North East Lincolnshire · Compare
Dr Ap Kumar vs Stirling Medical Centre (Mathews)
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 Ap Kumar’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Stirling Medical Centre (Mathews)’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
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| Measure | Dr Ap KumarDN31 3AE | Stirling Medical Centre (Mathews)DN31 3AE |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 87.6likely range 83.3 to 90.285 survey answersClearly higher | 70.2likely range 65.9 to 74.097 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 90.5%likely range 86.2% to 93.5%, 85 answersClearly higher | 70.4%likely range 64.7% to 75.6%, 97 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 80.7%likely range 70.5% to 86.0% | 69.5%likely range 64.3% to 73.8% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 90.2%likely range 80.0% to 95.5%, 905 appointments | 84.1%likely range 76.4% to 89.6%, 1,795 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | 54.7%likely range 47.8% to 61.5%, 4,165 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 74.3%likely range 68.4% to 79.5%, 80 answers | 66.0%likely range 60.0% to 71.5%, 93 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 90.3%likely range 85.9% to 93.4%, 83 answers | 80.5%likely range 75.2% to 84.8%, 94 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 49.7%likely range 43.4% to 55.9%, 83 answers | 31.1%likely range 25.8% to 36.9%, 96 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 66.1%likely range 55.8% to 75.0%, 33 answers | 16.2%likely range 9.8% to 25.7%, 31 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 90.8%likely range 86.2% to 93.9%, 77 answers | 75.3%likely range 69.7% to 80.2%, 93 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 83.1%likely range 77.9% to 87.3%, 84 answers | 77.5%likely range 72.1% to 82.1%, 95 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 76.7%likely range 70.4% to 81.9%, 71 answers | 67.8%likely range 61.6% to 73.5%, 85 answers |
| Being listened to | 96.1%likely range 92.8% to 98.0%, 81 answers | 81.8%likely range 76.6% to 86.1%, 91 answers |
| Care and concern | 91.7%likely range 87.4% to 94.6%, 80 answers | 76.5%likely range 70.9% to 81.3%, 91 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 98.6%likely range 96.1% to 99.5%, 81 answers | 79.4%likely range 73.9% to 83.9%, 90 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 93.7%likely range 89.8% to 96.2%, 78 answers | 80.4%likely range 74.8% to 85.0%, 85 answers |
| Needs met | 93.8%likely range 89.9% to 96.2%, 80 answers | 71.9%likely range 66.1% to 77.1%, 91 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 87.5%likely range 69.0% to 95.7%, 24 patients | 88.6%likely range 76.0% to 95.0%, 44 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 76.2%likely range 54.9% to 89.4%, 21 patients | 96.7%likely range 83.3% to 99.4%, 30 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 96.2%likely range 81.1% to 99.3%, 26 patients | 92.5%likely range 82.1% to 97.0%, 53 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 63.5%likely range 59.0% to 67.9%, 447 patients | 58.8%likely range 55.2% to 62.4%, 709 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 70.5%likely range 64.9% to 75.6%, 278 patients | 64.6%likely range 59.3% to 69.5%, 336 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 3,180August 2026 | 4,258August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Panacea PCN | Panacea PCN |
| Phone | 01472 721610 | 01472 721650 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 3 answers in June 2026; shares not published below 5 | 96.5% good or very good57 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 1,170 in August 2026Same day 46.3%; face to face 41.8% | 1,907 in August 2026Same day 46.0%; face to face 50.3% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 1.22England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 1.09England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 1.0 qualified permanent1.0 including trainees and locums | 1.1 qualified permanent1.1 including trainees and locums3,992 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.