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Arnold Medical Centre vs Abbey Dale 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?
Arnold Medical Centre and Abbey Dale Medical 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 | Arnold Medical CentreFY4 2EF | Abbey Dale Medical CentreFY4 5AU |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 90.7likely range 87.4 to 93.1123 survey answers | 85.2likely range 80.3 to 88.699 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 89.8%likely range 85.3% to 93.1%, 123 answers | 86.2%likely range 79.5% to 90.9%, 99 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 92.6%likely range 89.0% to 94.7%Clearly higher | 82.6%likely range 78.0% to 86.1% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 97.1%likely range 92.4% to 98.9%, 1,878 appointments | 91.8%likely range 86.0% to 95.3%, 2,124 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 88.0%likely range 82.5% to 91.9%, 3,860 callsClearly higher | 73.2%likely range 66.1% to 79.3%, 3,566 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 94.0%likely range 90.1% to 96.4%, 118 answers | 78.1%likely range 70.4% to 84.3%, 94 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 92.7%likely range 88.5% to 95.4%, 120 answers | 98.3%likely range 94.5% to 99.5%, 97 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 47.1%likely range 40.8% to 53.6%, 121 answers | 41.7%likely range 33.8% to 50.0%, 98 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 75.7%likely range 66.8% to 82.8%, 58 answers | 56.8%likely range 43.6% to 69.0%, 40 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 90.8%likely range 86.3% to 93.9%, 119 answers | 88.2%likely range 81.7% to 92.6%, 96 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 87.1%likely range 82.1% to 90.8%, 120 answers | 86.0%likely range 79.2% to 90.8%, 97 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 83.5%likely range 78.0% to 87.9%, 114 answers | 78.6%likely range 70.8% to 84.8%, 92 answers |
| Being listened to | 85.6%likely range 80.5% to 89.6%, 120 answers | 90.5%likely range 84.4% to 94.3%, 96 answers |
| Care and concern | 89.0%likely range 84.3% to 92.5%, 119 answers | 91.1%likely range 85.1% to 94.8%, 96 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 93.7%likely range 89.7% to 96.2%, 117 answers | 94.0%likely range 88.7% to 96.9%, 96 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 93.2%likely range 89.1% to 95.9%, 115 answers | 91.7%likely range 85.8% to 95.3%, 94 answers |
| Needs met | 90.6%likely range 86.1% to 93.7%, 120 answers | 88.8%likely range 82.4% to 93.0%, 96 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 81.8%likely range 68.0% to 90.5%, 44 patients | 91.8%likely range 80.8% to 96.8%, 49 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 88.5%likely range 77.0% to 94.6%, 52 patients | 85.5%likely range 73.8% to 92.4%, 55 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 95.7%likely range 85.8% to 98.8%, 47 patients | 84.9%likely range 72.9% to 92.1%, 53 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 70.0%likely range 67.0% to 72.8%, 966 patients | 70.3%likely range 67.1% to 73.4%, 812 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 73.8%likely range 70.2% to 77.1%, 607 patients | 71.6%likely range 67.7% to 75.1%, 559 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 6,124August 2026 | 5,688August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Blackpool South PCN | Blackpool South PCN |
| Phone | 01253 951950 | 01253 696696 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 94.8% good or very good291 answers, June 2026 | 89.6% good or very good96 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,183 in August 2026Same day 31.8%; face to face 61.1% | 2,401 in August 2026Same day 36.2%; face to face 63.0% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.83England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.93England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 2.8 qualified permanent6.6 including trainees and locums2,208 patients per permanent GP | 3.1 qualified permanent3.1 including trainees and locums1,839 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.