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Burscough Family Practice vs Stanley Court 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?
Burscough Family Practice and Stanley Court 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 | Burscough Family PracticeL40 4LA | Stanley Court SurgeryL40 4LA |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 86.4likely range 83.7 to 88.4114 survey answers | 88.3likely range 84.0 to 91.3100 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 84.8%likely range 81.8% to 87.3%, 114 answers | 89.0%likely range 83.1% to 93.0%, 100 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 89.9%likely range 84.6% to 93.2% | 86.5%likely range 82.1% to 89.7% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 94.9%likely range 88.6% to 97.8%, 1,486 appointments | 93.1%likely range 88.3% to 96.0%, 2,616 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 84.9%likely range 76.2% to 90.8%, 1,939 calls | 79.7%likely range 72.5% to 85.4%, 3,048 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 85.2%likely range 82.2% to 87.8%, 107 answers | 80.5%likely range 73.3% to 86.2%, 94 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 95.3%likely range 93.3% to 96.7%, 109 answers | 90.0%likely range 84.1% to 93.8%, 97 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 26.4%likely range 23.1% to 29.9%, 114 answers | 50.9%likely range 43.0% to 58.8%, 98 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 64.2%likely range 53.2% to 73.9%, 52 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 89.2%likely range 86.6% to 91.4%, 113 answers | 94.9%likely range 90.1% to 97.4%, 98 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 84.5%likely range 81.5% to 87.1%, 114 answers | 85.2%likely range 78.7% to 90.0%, 99 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 79.1%likely range 75.7% to 82.2%, 106 answers | 79.9%likely range 72.4% to 85.7%, 90 answers |
| Being listened to | 90.1%likely range 87.5% to 92.2%, 112 answers | 92.6%likely range 87.2% to 95.8%, 98 answers |
| Care and concern | 88.2%likely range 85.4% to 90.5%, 112 answers | 92.0%likely range 86.6% to 95.4%, 98 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 92.3%likely range 89.9% to 94.1%, 109 answers | 94.3%likely range 89.4% to 97.0%, 98 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 89.7%likely range 87.1% to 91.9%, 108 answers | 95.4%likely range 90.7% to 97.8%, 94 answers |
| Needs met | 88.1%likely range 85.3% to 90.4%, 111 answers | 94.3%likely range 89.3% to 97.0%, 96 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 86.0%likely range 73.8% to 93.0%, 50 patients | 100.0%likely range 88.3% to 100.0%, 29 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 94.3%likely range 84.6% to 98.1%, 53 patients | 96.2%likely range 87.0% to 98.9%, 52 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 88.2%likely range 73.4% to 95.3%, 34 patients | 95.8%likely range 86.0% to 98.8%, 48 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 77.0%likely range 73.3% to 80.3%, 556 patients | 80.3%likely range 77.4% to 82.9%, 812 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 77.5%likely range 72.4% to 81.9%, 293 patients | 79.2%likely range 75.8% to 82.3%, 601 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 3,538August 2026 | 5,878August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Northern Parishes PCN | Northern Parishes PCN |
| Phone | 01704 396020 | 01704 892254 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 96.2% good or very good104 answers, June 2026 | 96.7% good or very good182 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 1,829 in August 2026Same day 27.7%; face to face 37.9% | 3,938 in August 2026Same day 59.7%; face to face 47.4% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.85England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 1.01England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 1.1 qualified permanent1.6 including trainees and locums3,184 patients per permanent GP | 1.6 qualified permanent1.6 including trainees and locums3,611 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.