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Firdale Medical Centre vs Oakwood Medical Centre
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?
Firdale Medical Centre and Oakwood Medical Centre 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.
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| Measure | Firdale Medical CentreCW8 4AZ | Oakwood Medical CentreCW8 4LF |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 88.9likely range 79.3 to 92.8108 survey answers | 72.3likely range 60.6 to 81.999 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 | 91.7%likely range 78.2% to 97.1%, 108 answers | 65.2%likely range 48.6% to 78.9%, 99 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 82.1%likely range 77.9% to 85.4% | 88.7%likely range 83.6% to 92.1% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 83.1%likely range 77.2% to 87.7%, 2,990 appointments | 92.4%likely range 85.5% to 96.2%, 1,533 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 81.0%likely range 75.1% to 85.8%, 4,252 calls | 84.9%likely range 77.2% to 90.4%, 2,355 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 74.4%likely range 57.8% to 86.1%, 101 answers | 46.4%likely range 30.1% to 63.5%, 88 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 98.1%likely range 87.1% to 99.7%, 106 answers | 60.4%likely range 43.5% to 75.1%, 95 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 26.1%likely range 14.6% to 42.3%, 107 answers | 45.5%likely range 30.0% to 62.0%, 96 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 31.3%likely range 11.8% to 60.8%, 33 answers | 32.5%likely range 13.2% to 60.2%, 36 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 95.6%likely range 83.3% to 98.9%, 105 answers | 76.7%likely range 60.1% to 87.7%, 97 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 91.8%likely range 78.1% to 97.2%, 105 answers | 56.3%likely range 39.9% to 71.5%, 98 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 90.5%likely range 76.1% to 96.6%, 101 answers | 61.9%likely range 44.4% to 76.8%, 89 answers |
| Being listened to | 95.6%likely range 83.1% to 99.0%, 103 answers | 77.9%likely range 61.2% to 88.7%, 94 answers |
| Care and concern | 95.6%likely range 83.1% to 99.0%, 103 answers | 79.8%likely range 63.3% to 90.1%, 94 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 97.1%likely range 85.3% to 99.5%, 103 answers | 95.8%likely range 82.7% to 99.1%, 93 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 92.7%likely range 79.0% to 97.7%, 101 answers | 94.9%likely range 80.9% to 98.8%, 88 answers |
| Needs met | 93.1%likely range 79.7% to 97.9%, 103 answers | 79.4%likely range 63.0% to 89.8%, 95 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 96.9%likely range 92.4% to 98.8%, 130 patients | 93.2%likely range 85.1% to 97.1%, 74 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 97.6%likely range 93.2% to 99.2%, 125 patients | 86.9%likely range 78.1% to 92.5%, 84 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 94.8%likely range 90.0% to 97.3%, 153 patients | 92.8%likely range 85.8% to 96.5%, 97 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 75.5%likely range 73.5% to 77.3%, 1,996 patients | 74.2%likely range 71.9% to 76.5%, 1,393 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 79.4%likely range 76.9% to 81.8%, 1,026 patients | 79.3%likely range 76.4% to 81.9%, 827 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 11,770August 2026 | 9,111August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Northwich PCN | Northwich PCN |
| Phone | 01606 544300 | 01606 544241 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | No results for June 2026 | 94.7% good or very good263 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 5,065 in August 2026Same day 64.2%; face to face 43.4% | 2,554 in August 2026Same day 44.6%; face to face 59.4% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.83England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.70England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.4 qualified permanent9.5 including trainees and locums2,677 patients per permanent GP | 3.7 qualified permanent4.1 including trainees and locums2,476 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.