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Eskdaill Medical vs Linden Medical Group
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?
Eskdaill Medical and Linden Medical Group cannot be told apart on the Practice score. The 95% intervals overlap, so the data does not show that one is ahead of the other, whatever the two numbers are.
Side by side
| Measure | Eskdaill MedicalNN16 8DN | Linden Medical GroupNN15 7NX |
|---|---|---|
| Practice score (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice score | 84.195% interval 74.2 to 89.4100 survey answers | 79.995% interval 69.0 to 86.1103 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 86.4%95% interval 72.4% to 93.9%, 100 answers | 83.2%95% interval 67.8% to 92.0%, 103 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 78.4%95% interval 74.1% to 81.8% | 71.9%95% interval 67.1% to 76.0% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 79.8%95% interval 72.6% to 85.4%, 2,283 appointments | 79.6%95% interval 72.3% to 85.3%, 2,235 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 76.9%95% interval 72.2% to 80.9%, 7,417 callsClearly higher | 64.1%95% interval 57.8% to 70.0%, 4,839 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the rating) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 69.3%95% interval 53.1% to 81.9%, 93 answers | 36.2%95% interval 21.8% to 53.5%, 92 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 89.8%95% interval 76.4% to 96.0%, 99 answers | 81.5%95% interval 65.9% to 90.9%, 103 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 23.7%95% interval 13.2% to 38.9%, 101 answers | 24.7%95% interval 13.5% to 40.9%, 103 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 92.3%95% interval 79.2% to 97.4%, 94 answers | 76.8%95% interval 60.3% to 87.8%, 98 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 77.1%95% interval 61.9% to 87.5%, 100 answers | 66.4%95% interval 49.8% to 79.7%, 101 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 78.3%95% interval 62.3% to 88.7%, 91 answers | 49.7%95% interval 32.8% to 66.7%, 86 answers |
| Being listened to | 88.1%95% interval 74.3% to 95.0%, 98 answers | 90.5%95% interval 76.3% to 96.6%, 100 answers |
| Care and concern | 87.3%95% interval 73.3% to 94.5%, 98 answers | 88.5%95% interval 73.8% to 95.5%, 99 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 90.4%95% interval 77.0% to 96.4%, 97 answers | 100.0%95% interval 89.9% to 100.0%, 99 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 90.1%95% interval 76.2% to 96.3%, 93 answers | 95.8%95% interval 83.2% to 99.0%, 98 answers |
| Needs met | 87.3%95% interval 73.3% to 94.5%, 98 answers | 97.1%95% interval 85.4% to 99.5%, 100 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the rating) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 93.9%95% interval 88.8% to 96.8%, 148 patients | 92.3%95% interval 87.0% to 95.5%, 155 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 93.5%95% interval 88.5% to 96.5%, 155 patients | 86.8%95% interval 80.5% to 91.3%, 152 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 88.4%95% interval 82.4% to 92.5%, 155 patients | 87.6%95% interval 82.0% to 91.7%, 178 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 71.2%95% interval 69.5% to 72.9%, 2,740 patients | 75.0%95% interval 73.3% to 76.5%, 2,852 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 78.2%95% interval 75.8% to 80.4%, 1,256 patients | 76.5%95% interval 74.2% to 78.6%, 1,400 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the rating) | ||
| Registered patients | 15,246August 2026 | 16,837August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Red Kite Healthcare PCN | Red Kite Healthcare PCN |
| Phone | 01536 526526 | 01536 481734 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 95.9% good or very good197 answers, June 2026 | 91.4% good or very good451 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,979 in August 2026Same day 48.3%; face to face 83.5% | 4,270 in August 2026Same day 20.3%; face to face 77.8% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.84England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.64England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 8.1 qualified permanent11.7 including trainees and locums1,890 patients per permanent GP | 5.9 qualified permanent13.0 including trainees and locums2,844 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Good | Good |
“Clearly higher” appears only when a practice’s 95% interval lies wholly above every other practice’s here. When the intervals overlap, the survey cannot tell the practices apart and nobody is pointed out. A practice never gets a mark for being lower.
The Practice score 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.