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Edgworth Medical Centre vs Bromley Meadows 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?
Edgworth Medical Centre and Bromley Meadows 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 | Edgworth Medical CentreBL7 9RG | Bromley Meadows SurgeryBL7 9RG |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 91.4likely range 88.8 to 93.2121 survey answers | 86.3likely range 81.7 to 89.2113 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 95.5%likely range 93.1% to 97.1%, 121 answers | 92.1%likely range 85.9% to 95.7%, 113 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 81.6%likely range 75.2% to 86.4% | 72.7%likely range 67.6% to 77.0% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 73.7%likely range 63.0% to 82.2%, 1,197 appointments | 64.4%likely range 57.2% to 71.0%, 2,782 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 89.4%likely range 82.2% to 93.9%, 2,277 calls | 80.9%likely range 73.7% to 86.4%, 3,067 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 87.1%likely range 83.5% to 90.0%, 117 answers | 73.1%likely range 64.3% to 80.3%, 107 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 96.3%likely range 94.1% to 97.7%, 119 answers | 91.9%likely range 85.6% to 95.6%, 111 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 34.8%likely range 30.5% to 39.5%, 121 answers | 34.1%likely range 26.2% to 43.0%, 110 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 71.1%likely range 62.6% to 78.4%, 37 answers | 48.9%likely range 33.6% to 64.3%, 36 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 95.8%likely range 93.4% to 97.3%, 117 answers | 93.6%likely range 87.7% to 96.8%, 111 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 93.0%likely range 90.1% to 95.1%, 119 answers | 85.1%likely range 77.6% to 90.4%, 112 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 80.4%likely range 76.2% to 84.0%, 114 answers | 63.5%likely range 54.0% to 72.1%, 99 answers |
| Being listened to | 95.4%likely range 92.9% to 97.1%, 116 answers | 91.3%likely range 84.7% to 95.1%, 109 answers |
| Care and concern | 93.7%likely range 90.9% to 95.7%, 115 answers | 92.2%likely range 85.9% to 95.8%, 110 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 97.7%likely range 95.7% to 98.8%, 116 answers | 95.8%likely range 90.4% to 98.2%, 106 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 98.3%likely range 96.5% to 99.2%, 110 answers | 95.8%likely range 90.2% to 98.2%, 102 answers |
| Needs met | 93.5%likely range 90.7% to 95.5%, 118 answers | 95.9%likely range 90.6% to 98.3%, 109 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 90.2%likely range 77.5% to 96.1%, 41 patients | 92.8%likely range 84.1% to 96.9%, 69 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 86.1%likely range 71.3% to 93.9%, 36 patients | 90.1%likely range 81.7% to 94.9%, 81 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 87.9%likely range 72.7% to 95.2%, 33 patients | 91.9%likely range 83.4% to 96.2%, 74 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 81.2%likely range 77.9% to 84.1%, 622 patients | 76.9%likely range 74.5% to 79.2%, 1,223 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 81.1%likely range 77.1% to 84.5%, 423 patients | 84.4%likely range 81.6% to 86.7%, 780 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 4,202August 2026 | 7,629August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Turton PCN | Turton PCN |
| Phone | 01204 462233 | 01204 463232 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 99.3% good or very good135 answers, June 2026 | 91.7% good or very good48 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 1,623 in August 2026Same day 22.4%; face to face 75.5% | 2,827 in August 2026Same day 35.9%; face to face 65.2% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.72England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.77England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 1.5 qualified permanent1.5 including trainees and locums2,801 patients per permanent GP | 4.2 qualified permanent4.2 including trainees and locums1,816 patients per permanent GP |
| 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.