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Ellenbrook Medical Centre vs Orchard Medical 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?
Ellenbrook Medical Centre and Orchard Medical 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 | Ellenbrook Medical CentreM28 1PB | Orchard Medical PracticeM28 1LZ |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 81.9likely range 78.7 to 84.4143 survey answers | 81.1likely range 77.4 to 83.8106 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 | 85.2%likely range 81.6% to 88.2%, 143 answers | 79.4%likely range 75.5% to 82.8%, 106 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 73.9%likely range 67.7% to 78.9% | 84.9%likely range 76.7% to 89.3% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 75.3%likely range 65.6% to 82.9%, 1,427 appointments | 96.6%likely range 84.0% to 99.3%, 498 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 72.5%likely range 64.8% to 79.0%, 3,116 calls | 73.1%likely range 62.7% to 81.5%, 1,733 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 62.1%likely range 57.5% to 66.6%, 139 answers | 88.5%likely range 85.2% to 91.2%, 101 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 83.5%likely range 79.6% to 86.7%, 137 answers | 93.2%likely range 90.6% to 95.2%, 105 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 29.5%likely range 25.5% to 34.0%, 142 answers | 43.3%likely range 38.9% to 47.8%, 106 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 42.3%likely range 34.8% to 50.2%, 51 answers | 58.6%likely range 51.9% to 65.0%, 49 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 84.1%likely range 80.3% to 87.2%, 137 answers | 87.9%likely range 84.6% to 90.7%, 100 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 78.1%likely range 74.0% to 81.8%, 139 answers | 87.0%likely range 83.7% to 89.8%, 105 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 67.8%likely range 63.1% to 72.2%, 130 answers | 70.6%likely range 66.1% to 74.7%, 96 answers |
| Being listened to | 92.1%likely range 89.2% to 94.3%, 140 answers | 77.9%likely range 73.9% to 81.4%, 105 answers |
| Care and concern | 92.7%likely range 89.9% to 94.8%, 140 answers | 82.3%likely range 78.5% to 85.5%, 105 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 95.6%likely range 93.2% to 97.1%, 139 answers | 87.6%likely range 84.3% to 90.3%, 105 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 93.0%likely range 90.2% to 95.1%, 137 answers | 89.4%likely range 86.1% to 91.9%, 100 answers |
| Needs met | 94.0%likely range 91.3% to 95.9%, 137 answers | 86.1%likely range 82.7% to 89.0%, 104 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 89.8%likely range 78.2% to 95.6%, 49 patients | 79.4%likely range 63.2% to 89.7%, 34 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 91.9%likely range 82.5% to 96.5%, 62 patients | 88.6%likely range 74.0% to 95.5%, 35 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 87.2%likely range 78.0% to 92.9%, 78 patients | 89.3%likely range 78.5% to 95.0%, 56 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 76.3%likely range 73.4% to 79.0%, 882 patients | 76.9%likely range 73.5% to 80.0%, 628 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 81.7%likely range 77.8% to 85.0%, 442 patients | 86.7%likely range 82.4% to 90.1%, 301 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 5,104August 2026 | 3,450August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Walkden & Little Hulton PCN | Walkden & Little Hulton PCN |
| Phone | 0161 7039091 | 0161 7028579 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 96.0% good or very good50 answers, June 2026 | 93.8% good or very good48 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 2,077 in August 2026Same day 41.7%; face to face 87.7% | 1,264 in August 2026Same day 25.6%; face to face 57.3% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.83England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.59England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 3.0 qualified permanent4.0 including trainees and locums1,724 patients per permanent GP | 1.3 qualified permanent1.3 including trainees and locums2,753 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.