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Gab Healthcare vs Dr Jacobs 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?
Gab Healthcare and Dr Jacobs 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 | Gab HealthcarePR7 1HR | Dr Jacobs SurgeryPR7 2PA |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 80.9likely range 72.1 to 87.3103 survey answers | 91.5likely range 85.6 to 94.093 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 77.0%likely range 64.4% to 86.1%, 103 answers | 97.2%likely range 91.4% to 99.1%, 93 answersClearly higher |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 90.0%likely range 86.9% to 92.0%Clearly higher | 77.9%likely range 64.0% to 85.1% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 99.0%likely range 94.9% to 99.8%, 1,717 appointmentsClearly higher | 87.4%likely range 73.5% to 94.6%, 589 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 80.9%likely range 76.4% to 84.8%, 7,013 calls | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 57.5%likely range 44.3% to 69.7%, 101 answers | 86.5%likely range 77.7% to 92.2%, 89 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 93.5%likely range 83.5% to 97.6%, 99 answers | 98.1%likely range 92.6% to 99.5%, 92 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 25.0%likely range 15.5% to 37.7%, 103 answers | 39.9%likely range 30.3% to 50.3%, 92 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 57.0%likely range 40.1% to 72.5%, 35 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 89.9%likely range 78.8% to 95.5%, 97 answers | 99.2%likely range 94.3% to 99.9%, 91 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 72.0%likely range 58.9% to 82.1%, 102 answers | 95.9%likely range 89.5% to 98.4%, 93 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 58.4%likely range 44.4% to 71.1%, 91 answers | 78.2%likely range 68.5% to 85.6%, 91 answers |
| Being listened to | 81.3%likely range 68.8% to 89.5%, 98 answers | 97.6%likely range 91.9% to 99.3%, 93 answers |
| Care and concern | 86.0%likely range 74.4% to 92.9%, 100 answers | 97.1%likely range 91.2% to 99.1%, 93 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 84.0%likely range 72.0% to 91.5%, 100 answers | 98.4%likely range 93.1% to 99.6%, 92 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 81.5%likely range 69.1% to 89.7%, 99 answers | 98.8%likely range 93.7% to 99.8%, 90 answers |
| Needs met | 78.6%likely range 65.9% to 87.5%, 100 answers | 98.8%likely range 93.9% to 99.8%, 93 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 90.2%likely range 82.4% to 94.8%, 92 patients | 92.3%likely range 79.7% to 97.3%, 39 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 89.4%likely range 82.4% to 93.8%, 113 patients | 90.5%likely range 77.9% to 96.2%, 42 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 86.8%likely range 79.6% to 91.7%, 121 patients | 97.2%likely range 85.8% to 99.5%, 36 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 64.4%likely range 62.1% to 66.6%, 1,751 patients | 80.6%likely range 77.7% to 83.2%, 789 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 73.5%likely range 70.2% to 76.5%, 754 patients | 82.6%likely range 79.1% to 85.6%, 529 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 9,646August 2026 | 5,494August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Chorley Together PCN | Chorley Together PCN |
| Phone | 01257 513930 | 01257 513950 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 94.9% good or very good331 answers, June 2026 | 93.8% good or very good176 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 2,765 in August 2026Same day 34.4%; face to face 80.8% | 2,291 in August 2026Same day 26.3%; face to face 78.2% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.89England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.85England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 2.0 qualified permanent2.0 including trainees and locums4,819 patients per permanent GP | 1.0 qualified permanent1.0 including trainees and locums5,422 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Requires improvement | 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.