1%, 93 answers | 74.0%likely range 62.7% to 82.7%, 82 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 90.6%likely range 83.1% to 95.0%, 94 answers | 75.8%likely range 64.5% to 84.4%, 79 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 81.1%likely range 71.9% to 87.9%, 89 answers | 80.4%likely range 69.4% to 88.1%, 78 answers |
| Needs met | 75.9%likely range 66.5% to 83.3%, 95 answers | 74.8%likely range 63.6% to 83.4%, 82 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 86.9%likely range 78.1% to 92.5%, 84 patients | 95.7%likely range 88.1% to 98.5%, 70 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 91.3%likely range 84.2% to 95.3%, 103 patients | 90.0%likely range 80.8% to 95.1%, 70 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 89.6%likely range 81.9% to 94.2%, 96 patients | 88.2%likely range 80.0% to 93.3%, 93 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 69.9%likely range 67.5% to 72.3%, 1,430 patients | 67.2%likely range 64.7% to 69.7%, 1,367 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 75.9%likely range 72.4% to 79.0%, 647 patients | 67.5%likely range 63.7% to 71.1%, 618 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 8,282August 2026 | 7,314August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Sound PCN | Sound PCN |
| Phone | 01752 766000 | 01752 206002 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 91.8% good or very good134 answers, June 2026 | 94.4% good or very good142 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 6,913 in August 2026Same day 57.5%; face to face 29.2% | 5,576 in August 2026Same day 60.1%; face to face 28.4% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.89England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.79England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 2.9 qualified permanent4.0 including trainees and locums2,823 patients per permanent GP | 3.0 qualified permanent4.1 including trainees and locums2,395 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.