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Gateacre Medical Centre vs Gateacre Brow 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?
Gateacre Medical Centre’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Gateacre Brow Surgery’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Gateacre Medical CentreL25 2PA | Gateacre Brow SurgeryL25 3PA |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 82.4likely range 79.0 to 85.195 survey answersClearly higher | 72.7likely range 66.7 to 77.9118 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 81.5%likely range 77.6% to 84.9%, 95 answersClearly higher | 64.6%likely range 56.5% to 72.0%, 118 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 84.2%likely range 77.7% to 88.6% | 91.3%likely range 85.6% to 94.6% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 98.8%likely range 91.0% to 99.8%, 804 appointments | 95.2%likely range 90.8% to 97.6%, 2,498 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 69.5%likely range 59.1% to 78.2%, 1,787 calls | 87.3%likely range 76.8% to 93.5%, 1,295 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 57.8%likely range 53.0% to 62.5%, 93 answers | 25.5%likely range 19.0% to 33.4%, 114 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 85.9%likely range 82.3% to 88.9%, 95 answers | 73.4%likely range 65.5% to 80.0%, 116 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 42.8%likely range 38.2% to 47.5%, 96 answers | 20.2%likely range 14.4% to 27.5%, 119 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 45.7%likely range 38.6% to 53.1%, 41 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 71.2%likely range 66.5% to 75.5%, 86 answers | 79.9%likely range 72.1% to 86.0%, 105 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 71.2%likely range 66.8% to 75.3%, 95 answers | 50.4%likely range 42.3% to 58.5%, 119 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 72.3%likely range 67.6% to 76.5%, 88 answers | 74.9%likely range 66.7% to 81.7%, 106 answers |
| Being listened to | 85.7%likely range 82.0% to 88.7%, 96 answers | 88.6%likely range 82.3% to 92.8%, 118 answers |
| Care and concern | 89.6%likely range 86.3% to 92.1%, 96 answers | 87.3%likely range 80.8% to 91.8%, 117 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 89.3%likely range 86.0% to 91.9%, 95 answers | 90.0%likely range 83.9% to 93.9%, 117 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 89.8%likely range 86.6% to 92.4%, 93 answers | 90.5%likely range 84.3% to 94.4%, 111 answers |
| Needs met | 87.1%likely range 83.6% to 89.9%, 96 answers | 91.6%likely range 85.7% to 95.2%, 112 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 61.5%likely range 35.5% to 82.3%, 13 patients | 85.4%likely range 71.6% to 93.1%, 41 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 50.0%likely range 29.9% to 70.1%, 20 patients | 84.9%likely range 72.9% to 92.1%, 53 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 82.4%likely range 66.5% to 91.7%, 34 patients | 89.3%likely range 78.5% to 95.0%, 56 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 74.6%likely range 70.1% to 78.6%, 397 patients | 69.7%likely range 66.7% to 72.6%, 922 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 72.9%likely range 66.2% to 78.7%, 192 patients | 74.6%likely range 71.1% to 77.9%, 639 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 2,516August 2026 | 6,452August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Swagga PCN | Swagga PCN |
| Phone | 0151 4878660 | 0151 2959595 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 94.1% good or very good51 answers, June 2026 | 79.2% good or very good48 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 886 in August 2026Same day 55.4%; face to face 51.0% | 3,107 in August 2026Same day 53.7%; face to face 46.0% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.81England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 1.04England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 1.6 qualified permanent1.6 including trainees and locums1,573 patients per permanent GP | 1.2 qualified permanent1.2 including trainees and locums5,377 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.