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Archway Medical Centre vs The Junction 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?
Archway Medical Centre and The Junction Medical Practice 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 | Archway Medical CentreN19 3NU | The Junction Medical PracticeN19 5EW |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 71.2likely range 32.5 to 93.462 survey answers | 68.6likely range 59.5 to 76.3102 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 65.2%likely range 10.0% to 96.9%, 62 answers | 65.5%likely range 52.7% to 76.4%, 102 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 84.9%likely range 81.5% to 87.7%Clearly higher | 75.7%likely range 71.2% to 79.6% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 92.5%likely range 88.9% to 95.0%, 4,531 appointments | 86.1%likely range 80.8% to 90.1%, 3,275 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 77.2%likely range 71.4% to 82.2%, 4,795 calls | 65.1%likely range 57.8% to 71.9%, 3,586 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 54.2%likely range 6.1% to 95.6%, 52 answers | 61.5%likely range 48.1% to 73.4%, 93 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 76.9%likely range 12.2% to 98.8%, 54 answers | 69.8%likely range 56.9% to 80.1%, 99 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 31.4%likely range 2.5% to 89.0%, 62 answers | 31.5%likely range 20.9% to 44.4%, 99 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 48.5%likely range 27.5% to 70.0%, 32 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 95.0%likely range 17.9% to 99.9%, 52 answers | 87.3%likely range 75.8% to 93.8%, 93 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 77.0%likely range 12.5% to 98.7%, 55 answers | 71.9%likely range 59.2% to 81.9%, 100 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 55.4%likely range 6.1% to 95.9%, 50 answers | 55.5%likely range 41.8% to 68.5%, 86 answers |
| Being listened to | 84.2%likely range 14.3% to 99.4%, 53 answers | 77.6%likely range 65.3% to 86.4%, 100 answers |
| Care and concern | 80.8%likely range 13.2% to 99.1%, 53 answers | 76.0%likely range 63.4% to 85.2%, 99 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 90.0%likely range 15.8% to 99.8%, 51 answers | 86.6%likely range 75.3% to 93.2%, 97 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 89.9%likely range 15.3% to 99.8%, 49 answers | 81.6%likely range 69.1% to 89.7%, 92 answers |
| Needs met | 91.4%likely range 16.8% to 99.8%, 53 answers | 76.6%likely range 64.1% to 85.8%, 98 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 80.4%likely range 66.8% to 89.3%, 46 patients | 76.4%likely range 63.7% to 85.6%, 55 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 61.5%likely range 45.9% to 75.1%, 39 patients | 73.9%likely range 59.7% to 84.4%, 46 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 61.8%likely range 45.0% to 76.1%, 34 patients | 67.2%likely range 54.7% to 77.7%, 61 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 38.3%likely range 37.4% to 39.3%, 10,350 patients | 60.1%likely range 57.8% to 62.3%, 1,859 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 59.0%likely range 55.8% to 62.1%, 948 patients | 76.4%likely range 73.3% to 79.3%, 776 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 33,535August 2026 | 8,722August 2026 |
| Primary care network | North 2 Islington PCN | North 2 Islington PCN |
| Phone | 020 72720111 | 020 72729105 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 90.7% good or very good246 answers, June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,972 in August 2026Same day 11.9%; face to face 81.5% | 4,028 in August 2026Same day 37.1%; face to face 62.8% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.24England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.60England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 3.1 qualified permanent3.1 including trainees and locums10,935 patients per permanent GP | 2.0 qualified permanent4.7 including trainees and locums4,420 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.