Sefton · Compare
42 Kingsway vs Ford Medical Practice
Two GP practices in the same primary care network, a short way apart. Side by side, with the margin of error on every figure.
Can the survey tell them apart?
42 Kingsway’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Ford Medical Practice’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | 42 KingswayL22 4RQ | Ford Medical PracticeL21 0DF |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 82.1likely range 74.2 to 86.9120 survey answersClearly higher | 67.4likely range 61.5 to 73.0108 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 85.9%likely range 74.8% to 92.6%, 120 answersClearly higher | 58.9%likely range 50.7% to 66.7%, 108 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 73.0%likely range 68.4% to 76.9% | 87.1%likely range 82.5% to 90.3%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 78.4%likely range 71.2% to 84.2%, 2,329 appointments | 99.9%likely range 95.0% to 100.0%, 1,149 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 67.5%likely range 61.7% to 72.8%, 5,618 calls | 74.2%likely range 66.4% to 80.7%, 2,963 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 51.8%likely range 39.1% to 64.2%, 117 answers | 26.9%likely range 20.2% to 34.8%, 105 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 87.0%likely range 76.0% to 93.4%, 119 answers | 78.4%likely range 70.8% to 84.5%, 105 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 27.3%likely range 17.4% to 39.9%, 118 answers | 17.4%likely range 12.1% to 24.5%, 108 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 87.1%likely range 76.1% to 93.5%, 118 answers | 69.7%likely range 61.2% to 76.9%, 98 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 81.2%likely range 69.3% to 89.1%, 120 answers | 54.0%likely range 45.7% to 62.1%, 106 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 88.5%likely range 77.0% to 94.7%, 106 answers | 71.0%likely range 62.6% to 78.1%, 98 answers |
| Being listened to | 93.7%likely range 84.2% to 97.6%, 116 answers | 84.9%likely range 77.8% to 90.0%, 101 answers |
| Care and concern | 96.5%likely range 88.1% to 99.0%, 118 answers | 81.5%likely range 74.0% to 87.1%, 102 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 98.5%likely range 91.2% to 99.8%, 119 answers | 92.3%likely range 86.5% to 95.7%, 102 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 95.0%likely range 85.9% to 98.4%, 115 answers | 91.9%likely range 86.0% to 95.5%, 100 answers |
| Needs met | 96.2%likely range 87.6% to 98.9%, 118 answers | 90.0%likely range 83.8% to 94.0%, 104 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 93.9%likely range 85.4% to 97.6%, 66 patients | 63.0%likely range 48.6% to 75.5%, 46 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 90.9%likely range 81.6% to 95.8%, 66 patients | 63.8%likely range 52.0% to 74.1%, 69 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 94.5%likely range 86.7% to 97.8%, 73 patients | 73.7%likely range 61.0% to 83.4%, 57 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 65.9%likely range 63.3% to 68.4%, 1,315 patients | 64.0%likely range 60.9% to 67.0%, 947 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 70.5%likely range 67.6% to 73.3%, 957 patients | 69.5%likely range 65.4% to 73.2%, 537 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 9,029August 2026 | 5,780August 2026 |
| Primary care network | South Sefton PCN | South Sefton PCN |
| Phone | 0151 9282415 | 01519 492000 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 94.7% good or very good150 answers, June 2026 | 95.5% good or very good243 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 2,631 in August 2026Same day 58.9%; face to face 72.4% | 1,689 in August 2026Same day 73.2%; face to face 66.0% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.69England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.54England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.0 qualified permanent4.0 including trainees and locums2,269 patients per permanent GP | 3.4 qualified permanent3.4 including trainees and locums1,680 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.
The full pages
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.