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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
Wearside Medical Practice and Hylton Medical Group 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 | Wearside Medical PracticeSR4 7XF× | Hylton Medical GroupSR4 7XF× |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 83.1likely range 74.9 to 88.595 survey answers | 91.0likely range 87.3 to 92.9119 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 83.1%likely range 71.5% to 90.6%, 95 answers | 95.4%likely range 90.5% to 97.9%, 119 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 83.0%likely range 79.0% to 86.1% | 80.4%likely range 76.3% to 83.5% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 82.8%likely range 76.3% to 87.7%, 2,540 appointments | 97.6%likely range 93.0% to 99.2%, 1,856 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 83.1%likely range 78.4% to 87.0%, 6,058 callsClearly higher | 63.1%likely range 56.5% to 69.2%, 4,599 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 83.4%likely range 71.9% to 90.8%, 95 answers | 93.4%likely range 87.7% to 96.5%, 115 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 95.4%likely range 86.6% to 98.5%, 94 answers | 98.3%likely range 94.4% to 99.5%, 117 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 17.8%likely range 10.1% to 29.6%, 94 answers | 28.3%likely range 21.4% to 36.4%, 119 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 86.2%likely range 72.7% to 93.6%, 38 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 82.1%likely range 70.2% to 90.0%, 91 answers | 87.8%likely range 81.0% to 92.3%, 113 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 75.9%likely range 63.4% to 85.2%, 92 answers | 91.3%likely range 85.2% to 95.0%, 115 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 66.5%likely range 53.1% to 77.7%, 86 answers | 70.9%likely range 62.1% to 78.3%, 103 answers |
| Being listened to | 80.4%likely range 68.5% to 88.6%, 94 answers | 98.7%likely range 94.9% to 99.7%, 116 answers |
| Care and concern | 81.8%likely range 70.0% to 89.6%, 94 answers | 97.4%likely range 93.1% to 99.1%, 117 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 95.1%likely range 86.2% to 98.4%, 94 answers | 99.3%likely range 96.0% to 99.9%, 117 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 92.3%likely range 82.1% to 96.9%, 89 answers | 98.6%likely range 94.9% to 99.6%, 116 answers |
| Needs met | 91.5%likely range 81.4% to 96.4%, 92 answers | 97.3%likely range 92.9% to 99.0%, 116 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 82.7%likely range 72.6% to 89.6%, 75 patients | 94.3%likely range 87.4% to 97.5%, 88 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 90.7%likely range 82.0% to 95.4%, 75 patients | 87.3%likely range 79.4% to 92.4%, 102 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 89.5%likely range 81.7% to 94.2%, 95 patients | 85.7%likely range 74.3% to 92.6%, 56 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 70.6%likely range 68.1% to 72.9%, 1,338 patients | 60.3%likely range 57.8% to 62.7%, 1,547 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 74.4%likely range 70.9% to 77.7%, 633 patients | 74.6%likely range 70.5% to 78.3%, 472 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 7,630August 2026 | 7,320August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Sunderland West 1 PCN | Sunderland West 1 PCN |
| Phone | 0191 5689510 | 0191 5658598 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 92.9% good or very good267 answers, June 2026 | 94.7% good or very good244 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,362 in August 2026Same day 38.8%; face to face 88.6% | 2,757 in August 2026Same day 37.4%; face to face 96.9% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.83England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.63England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 2.4 qualified permanent3.2 including trainees and locums3,241 patients per permanent GP | 4.5 qualified permanent6.2 including trainees and locums1,629 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.