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Deane Medical Centre vs Bolton General Practice
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?
Deane Medical Centre and Bolton General Practice 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 | Deane Medical CentreBL3 5AH | Bolton General PracticeBL1 4TH |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 79.2likely range 73.8 to 83.581 survey answers | 77.4likely range 62.9 to 86.163 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 78.5%likely range 71.2% to 84.4%, 81 answers | 78.2%likely range 57.6% to 90.5%, 63 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 80.8%likely range 74.4% to 84.9% | 75.4%likely range 69.7% to 80.1% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 90.3%likely range 83.9% to 94.4%, 1,926 appointments | 77.4%likely range 68.2% to 84.5%, 1,510 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | 73.4%likely range 66.5% to 79.3%, 3,779 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 64.0%likely range 55.9% to 71.4%, 80 answers | 62.1%likely range 41.0% to 79.4%, 60 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 86.1%likely range 79.6% to 90.8%, 81 answers | 86.1%likely range 66.0% to 95.2%, 61 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 42.3%likely range 34.5% to 50.5%, 80 answers | 39.3%likely range 22.0% to 59.8%, 63 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 81.1%likely range 73.8% to 86.7%, 79 answers | 71.7%likely range 49.7% to 86.7%, 57 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 78.9%likely range 71.5% to 84.8%, 80 answers | 76.7%likely range 55.2% to 89.8%, 59 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 57.1%likely range 48.4% to 65.4%, 71 answers | 52.0%likely range 30.3% to 72.9%, 50 answers |
| Being listened to | 72.3%likely range 64.3% to 79.1%, 77 answers | 86.7%likely range 66.1% to 95.6%, 58 answers |
| Care and concern | 65.1%likely range 56.8% to 72.5%, 78 answers | 77.3%likely range 55.4% to 90.3%, 57 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 87.7%likely range 81.1% to 92.2%, 76 answers | 87.8%likely range 67.4% to 96.2%, 58 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 81.7%likely range 74.3% to 87.4%, 75 answers | 82.8%likely range 60.9% to 93.7%, 55 answers |
| Needs met | 84.3%likely range 77.2% to 89.5%, 75 answers | 81.9%likely range 60.3% to 93.0%, 57 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 87.2%likely range 74.8% to 94.0%, 47 patients | 79.0%likely range 71.4% to 85.0%, 138 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 86.5%likely range 74.7% to 93.3%, 52 patients | 70.9%likely range 63.2% to 77.7%, 148 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 92.6%likely range 82.4% to 97.1%, 54 patients | 71.7%likely range 62.8% to 79.2%, 113 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 55.5%likely range 51.5% to 59.4%, 620 patients | 62.7%likely range 60.2% to 65.0%, 1,575 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 68.4%likely range 61.5% to 74.7%, 187 patients | 64.1%likely range 58.6% to 69.2%, 309 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 3,701August 2026 | 7,757August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Bolton Central PCN | Bolton Central PCN |
| Phone | 01204 525526 | 01204 521000 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 84.0% good or very good25 answers, June 2026 | 88.9% good or very good45 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 2,137 in August 2026Same day 38.0%; face to face 68.1% | 2,965 in August 2026Same day 37.2%; face to face 74.1% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.86England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.50England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 0.8 qualified permanent0.8 including trainees and locums | 1.0 qualified permanent2.0 including trainees and locums |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Good | Outstanding |
“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.