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Irwell Medical Practice vs Whitworth 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?
Irwell Medical Practice and Whitworth Medical Centre 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 | Irwell Medical PracticeOL13 9NR | Whitworth Medical CentreOL12 8QS |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 77.3likely range 62.0 to 85.9104 survey answers | 81.8likely range 76.0 to 86.2108 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 79.6%likely range 57.8% to 91.8%, 104 answers | 79.3%likely range 71.2% to 85.6%, 108 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 71.7%likely range 68.4% to 74.7% | 87.4%likely range 83.8% to 89.1%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 81.2%likely range 76.8% to 84.9%, 5,409 appointments | 96.9%likely range 93.3% to 98.6%, 2,928 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 62.2%likely range 57.1% to 66.9%, 7,824 calls | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 70.2%likely range 47.3% to 86.1%, 97 answers | 44.5%likely range 35.8% to 53.5%, 105 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 87.3%likely range 65.9% to 96.1%, 100 answers | 94.5%likely range 88.8% to 97.3%, 107 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 30.4%likely range 14.8% to 52.4%, 105 answers | 19.1%likely range 13.0% to 27.0%, 108 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 47.1%likely range 16.9% to 79.6%, 33 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 90.1%likely range 69.3% to 97.3%, 100 answers | 76.3%likely range 67.7% to 83.1%, 102 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 82.6%likely range 61.0% to 93.6%, 103 answers | 70.9%likely range 62.1% to 78.4%, 105 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 54.3%likely range 32.9% to 74.2%, 98 answers | 71.5%likely range 62.4% to 79.0%, 99 answers |
| Being listened to | 86.5%likely range 64.9% to 95.7%, 99 answers | 85.6%likely range 78.0% to 90.9%, 103 answers |
| Care and concern | 87.3%likely range 65.9% to 96.1%, 100 answers | 87.9%likely range 80.7% to 92.6%, 104 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 94.0%likely range 74.1% to 98.8%, 99 answers | 94.2%likely range 88.4% to 97.2%, 103 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 93.2%likely range 72.4% to 98.6%, 94 answers | 92.0%likely range 85.4% to 95.8%, 99 answers |
| Needs met | 94.1%likely range 74.5% to 98.9%, 101 answers | 88.8%likely range 81.8% to 93.3%, 105 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 93.4%likely range 87.9% to 96.5%, 136 patients | 88.6%likely range 76.0% to 95.0%, 44 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 83.0%likely range 76.3% to 88.1%, 153 patients | 89.2%likely range 79.4% to 94.7%, 65 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 88.0%likely range 82.2% to 92.1%, 167 patients | 91.2%likely range 81.1% to 96.2%, 57 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 77.0%likely range 75.3% to 78.6%, 2,459 patients | 66.8%likely range 63.8% to 69.6%, 990 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 74.9%likely range 72.5% to 77.1%, 1,346 patients | 69.1%likely range 65.5% to 72.5%, 664 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 15,434August 2026 | 6,797August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Rossendale East PCN | Rossendale East PCN |
| Phone | 01706 253422 | 01706 852238 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | No results for June 2026 | 86.6% good or very good224 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 7,233 in August 2026Same day 40.8%; face to face 53.8% | 4,209 in August 2026Same day 54.8%; face to face 47.2% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.76England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.84England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 10.8 qualified permanent14.4 including trainees and locums1,434 patients per permanent GP | 2.1 qualified permanent4.0 including trainees and locums3,289 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Outstanding | 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.