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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
Rectory Meadow Surgery and Amersham Health Centre 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 | Rectory Meadow SurgeryHP7 0HG× | Amersham Health CentreHP6 5AY× |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 84.5likely range 80.2 to 87.6137 survey answers | 76.1likely range 65.5 to 83.296 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 | 86.3%likely range 80.6% to 90.5%, 137 answers | 77.7%likely range 62.7% to 87.8%, 96 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 80.0%likely range 75.4% to 83.7% | 72.1%likely range 67.5% to 76.1% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 90.6%likely range 84.6% to 94.5%, 2,064 appointments | 82.5%likely range 76.5% to 87.3%, 2,909 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 69.3%likely range 62.2% to 75.6%, 3,752 calls | 61.5%likely range 54.6% to 68.0%, 4,198 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 73.7%likely range 66.7% to 79.8%, 124 answers | 47.8%likely range 33.0% to 63.1%, 92 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 91.6%likely range 86.7% to 94.8%, 135 answers | 87.2%likely range 73.0% to 94.5%, 90 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 39.7%likely range 32.9% to 46.8%, 136 answers | 42.3%likely range 28.3% to 57.7%, 95 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 56.9%likely range 45.5% to 67.6%, 55 answers | 56.9%likely range 32.7% to 78.3%, 36 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 87.9%likely range 82.2% to 91.9%, 128 answers | 78.6%likely range 63.1% to 88.7%, 90 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 76.3%likely range 69.7% to 81.9%, 132 answers | 67.4%likely range 51.7% to 79.9%, 94 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 94.4%likely range 89.9% to 96.9%, 125 answers | 72.5%likely range 56.4% to 84.3%, 88 answers |
| Being listened to | 89.4%likely range 84.1% to 93.1%, 131 answers | 96.0%likely range 84.4% to 99.0%, 91 answers |
| Care and concern | 90.0%likely range 84.7% to 93.6%, 130 answers | 95.1%likely range 83.2% to 98.7%, 91 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 99.0%likely range 96.2% to 99.7%, 132 answers | 92.3%likely range 79.4% to 97.4%, 91 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 98.4%likely range 95.3% to 99.5%, 128 answers | 98.5%likely range 87.6% to 99.8%, 85 answers |
| Needs met | 93.5%likely range 89.0% to 96.3%, 133 answers | 99.0%likely range 89.1% to 99.9%, 91 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 92.6%likely range 83.9% to 96.8%, 68 patients | 93.1%likely range 86.5% to 96.6%, 102 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 86.4%likely range 76.1% to 92.7%, 66 patients | 93.2%likely range 87.6% to 96.4%, 133 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 92.1%likely range 85.7% to 95.8%, 114 patients | 90.9%likely range 85.1% to 94.6%, 143 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 70.6%likely range 68.3% to 72.9%, 1,448 patients | 68.9%likely range 67.0% to 70.7%, 2,337 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 76.1%likely range 73.6% to 78.5%, 1,139 patients | 78.8%likely range 76.5% to 81.0%, 1,286 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 10,692August 2026 | 14,116August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Mid Chiltern PCN | Mid Chiltern PCN |
| Phone | 01494 727711 | 01494 434344 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 92.7% good or very good206 answers, June 2026 | 85.9% good or very good199 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,352 in August 2026Same day 53.0%; face to face 63.6% | 6,178 in August 2026Same day 46.9%; face to face 51.2% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.76England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.58England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.1 qualified permanent5.9 including trainees and locums2,621 patients per permanent GP | 8.6 qualified permanent9.7 including trainees and locums1,652 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.