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GP Practice Riverside (Dr Jude) vs Sandringham 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?
Sandringham Medical Centre’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than GP Practice Riverside (Dr Jude)’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | GP Practice Riverside (Dr Jude)L8 6QP | Sandringham Medical CentreL17 4JP |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 67.5likely range 63.3 to 71.080 survey answers | 80.3likely range 74.4 to 84.8105 survey answersClearly higher |
| Label (against the England average) | No label | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 58.6%likely range 53.4% to 63.5%, 80 answers | 81.5%likely range 73.2% to 87.6%, 105 answersClearly higher |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 88.2%likely range 80.9% to 90.0% | 77.5%likely range 73.0% to 81.2% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 97.7%likely range 90.4% to 99.5%, 955 appointments | 91.2%likely range 85.3% to 94.9%, 2,122 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | 63.7%likely range 56.8% to 70.1%, 4,124 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 36.7%likely range 31.8% to 41.9%, 76 answers | 68.6%likely range 59.5% to 76.5%, 105 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 70.1%likely range 65.1% to 74.6%, 78 answers | 96.5%likely range 91.1% to 98.7%, 103 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 33.9%likely range 29.2% to 39.0%, 79 answers | 30.9%likely range 23.0% to 40.1%, 104 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 61.0%likely range 55.6% to 66.2%, 70 answers | 88.3%likely range 81.0% to 93.0%, 105 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 48.7%likely range 43.6% to 53.9%, 78 answers | 85.8%likely range 78.2% to 91.1%, 107 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 60.7%likely range 55.3% to 65.9%, 71 answers | 78.4%likely range 69.4% to 85.3%, 96 answers |
| Being listened to | 72.7%likely range 67.9% to 77.1%, 78 answers | 91.0%likely range 84.2% to 95.1%, 105 answers |
| Care and concern | 73.3%likely range 68.5% to 77.6%, 78 answers | 91.0%likely range 84.2% to 95.1%, 105 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 77.4%likely range 72.8% to 81.5%, 78 answers | 95.9%likely range 90.4% to 98.3%, 104 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 76.8%likely range 72.0% to 81.0%, 74 answers | 95.4%likely range 89.5% to 98.0%, 100 answers |
| Needs met | 87.4%likely range 83.5% to 90.5%, 77 answers | 89.9%likely range 82.7% to 94.2%, 103 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 73.9%likely range 53.5% to 87.5%, 23 patients | 90.0%likely range 74.4% to 96.5%, 30 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 66.7%likely range 47.8% to 81.4%, 27 patients | 91.3%likely range 73.2% to 97.6%, 23 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 55.0%likely range 34.2% to 74.2%, 20 patients | 87.5%likely range 71.9% to 95.0%, 32 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 55.9%likely range 51.1% to 60.5%, 424 patients | 70.8%likely range 68.1% to 73.4%, 1,118 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 65.6%likely range 57.0% to 73.3%, 128 patients | 72.1%likely range 67.5% to 76.3%, 394 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 2,184August 2026 | 5,406August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Liverpool First PCN | Liverpool First PCN |
| Phone | 0151 2959235 | 0151 7271382 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 79.3% good or very good29 answers, June 2026 | 95.7% good or very good46 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 1,023 in August 2026Same day 39.2%; face to face 55.7% | 2,179 in August 2026Same day 52.6%; face to face 67.8% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.61England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.80England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 0.9 qualified permanent0.9 including trainees and locums | 0.3 qualified permanent0.3 including trainees and locums |
| 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.