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Consett Medical Centre vs Leadgate 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?
Consett Medical Centre and Leadgate 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 | Consett Medical CentreDH8 5YA | Leadgate SurgeryDH8 6DP |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 77.8likely range 55.4 to 88.589 survey answers | 70.8likely range 66.1 to 75.0115 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 78.8%likely range 46.8% to 94.0%, 89 answers | 67.5%likely range 61.1% to 73.4%, 115 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 75.4%likely range 72.2% to 78.2% | 78.2%likely range 73.8% to 81.8% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 93.0%likely range 89.2% to 95.5%, 3,984 appointmentsClearly higher | 80.9%likely range 75.5% to 85.4%, 3,616 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 57.6%likely range 52.5% to 62.6%, 7,643 calls | 75.4%likely range 68.5% to 81.1%, 3,678 callsClearly higher |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 54.3%likely range 25.6% to 80.4%, 85 answers | 75.1%likely range 68.9% to 80.5%, 111 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 90.9%likely range 58.8% to 98.6%, 86 answers | 88.7%likely range 83.8% to 92.3%, 112 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 30.5%likely range 10.6% to 62.0%, 87 answers | 24.7%likely range 19.4% to 30.8%, 114 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 43.7%likely range 31.5% to 56.7%, 31 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 80.8%likely range 47.8% to 95.1%, 84 answers | 84.7%likely range 79.2% to 89.0%, 109 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 74.7%likely range 42.6% to 92.2%, 87 answers | 78.8%likely range 72.8% to 83.7%, 112 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 72.8%likely range 39.7% to 91.6%, 80 answers | 68.2%likely range 61.5% to 74.2%, 107 answers |
| Being listened to | 89.2%likely range 56.5% to 98.1%, 84 answers | 82.0%likely range 76.3% to 86.7%, 110 answers |
| Care and concern | 89.7%likely range 56.8% to 98.3%, 83 answers | 84.3%likely range 78.7% to 88.6%, 110 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 88.5%likely range 55.9% to 97.9%, 85 answers | 94.0%likely range 89.9% to 96.5%, 109 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 95.7%likely range 63.3% to 99.7%, 81 answers | 92.7%likely range 88.2% to 95.5%, 105 answers |
| Needs met | 91.6%likely range 59.8% to 98.8%, 87 answers | 85.9%likely range 80.5% to 90.0%, 110 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 97.0%likely range 91.5% to 99.0%, 100 patients | 97.8%likely range 88.7% to 99.6%, 46 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 96.2%likely range 90.5% to 98.5%, 104 patients | 100.0%likely range 92.1% to 100.0%, 45 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 97.0%likely range 91.6% to 99.0%, 101 patients | 100.0%likely range 93.6% to 100.0%, 56 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 71.2%likely range 69.4% to 73.0%, 2,322 patients | 79.0%likely range 76.3% to 81.5%, 921 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 75.1%likely range 73.0% to 77.1%, 1,648 patients | 77.6%likely range 73.8% to 80.9%, 535 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 16,133August 2026 | 5,675August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Derwentside PCN | Derwentside PCN |
| Phone | 01207 583400 | 01207 583555 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 88.4% good or very good345 answers, June 2026 | 4 answers in June 2026; shares not published below 5 |
| Appointments (one month) | 7,275 in August 2026Same day 33.6%; face to face 86.7% | 3,752 in August 2026Same day 54.4%; face to face 60.4% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.94England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.83England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 6.8 qualified permanent8.5 including trainees and locums2,363 patients per permanent GP | 3.8 qualified permanent3.8 including trainees and locums1,484 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.