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Goldthorpe Medical Centre vs Dearne Valley Group 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?
Goldthorpe Medical Centre and Dearne Valley Group 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 | Goldthorpe Medical CentreS63 9EH | Dearne Valley Group PracticeS63 0LU |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 69.9likely range 64.1 to 75.092 survey answers | 68.4likely range 55.6 to 78.895 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | No label | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 66.4%likely range 58.8% to 73.2%, 92 answers | 65.1%likely range 47.0% to 79.7%, 95 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 78.0%likely range 70.0% to 83.7% | 76.0%likely range 69.6% to 81.8% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 76.9%likely range 63.3% to 86.5%, 740 appointments | Not in the grade: too few appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 79.0%likely range 70.8% to 85.3%, 2,518 calls | 66.4%likely range 60.0% to 72.2%, 4,791 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 51.0%likely range 42.9% to 59.0%, 82 answers | 37.9%likely range 22.4% to 56.4%, 90 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 87.0%likely range 80.7% to 91.4%, 86 answers | 72.1%likely range 53.9% to 85.1%, 94 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 25.0%likely range 18.9% to 32.3%, 90 answers | 36.6%likely range 21.7% to 54.5%, 96 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 30.2%likely range 10.4% to 62.0%, 31 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 74.3%likely range 66.9% to 80.6%, 88 answers | 78.1%likely range 59.2% to 89.7%, 85 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 59.5%likely range 51.8% to 66.8%, 91 answers | 59.0%likely range 41.0% to 74.9%, 93 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 61.6%likely range 53.0% to 69.6%, 74 answers | 62.9%likely range 43.4% to 79.0%, 81 answers |
| Being listened to | 83.8%likely range 77.2% to 88.8%, 87 answers | 87.9%likely range 71.2% to 95.6%, 91 answers |
| Care and concern | 81.2%likely range 74.1% to 86.6%, 85 answers | 84.8%likely range 67.2% to 93.8%, 89 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 89.8%likely range 83.9% to 93.7%, 85 answers | 94.5%likely range 79.4% to 98.7%, 90 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 92.9%likely range 87.5% to 96.1%, 82 answers | 92.8%likely range 76.3% to 98.1%, 84 answers |
| Needs met | 88.4%likely range 82.4% to 92.5%, 88 answers | 89.0%likely range 72.3% to 96.2%, 90 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 95.7%likely range 85.5% to 98.8%, 46 patients | 93.5%likely range 87.8% to 96.7%, 124 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 97.5%likely range 87.1% to 99.6%, 40 patients | 90.5%likely range 84.4% to 94.4%, 137 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 92.5%likely range 80.1% to 97.4%, 40 patients | 86.7%likely range 80.2% to 91.3%, 143 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 71.0%likely range 67.6% to 74.3%, 715 patients | 70.6%likely range 68.6% to 72.6%, 2,006 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 68.0%likely range 63.3% to 72.3%, 409 patients | 71.6%likely range 68.7% to 74.4%, 945 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 4,459August 2026 | 11,488August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Fcp Service - Barnsley PCN | Fcp Service - Barnsley PCN |
| Phone | 01709 886311 | 01709 886354 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 100.0% good or very good18 answers, June 2026 | 2 answers in June 2026; shares not published below 5 |
| Appointments (one month) | 2,054 in August 2026Same day 22.6%; face to face 95.9% | 4,213 in August 2026Same day 29.8%; face to face 95.9% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.81England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.73England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 0.8 qualified permanent0.8 including trainees and locums | 5.7 qualified permanent9.7 including trainees and locums2,023 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Good | Requires improvement |
“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.