West Lancashire · Compare
Beacon Primary Care vs Dr A Bisarya
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?
Dr A Bisarya’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Beacon Primary Care’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Beacon Primary CareWN8 8LA | Dr A BisaryaWN8 8LA |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 69.7likely range 54.7 to 81.4115 survey answers | 87.2likely range 84.4 to 89.496 survey answersClearly higher |
| 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 | 64.8%likely range 43.4% to 81.5%, 115 answers | 85.9%likely range 82.4% to 88.8%, 96 answersClearly higher |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 80.9%likely range 77.8% to 83.5% | 90.1%likely range 85.3% to 92.9%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 87.3%likely range 83.2% to 90.6%, 4,721 appointments | 96.6%likely range 89.5% to 99.0%, 1,088 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 74.4%likely range 69.9% to 78.4%, 8,359 calls | 83.5%likely range 76.9% to 88.6%, 3,200 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 55.9%likely range 34.5% to 75.3%, 106 answers | 86.8%likely range 83.3% to 89.6%, 93 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 86.9%likely range 66.0% to 95.8%, 109 answers | 90.2%likely range 87.1% to 92.6%, 96 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 26.9%likely range 12.6% to 48.4%, 115 answers | 30.9%likely range 26.8% to 35.4%, 94 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 83.8%likely range 62.1% to 94.2%, 107 answers | 79.1%likely range 75.1% to 82.6%, 94 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 71.7%likely range 49.7% to 86.6%, 111 answers | 83.5%likely range 79.8% to 86.7%, 95 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 56.3%likely range 33.9% to 76.4%, 96 answers | 96.2%likely range 93.8% to 97.6%, 86 answers |
| Being listened to | 79.1%likely range 57.2% to 91.5%, 109 answers | 94.4%likely range 91.8% to 96.2%, 96 answers |
| Care and concern | 79.5%likely range 57.9% to 91.7%, 111 answers | 96.8%likely range 94.8% to 98.1%, 95 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 90.9%likely range 70.6% to 97.6%, 108 answers | 98.6%likely range 97.1% to 99.4%, 94 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 86.2%likely range 64.0% to 95.6%, 100 answers | 97.9%likely range 95.9% to 98.9%, 86 answers |
| Needs met | 86.1%likely range 64.7% to 95.4%, 107 answers | 98.1%likely range 96.3% to 99.0%, 95 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 87.1%likely range 80.5% to 91.6%, 139 patients | 100.0%likely range 83.2% to 100.0%, 19 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 91.7%likely range 85.8% to 95.3%, 133 patients | 91.3%likely range 73.2% to 97.6%, 23 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 88.2%likely range 81.7% to 92.6%, 136 patients | 96.6%likely range 82.8% to 99.4%, 29 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 71.5%likely range 69.6% to 73.2%, 2,466 patients | 76.4%likely range 72.2% to 80.1%, 444 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 74.8%likely range 72.4% to 77.0%, 1,353 patients | 79.0%likely range 73.8% to 83.4%, 276 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 16,522August 2026 | 2,889August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Skelmersdale PCN | Skelmersdale PCN |
| Phone | 01695 736000 | 01695 736191 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 89.0% good or very good501 answers, June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 12,720 in August 2026Same day 35.9%; face to face 25.6% | 2,013 in August 2026Same day 57.3%; face to face 67.2% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.60England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.86England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 6.2 qualified permanent10.2 including trainees and locums2,671 patients per permanent GP | 1.4 qualified permanent1.4 including trainees and locums2,064 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.