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Grimethorpe Surgery vs Brierley 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?
Brierley Medical Centre’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Grimethorpe Surgery’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Grimethorpe SurgeryS72 7NZ | Brierley Medical CentreS72 7NZ |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 68.9likely range 59.8 to 76.588 survey answers | 85.0likely range 82.3 to 87.1125 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 | 66.9%likely range 54.1% to 77.6%, 88 answers | 81.1%likely range 78.0% to 83.8%, 125 answersClearly higher |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 73.4%likely range 68.5% to 77.0% | 94.1%likely range 88.3% to 96.5%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 92.3%likely range 84.2% to 96.4%, 1,204 appointments | 98.8%likely range 90.0% to 99.9%, 681 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 54.5%likely range 48.7% to 60.2%, 6,012 calls | 89.3%likely range 81.6% to 94.0%, 2,011 callsClearly higher |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 53.9%likely range 41.1% to 66.2%, 86 answers | 69.5%likely range 66.0% to 72.9%, 119 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 89.6%likely range 79.1% to 95.1%, 87 answers | 91.5%likely range 89.2% to 93.3%, 123 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 31.9%likely range 21.4% to 44.6%, 89 answers | 21.0%likely range 18.2% to 24.1%, 125 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 45.1%likely range 26.2% to 65.5%, 33 answers | 41.6%likely range 34.4% to 49.1%, 31 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 88.6%likely range 77.5% to 94.6%, 83 answers | 86.9%likely range 84.2% to 89.3%, 118 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 70.6%likely range 57.6% to 80.9%, 85 answers | 80.4%likely range 77.3% to 83.1%, 124 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 79.4%likely range 66.3% to 88.3%, 76 answers | 78.3%likely range 74.9% to 81.4%, 107 answers |
| Being listened to | 85.0%likely range 73.4% to 92.1%, 84 answers | 90.2%likely range 87.7% to 92.2%, 121 answers |
| Care and concern | 77.9%likely range 65.5% to 86.8%, 85 answers | 93.7%likely range 91.6% to 95.3%, 119 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 87.2%likely range 76.0% to 93.6%, 85 answers | 96.1%likely range 94.4% to 97.3%, 119 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 87.2%likely range 75.8% to 93.7%, 82 answers | 93.5%likely range 91.3% to 95.1%, 110 answers |
| Needs met | 90.6%likely range 80.0% to 95.8%, 83 answers | 89.8%likely range 87.3% to 91.8%, 119 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 92.2%likely range 84.0% to 96.4%, 77 patients | 93.9%likely range 80.4% to 98.3%, 33 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 91.8%likely range 83.2% to 96.2%, 73 patients | 94.3%likely range 81.4% to 98.4%, 35 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 90.4%likely range 82.8% to 94.9%, 94 patients | 83.3%likely range 69.4% to 91.7%, 42 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 74.1%likely range 71.5% to 76.4%, 1,222 patients | 77.8%likely range 74.0% to 81.1%, 535 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 74.5%likely range 70.9% to 77.8%, 604 patients | 79.4%likely range 74.6% to 83.4%, 320 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 7,378August 2026 | 3,385August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Fcp Service - Barnsley PCN | Fcp Service - Barnsley PCN |
| Phone | 01226 716809 | 01226 711278 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 94.4% good or very good54 answers, June 2026 | 95.5% good or very good67 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,611 in August 2026Same day 60.1%; face to face 54.0% | 1,691 in August 2026Same day 36.1%; face to face 87.3% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.96England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 1.21England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 1.9 qualified permanent2.9 including trainees and locums3,981 patients per permanent GP | 0.7 qualified permanent0.7 including trainees and locums |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | 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.