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Fairfax Group Practice vs Longfield 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?
Fairfax Group Practice and Longfield 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 | Fairfax Group PracticeM25 1BT | Longfield Medical PracticeM25 1BT |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 77.7likely range 66.7 to 85.6125 survey answers | 71.9likely range 66.3 to 76.7100 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 73.4%likely range 57.8% to 84.7%, 125 answers | 67.1%likely range 59.8% to 73.7%, 100 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 87.4%likely range 84.4% to 89.7% | 82.9%likely range 75.4% to 87.9% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 95.7%likely range 92.2% to 97.7%, 3,425 appointmentsClearly higher | 83.9%likely range 71.6% to 91.5%, 790 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 79.0%likely range 74.2% to 83.1%, 6,686 calls | 81.8%likely range 73.2% to 88.1%, 2,126 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 52.0%likely range 36.5% to 67.2%, 120 answers | 35.9%likely range 28.9% to 43.5%, 94 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 85.4%likely range 70.8% to 93.3%, 121 answers | 87.6%likely range 81.8% to 91.7%, 99 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 35.3%likely range 22.2% to 51.1%, 125 answers | 43.2%likely range 36.1% to 50.7%, 100 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 40.8%likely range 18.2% to 68.1%, 38 answers | 37.0%likely range 26.6% to 48.8%, 42 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 83.9%likely range 69.0% to 92.5%, 119 answers | 78.5%likely range 71.8% to 84.0%, 99 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 74.2%likely range 58.4% to 85.5%, 121 answers | 69.4%likely range 62.2% to 75.8%, 100 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 77.2%likely range 61.0% to 88.0%, 113 answers | 72.9%likely range 65.4% to 79.2%, 92 answers |
| Being listened to | 81.1%likely range 66.0% to 90.4%, 123 answers | 90.3%likely range 85.0% to 93.9%, 99 answers |
| Care and concern | 78.4%likely range 63.1% to 88.5%, 123 answers | 84.7%likely range 78.6% to 89.4%, 99 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 94.7%likely range 82.5% to 98.5%, 121 answers | 91.7%likely range 86.5% to 95.0%, 98 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 87.8%likely range 72.9% to 95.1%, 111 answers | 92.0%likely range 86.5% to 95.3%, 89 answers |
| Needs met | 90.4%likely range 77.0% to 96.4%, 122 answers | 96.6%likely range 92.7% to 98.5%, 99 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 94.8%likely range 90.0% to 97.3%, 153 patients | 87.0%likely range 74.3% to 93.9%, 46 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 83.9%likely range 77.4% to 88.7%, 161 patients | 94.6%likely range 82.3% to 98.5%, 37 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 84.1%likely range 78.3% to 88.6%, 195 patients | 87.2%likely range 73.3% to 94.4%, 39 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 75.3%likely range 73.7% to 76.9%, 2,866 patients | 77.2%likely range 73.9% to 80.2%, 672 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 75.9%likely range 73.3% to 78.3%, 1,117 patients | 81.2%likely range 77.3% to 84.6%, 447 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 14,186August 2026 | 4,692August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Prestwich PCN | Prestwich PCN |
| Phone | 0161 7732483 | 0161 7730494 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 95.2% good or very good608 answers, June 2026 | 95.7% good or very good162 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,490 in August 2026Same day 58.9%; face to face 68.5% | 1,320 in August 2026Same day 53.1%; face to face 72.5% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.67England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.77England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 7.3 qualified permanent10.4 including trainees and locums1,931 patients per permanent GP | 2.3 qualified permanent2.3 including trainees and locums2,011 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.