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Deepcar Medical Centre vs Valley Medical Centre
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?
Deepcar Medical Centre and Valley Medical Centre 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 | Deepcar Medical CentreS36 2RA | Valley Medical CentreS36 1BX |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 84.9likely range 80.5 to 88.2103 survey answers | 83.5likely range 75.6 to 88.3114 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 83.9%likely range 77.9% to 88.5%, 103 answers | 85.1%likely range 74.0% to 91.9%, 114 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 87.0%likely range 82.8% to 89.0%Clearly higher | 79.5%likely range 75.9% to 82.5% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 96.5%likely range 92.3% to 98.5%, 2,302 appointments | 94.1%likely range 90.2% to 96.6%, 3,332 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | 64.8%likely range 58.8% to 70.3%, 5,476 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 58.5%likely range 51.2% to 65.4%, 101 answers | 59.5%likely range 46.6% to 71.2%, 109 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 92.2%likely range 87.4% to 95.3%, 101 answers | 82.0%likely range 70.2% to 89.8%, 110 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 30.2%likely range 24.0% to 37.1%, 102 answers | 43.4%likely range 31.7% to 55.9%, 114 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 32.4%likely range 17.3% to 52.3%, 47 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 89.1%likely range 83.7% to 92.9%, 98 answers | 75.1%likely range 62.6% to 84.4%, 109 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 77.6%likely range 70.9% to 83.1%, 100 answers | 77.8%likely range 65.8% to 86.5%, 113 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 80.1%likely range 73.5% to 85.4%, 94 answers | 57.5%likely range 43.7% to 70.2%, 95 answers |
| Being listened to | 82.4%likely range 76.1% to 87.3%, 99 answers | 88.9%likely range 78.3% to 94.7%, 110 answers |
| Care and concern | 83.0%likely range 76.8% to 87.8%, 99 answers | 87.3%likely range 76.3% to 93.6%, 110 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 88.8%likely range 83.3% to 92.6%, 98 answers | 95.4%likely range 86.7% to 98.5%, 112 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 90.0%likely range 84.4% to 93.7%, 91 answers | 94.1%likely range 84.7% to 97.9%, 106 answers |
| Needs met | 91.9%likely range 86.9% to 95.1%, 98 answers | 92.9%likely range 83.3% to 97.1%, 110 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 87.9%likely range 77.1% to 94.0%, 58 patients | 93.4%likely range 84.3% to 97.4%, 61 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 92.5%likely range 80.1% to 97.4%, 40 patients | 90.7%likely range 80.1% to 96.0%, 54 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 91.5%likely range 80.1% to 96.6%, 47 patients | 92.5%likely range 84.6% to 96.5%, 80 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 79.0%likely range 76.1% to 81.6%, 861 patients | 78.0%likely range 75.7% to 80.1%, 1,327 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 78.3%likely range 74.3% to 81.8%, 456 patients | 80.4%likely range 77.8% to 82.7%, 998 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 5,147August 2026 | 9,529August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Upper Don Valley PCN | Upper Don Valley PCN |
| Phone | 0114 2831710 | 0114 3217510 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 96.9% good or very good162 answers, June 2026 | 95.8% good or very good262 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,389 in August 2026Same day 61.4%; face to face 39.6% | 4,426 in August 2026Same day 46.4%; face to face 89.4% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.80England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.76England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 2.4 qualified permanent2.4 including trainees and locums2,145 patients per permanent GP | 7.1 qualified permanent7.8 including trainees and locums1,341 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.