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Dalefield Surgery vs Cornerstone 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?
Dalefield Surgery and Cornerstone 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 | Dalefield SurgeryBL1 4JP | Cornerstone SurgeryBL1 6AH |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 79.0likely range 72.0 to 84.3112 survey answers | 85.1likely range 81.2 to 88.1106 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 | 77.8%likely range 68.0% to 85.2%, 112 answers | 86.3%likely range 81.3% to 90.1%, 106 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 81.6%likely range 76.4% to 85.6% | 82.3%likely range 76.1% to 86.8% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 83.1%likely range 76.0% to 88.5%, 2,123 appointments | 90.4%likely range 82.6% to 95.0%, 1,382 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 79.9%likely range 72.3% to 85.9%, 2,776 calls | 74.0%likely range 64.4% to 81.8%, 1,988 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 48.4%likely range 38.1% to 58.9%, 108 answers | 74.4%likely range 68.4% to 79.6%, 103 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 85.0%likely range 76.0% to 91.0%, 111 answers | 92.4%likely range 88.2% to 95.2%, 102 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 24.5%likely range 16.5% to 34.7%, 107 answers | 32.2%likely range 26.6% to 38.4%, 106 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 79.0%likely range 69.2% to 86.3%, 108 answers | 90.4%likely range 85.8% to 93.6%, 100 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 73.0%likely range 62.8% to 81.2%, 111 answers | 76.6%likely range 70.7% to 81.6%, 104 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 60.0%likely range 48.8% to 70.2%, 98 answers | 80.2%likely range 74.4% to 85.0%, 97 answers |
| Being listened to | 87.2%likely range 78.5% to 92.7%, 108 answers | 91.3%likely range 86.9% to 94.3%, 104 answers |
| Care and concern | 83.4%likely range 74.1% to 89.8%, 109 answers | 89.8%likely range 85.3% to 93.1%, 105 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 94.8%likely range 87.8% to 97.9%, 107 answers | 95.0%likely range 91.4% to 97.1%, 104 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 88.4%likely range 79.4% to 93.8%, 98 answers | 97.9%likely range 95.0% to 99.1%, 99 answers |
| Needs met | 89.8%likely range 81.6% to 94.6%, 108 answers | 94.4%likely range 90.6% to 96.7%, 105 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 78.3%likely range 70.1% to 84.8%, 120 patients | 82.9%likely range 68.7% to 91.5%, 41 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 89.8%likely range 82.2% to 94.4%, 98 patients | 84.0%likely range 71.5% to 91.7%, 50 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 83.3%likely range 75.4% to 89.1%, 114 patients | 78.8%likely range 66.0% to 87.8%, 52 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 53.6%likely range 50.9% to 56.2%, 1,346 patients | 66.9%likely range 63.4% to 70.3%, 713 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 60.2%likely range 55.9% to 64.3%, 525 patients | 72.4%likely range 67.6% to 76.7%, 362 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 7,764August 2026 | 4,147August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Chorley Roads Network PCN | Chorley Roads Network PCN |
| Phone | 01204 462880 | 01204 325125 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 98.0% good or very good50 answers, June 2026 | 90.0% good or very good30 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 2,882 in August 2026Same day 35.9%; face to face 66.7% | 1,535 in August 2026Same day 33.0%; face to face 46.6% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.63England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.79England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 2.5 qualified permanent3.5 including trainees and locums3,131 patients per permanent GP | 0.7 qualified permanent1.1 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.