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Islington House Medical Centre vs Mere Lane 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?
Islington House Medical Centre’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Mere Lane Group Practice’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Islington House Medical CentreL6 2EH | Mere Lane Group PracticeL5 0QW |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 86.6likely range 80.8 to 90.4100 survey answersClearly higher | 65.9likely range 51.0 to 78.674 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 87.3%likely range 79.2% to 92.6%, 100 answersClearly higher | 59.6%likely range 38.4% to 77.7%, 74 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 84.8%likely range 80.8% to 87.8% | 80.3%likely range 76.2% to 83.5% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 97.4%likely range 93.0% to 99.1%, 2,002 appointments | 98.3%likely range 93.8% to 99.6%, 1,632 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 72.2%likely range 65.4% to 78.0%, 3,986 calls | 62.1%likely range 55.3% to 68.4%, 4,331 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 70.3%likely range 60.4% to 78.5%, 100 answers | 29.9%likely range 14.2% to 52.3%, 70 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 94.7%likely range 88.2% to 97.7%, 100 answers | 71.9%likely range 49.8% to 86.8%, 72 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 37.3%likely range 28.3% to 47.4%, 100 answers | 39.1%likely range 21.3% to 60.5%, 74 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 49.0%likely range 33.5% to 64.7%, 39 answers | 32.7%likely range 11.8% to 63.7%, 35 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 88.4%likely range 80.2% to 93.4%, 96 answers | 76.4%likely range 52.6% to 90.5%, 62 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 84.1%likely range 75.3% to 90.2%, 98 answers | 46.8%likely range 26.9% to 67.8%, 70 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 82.7%likely range 73.5% to 89.1%, 94 answers | 75.3%likely range 50.7% to 90.0%, 59 answers |
| Being listened to | 83.3%likely range 74.5% to 89.5%, 98 answers | 78.5%likely range 55.8% to 91.3%, 68 answers |
| Care and concern | 84.3%likely range 75.5% to 90.3%, 98 answers | 74.5%likely range 51.7% to 88.8%, 68 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 92.0%likely range 84.6% to 96.0%, 97 answers | 91.4%likely range 70.2% to 97.9%, 66 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 96.4%likely range 90.2% to 98.7%, 94 answers | 83.3%likely range 60.7% to 94.1%, 66 answers |
| Needs met | 92.6%likely range 85.3% to 96.4%, 97 answers | 83.3%likely range 61.1% to 94.1%, 68 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 73.3%likely range 61.0% to 82.9%, 60 patients | 82.4%likely range 73.3% to 88.9%, 91 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 69.1%likely range 56.0% to 79.7%, 55 patients | 71.1%likely range 62.1% to 78.6%, 114 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 69.1%likely range 57.4% to 78.8%, 68 patients | 56.2%likely range 46.6% to 65.3%, 105 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 56.5%likely range 53.6% to 59.3%, 1,151 patients | 52.6%likely range 50.2% to 55.0%, 1,606 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 65.3%likely range 60.3% to 69.9%, 380 patients | 52.5%likely range 48.2% to 56.8%, 514 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 5,961August 2026 | 8,511August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Anfield & Everton PCN | Anfield & Everton PCN |
| Phone | 0151 3178600 | 0151 2959620 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 94.8% good or very good191 answers, June 2026 | 91.7% good or very good48 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 2,104 in August 2026Same day 47.5%; face to face 65.4% | 2,948 in August 2026Same day 63.8%; face to face 51.4% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.88England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.85England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 2.5 qualified permanent7.6 including trainees and locums2,391 patients per permanent GP | 3.8 qualified permanent5.3 including trainees and locums2,232 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.