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Greyland Medical Centre vs The Birches 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?
The Birches Medical Centre’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Greyland Medical Centre’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Greyland Medical CentreM25 1NL | The Birches Medical CentreM25 2GN |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 79.7likely range 76.3 to 82.185 survey answers | 89.7likely range 86.7 to 91.6133 survey answersClearly higher |
| 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 | 76.9%likely range 73.9% to 79.7%, 85 answers | 89.7%likely range 86.9% to 92.0%, 133 answersClearly higher |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 85.9%likely range 77.3% to 90.8% | 89.7%likely range 81.9% to 92.9% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 89.1%likely range 75.3% to 95.7%, 570 appointments | 96.6%likely range 82.8% to 99.4%, 441 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 82.6%likely range 72.2% to 89.7%, 1,495 calls | 82.8%likely range 75.2% to 88.4%, 2,578 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 90.1%likely range 87.8% to 92.0%, 84 answers | 79.4%likely range 75.6% to 82.7%, 126 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 89.1%likely range 86.8% to 91.1%, 85 answers | 93.5%likely range 91.0% to 95.3%, 132 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 51.0%likely range 47.5% to 54.5%, 85 answers | 41.4%likely range 37.3% to 45.6%, 133 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 84.5%likely range 80.6% to 87.8%, 43 answers | 39.7%likely range 33.5% to 46.3%, 56 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 91.2%likely range 89.0% to 93.0%, 83 answers | 84.3%likely range 80.9% to 87.1%, 130 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 78.8%likely range 75.8% to 81.5%, 85 answers | 85.7%likely range 82.5% to 88.4%, 132 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 74.7%likely range 71.4% to 77.7%, 78 answers | 80.9%likely range 77.1% to 84.2%, 117 answers |
| Being listened to | 83.2%likely range 80.4% to 85.7%, 82 answers | 89.5%likely range 86.6% to 91.8%, 129 answers |
| Care and concern | 85.1%likely range 82.4% to 87.4%, 83 answers | 88.3%likely range 85.3% to 90.8%, 130 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 95.5%likely range 93.8% to 96.7%, 82 answers | 95.6%likely range 93.5% to 97.1%, 131 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 94.0%likely range 92.0% to 95.5%, 75 answers | 99.7%likely range 98.7% to 99.9%, 125 answers |
| Needs met | 90.6%likely range 88.4% to 92.5%, 83 answers | 95.4%likely range 93.3% to 96.9%, 128 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 76.5%likely range 52.7% to 90.4%, 17 patients | 85.7%likely range 68.5% to 94.3%, 28 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 72.7%likely range 43.4% to 90.3%, 11 patients | 85.7%likely range 68.5% to 94.3%, 28 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 10.0%likely range 1.8% to 40.4%, 10 patients | 76.7%likely range 59.1% to 88.2%, 30 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 65.6%likely range 59.9% to 70.9%, 285 patients | 71.4%likely range 67.8% to 74.7%, 643 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 77.8%likely range 70.6% to 83.6%, 153 patients | 80.8%likely range 76.5% to 84.5%, 375 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 1,780August 2026 | 3,855August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Prestwich PCN | Prestwich PCN |
| Phone | 0161 7989818 | 0161 7733037 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 90.9% good or very good22 answers, June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 867 in August 2026Same day 34.2%; face to face 57.2% | 1,313 in August 2026Same day 36.6%; face to face 68.6% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.79England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.59England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 1.0 qualified permanent1.0 including trainees and locums | 1.5 qualified permanent1.8 including trainees and locums2,497 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.