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Abingdon Family Health Care Centre vs Walton Village Medical Centre
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?
Walton Village Medical Centre’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Abingdon Family Health Care Centre’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Abingdon Family Health Care CentreL4 8SJ | Walton Village Medical CentreL4 6TW |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 68.0likely range 63.7 to 71.9108 survey answers | 88.5likely range 85.2 to 90.898 survey answersClearly higher |
| Label (against the England average) | No label | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 61.5%likely range 55.8% to 66.9%, 108 answers | 91.5%likely range 87.9% to 94.1%, 98 answersClearly higher |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 83.0%likely range 77.8% to 86.7% | 81.4%likely range 74.3% to 86.0% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 94.9%likely range 87.7% to 97.9%, 1,244 appointments | 90.5%likely range 79.2% to 96.0%, 760 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 71.1%likely range 63.4% to 77.8%, 3,110 calls | 72.1%likely range 63.5% to 79.4%, 2,513 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 39.4%likely range 33.9% to 45.2%, 105 answers | 80.5%likely range 75.7% to 84.5%, 95 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 70.1%likely range 64.6% to 75.1%, 107 answers | 95.3%likely range 92.4% to 97.1%, 97 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 50.3%likely range 44.6% to 55.9%, 109 answers | 23.3%likely range 19.0% to 28.3%, 96 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 49.0%likely range 40.3% to 57.7%, 47 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 68.9%likely range 62.9% to 74.2%, 94 answers | 80.9%likely range 76.2% to 84.9%, 96 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 53.8%likely range 48.1% to 59.5%, 108 answers | 86.3%likely range 82.1% to 89.6%, 97 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 60.3%likely range 54.1% to 66.2%, 93 answers | 78.1%likely range 72.7% to 82.6%, 82 answers |
| Being listened to | 82.8%likely range 78.0% to 86.7%, 107 answers | 93.2%likely range 89.8% to 95.5%, 94 answers |
| Care and concern | 82.2%likely range 77.3% to 86.1%, 107 answers | 94.0%likely range 90.7% to 96.1%, 95 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 92.7%likely range 89.1% to 95.2%, 107 answers | 98.6%likely range 96.6% to 99.4%, 95 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 81.8%likely range 76.9% to 85.9%, 105 answers | 94.4%likely range 91.1% to 96.5%, 91 answers |
| Needs met | 81.3%likely range 76.4% to 85.4%, 106 answers | 94.0%likely range 90.8% to 96.2%, 93 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 74.4%likely range 58.9% to 85.4%, 39 patients | 78.4%likely range 65.4% to 87.5%, 51 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 48.6%likely range 33.0% to 64.4%, 35 patients | 73.2%likely range 60.4% to 83.0%, 56 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 64.4%likely range 49.8% to 76.8%, 45 patients | 64.2%likely range 50.7% to 75.7%, 53 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 63.3%likely range 59.5% to 67.0%, 627 patients | 54.1%likely range 50.6% to 57.6%, 773 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 67.5%likely range 62.5% to 72.2%, 357 patients | 65.6%likely range 59.2% to 71.5%, 224 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 3,748August 2026 | 3,691August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Liverpool First PCN | Liverpool First PCN |
| Phone | 0151 2261501 | 01512 476399 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 44.4% good or very good18 answers, June 2026 | 98.2% good or very good57 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 1,333 in August 2026Same day 69.8%; face to face 42.8% | 1,071 in August 2026Same day 47.6%; face to face 60.3% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 1.80England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.86England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 1.5 qualified permanent1.5 including trainees and locums2,555 patients per permanent GP | 1.6 qualified permanent1.6 including trainees and locums2,346 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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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.