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Dr Ahmad & Ptnrs vs Platt House 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?
Dr Ahmad & Ptnrs and Platt House 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 | Dr Ahmad & PtnrsWN2 5NG | Platt House SurgeryWN2 5NG |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 88.7likely range 83.5 to 91.898 survey answers | 88.9likely range 85.3 to 91.4109 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 90.5%likely range 83.4% to 94.7%, 98 answers | 90.9%likely range 86.5% to 94.0%, 109 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 84.3%likely range 78.8% to 87.8% | 84.1%likely range 77.7% to 88.1% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 93.1%likely range 84.7% to 97.0%, 1,094 appointments | 92.1%likely range 81.8% to 96.8%, 815 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 75.5%likely range 68.3% to 81.4%, 3,430 calls | 76.0%likely range 68.2% to 82.4%, 2,854 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 76.5%likely range 67.4% to 83.7%, 95 answers | 90.4%likely range 85.8% to 93.6%, 105 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 98.0%likely range 93.2% to 99.4%, 99 answers | 96.9%likely range 93.7% to 98.5%, 109 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 42.0%likely range 33.0% to 51.5%, 98 answers | 47.1%likely range 40.7% to 53.5%, 108 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 78.3%likely range 64.4% to 87.8%, 44 answers | 71.0%likely range 61.2% to 79.1%, 47 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 94.4%likely range 88.0% to 97.5%, 93 answers | 90.3%likely range 85.6% to 93.5%, 104 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 91.3%likely range 84.3% to 95.3%, 98 answers | 93.7%likely range 89.7% to 96.2%, 106 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 82.1%likely range 73.5% to 88.3%, 96 answers | 79.0%likely range 73.1% to 83.9%, 103 answers |
| Being listened to | 91.9%likely range 85.2% to 95.8%, 99 answers | 96.9%likely range 93.7% to 98.5%, 106 answers |
| Care and concern | 91.8%likely range 85.0% to 95.7%, 99 answers | 98.1%likely range 95.3% to 99.2%, 106 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 97.4%likely range 92.4% to 99.2%, 98 answers | 98.0%likely range 95.2% to 99.2%, 105 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 92.2%likely range 85.6% to 96.0%, 99 answers | 99.6%likely range 97.5% to 99.9%, 103 answers |
| Needs met | 97.8%likely range 92.8% to 99.3%, 97 answers | 97.0%likely range 93.8% to 98.5%, 105 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 82.9%likely range 68.7% to 91.5%, 41 patients | 85.9%likely range 76.0% to 92.2%, 71 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 96.7%likely range 88.6% to 99.1%, 60 patients | 63.6%likely range 50.4% to 75.1%, 55 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 87.5%likely range 76.4% to 93.8%, 56 patients | 81.5%likely range 71.7% to 88.4%, 81 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 67.7%likely range 64.6% to 70.6%, 922 patients | 72.1%likely range 69.1% to 74.9%, 892 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 70.0%likely range 66.1% to 73.7%, 544 patients | 73.3%likely range 68.1% to 77.9%, 311 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 6,059August 2026 | 4,940August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Hindley PCN | Hindley PCN |
| Phone | 01942 482330 | 01942 482370 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 96.7% good or very good60 answers, June 2026 | 94.7% good or very good57 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 1,667 in August 2026Same day 28.7%; face to face 90.5% | 2,044 in August 2026Same day 13.5%; face to face 80.5% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 1.03England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.80England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 1.6 qualified permanent1.6 including trainees and locums3,787 patients per permanent GP | 0.2 qualified permanent0.2 including trainees and locums |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Requires improvement | 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.