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Alpha Medical Practice vs Pak Health 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?
Alpha Medical Practice and Pak 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.
Side by side
| Measure | Alpha Medical PracticeB8 1JA | Pak Health CentreB8 1JA |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 72.2likely range 65.8 to 77.980 survey answers | 82.2likely range 74.1 to 88.064 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | No label | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 66.0%likely range 57.0% to 74.0%, 80 answers | 79.0%likely range 67.6% to 87.2%, 64 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 86.5%likely range 82.8% to 89.5% | 89.5%likely range 84.6% to 92.9% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 99.2%likely range 96.8% to 99.8%, 3,266 appointments | 96.9%likely range 92.5% to 98.8%, 2,062 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 73.8%likely range 66.8% to 79.7%, 3,719 calls | 82.0%likely range 73.1% to 88.4%, 2,001 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 52.1%likely range 42.9% to 61.1%, 77 answers | 58.1%likely range 45.3% to 69.9%, 59 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 69.4%likely range 60.5% to 77.0%, 80 answers | 78.9%likely range 67.2% to 87.2%, 62 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 51.2%likely range 42.3% to 60.1%, 80 answers | 52.2%likely range 40.1% to 64.1%, 63 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 34.4%likely range 23.6% to 47.1%, 42 answers | 44.7%likely range 29.3% to 61.1%, 35 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 65.8%likely range 56.1% to 74.3%, 70 answers | 86.2%likely range 74.8% to 92.9%, 56 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 59.5%likely range 50.2% to 68.2%, 76 answers | 75.0%likely range 62.6% to 84.3%, 59 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 52.8%likely range 42.9% to 62.5%, 67 answers | 55.5%likely range 42.1% to 68.1%, 53 answers |
| Being listened to | 69.8%likely range 60.8% to 77.5%, 78 answers | 79.3%likely range 67.5% to 87.6%, 61 answers |
| Care and concern | 70.7%likely range 61.8% to 78.3%, 79 answers | 80.7%likely range 68.9% to 88.7%, 60 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 84.0%likely range 76.1% to 89.7%, 77 answers | 94.7%likely range 85.5% to 98.2%, 57 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 82.7%likely range 74.2% to 88.8%, 71 answers | 91.9%likely range 81.7% to 96.6%, 56 answers |
| Needs met | 79.5%likely range 71.0% to 86.0%, 76 answers | 89.0%likely range 77.8% to 94.9%, 54 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 91.1%likely range 82.8% to 95.6%, 79 patients | 78.9%likely range 66.7% to 87.5%, 57 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 80.2%likely range 70.6% to 87.3%, 86 patients | 84.8%likely range 74.3% to 91.6%, 66 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 79.2%likely range 68.4% to 86.9%, 72 patients | 72.3%likely range 58.2% to 83.1%, 47 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 52.2%likely range 49.1% to 55.3%, 1,015 patients | 65.9%likely range 62.5% to 69.2%, 754 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 68.7%likely range 63.6% to 73.4%, 342 patients | 83.0%likely range 77.5% to 87.4%, 218 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 5,543August 2026 | 5,024August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Washwood Heath PCN | Washwood Heath PCN |
| Phone | 0121 3287010 | 0121 3273926 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 75.0% good or very good20 answers, June 2026 | 68.2% good or very good44 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,942 in August 2026Same day 58.5%; face to face 61.2% | 2,591 in August 2026Same day 61.1%; face to face 88.3% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.86England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.82England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 3.2 qualified permanent3.5 including trainees and locums1,732 patients per permanent GP | 1.2 qualified permanent1.9 including trainees and locums4,282 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Good | Requires improvement |
“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.