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Ashton Medical Centre vs Bryn Street Surgery
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?
Ashton Medical Centre and Bryn Street Surgery 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 | Ashton Medical CentreWN4 9SU | Bryn Street SurgeryWN4 9AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 75.8likely range 65.6 to 83.994 survey answers | 86.1likely range 81.0 to 89.8115 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 67.9%likely range 53.5% to 79.5%, 94 answers | 84.5%likely range 77.5% to 89.7%, 115 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 94.0%likely range 89.5% to 96.6% | 89.6%likely range 84.8% to 92.5% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 99.6%likely range 96.0% to 100.0%, 1,748 appointmentsClearly higher | 90.0%likely range 82.0% to 94.6%, 1,364 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 88.3%likely range 80.1% to 93.4%, 1,901 calls | 89.1%likely range 83.9% to 92.7%, 4,132 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 56.1%likely range 41.4% to 69.8%, 87 answers | 72.3%likely range 63.6% to 79.6%, 101 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 89.7%likely range 77.4% to 95.7%, 90 answers | 96.1%likely range 91.1% to 98.4%, 107 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 41.5%likely range 28.5% to 55.8%, 94 answers | 38.7%likely range 30.8% to 47.2%, 114 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 52.0%likely range 31.5% to 72.0%, 41 answers | 37.9%likely range 25.7% to 51.8%, 44 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 83.1%likely range 69.5% to 91.3%, 90 answers | 82.1%likely range 74.4% to 87.9%, 106 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 71.1%likely range 56.8% to 82.2%, 93 answers | 86.4%likely range 79.4% to 91.3%, 110 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 57.5%likely range 41.9% to 71.6%, 79 answers | 75.4%likely range 66.8% to 82.5%, 97 answers |
| Being listened to | 89.7%likely range 77.3% to 95.7%, 89 answers | 86.5%likely range 79.5% to 91.4%, 110 answers |
| Care and concern | 85.7%likely range 72.5% to 93.2%, 89 answers | 87.5%likely range 80.7% to 92.2%, 109 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 92.2%likely range 80.1% to 97.2%, 86 answers | 96.2%likely range 91.3% to 98.4%, 109 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 84.4%likely range 70.1% to 92.6%, 80 answers | 95.4%likely range 90.0% to 97.9%, 103 answers |
| Needs met | 88.3%likely range 75.5% to 94.9%, 88 answers | 94.9%likely range 89.6% to 97.5%, 110 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 87.5%likely range 77.2% to 93.5%, 64 patients | 97.5%likely range 87.1% to 99.6%, 40 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 86.8%likely range 76.7% to 92.9%, 68 patients | 97.9%likely range 88.9% to 99.6%, 47 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 86.7%likely range 77.2% to 92.6%, 75 patients | 87.9%likely range 77.9% to 93.7%, 66 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 74.6%likely range 72.2% to 76.9%, 1,347 patients | 73.2%likely range 70.4% to 75.8%, 1,030 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 72.0%likely range 68.6% to 75.2%, 715 patients | 71.7%likely range 67.9% to 75.2%, 572 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 8,234August 2026 | 6,366August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Liga Wigan PCN | Liga Wigan PCN |
| Phone | 01942 557736 | 01942 481580 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 94.0% good or very good50 answers, June 2026 | 93.9% good or very good49 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,038 in August 2026Same day 59.5%; face to face 61.8% | 2,724 in August 2026Same day 37.3%; face to face 63.0% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.90England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.72England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 0.7 qualified permanent1.9 including trainees and locums | 0.6 qualified permanent0.6 including trainees and locums |
| 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.