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Lambgates Health Centre vs Cottage Lane Surgery
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?
Lambgates Health Centre and Cottage Lane Surgery 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 | Lambgates Health CentreSK13 1DJ | Cottage Lane SurgerySK13 6EQ |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 89.6likely range 85.6 to 92.1106 survey answers | 85.3likely range 82.7 to 87.1137 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 92.5%likely range 87.0% to 95.8%, 106 answers | 86.2%likely range 85.0% to 87.4%, 137 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 82.7%likely range 79.1% to 85.7% | 83.1%likely range 74.8% to 88.5% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 97.5%likely range 94.9% to 98.8%, 4,233 appointmentsClearly higher | 81.5%likely range 68.0% to 90.2%, 698 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 67.8%likely range 61.2% to 73.7%, 4,451 calls | 84.6%likely range 74.9% to 91.0%, 1,614 callsClearly higher |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 91.0%likely range 85.0% to 94.7%, 100 answers | 90.4%likely range 89.3% to 91.4%, 133 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 95.0%likely range 90.1% to 97.6%, 102 answers | 95.4%likely range 94.7% to 96.1%, 134 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 15.1%likely range 10.2% to 21.9%, 105 answers | 40.6%likely range 38.9% to 42.3%, 134 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 51.1%likely range 48.1% to 54.0%, 49 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 89.2%likely range 83.0% to 93.3%, 104 answers | 93.9%likely range 93.0% to 94.7%, 130 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 83.9%likely range 77.1% to 89.0%, 106 answers | 87.6%likely range 86.4% to 88.7%, 135 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 93.8%likely range 88.5% to 96.8%, 100 answers | 78.6%likely range 77.0% to 80.1%, 120 answers |
| Being listened to | 91.3%likely range 85.5% to 94.9%, 105 answers | 93.9%likely range 93.0% to 94.7%, 133 answers |
| Care and concern | 90.8%likely range 85.0% to 94.5%, 105 answers | 93.1%likely range 92.1% to 93.9%, 133 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 93.6%likely range 88.5% to 96.6%, 106 answers | 98.1%likely range 97.6% to 98.6%, 132 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 94.6%likely range 89.6% to 97.3%, 102 answers | 93.0%likely range 92.0% to 93.8%, 130 answers |
| Needs met | 91.2%likely range 85.4% to 94.8%, 105 answers | 91.7%likely range 90.6% to 92.6%, 129 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 88.1%likely range 77.5% to 94.1%, 59 patients | 95.7%likely range 79.0% to 99.2%, 23 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 80.3%likely range 69.2% to 88.1%, 66 patients | 87.5%likely range 69.0% to 95.7%, 24 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 83.8%likely range 73.8% to 90.5%, 74 patients | 92.6%likely range 76.6% to 97.9%, 27 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 73.5%likely range 71.0% to 75.9%, 1,277 patients | 75.0%likely range 70.4% to 79.1%, 376 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 76.8%likely range 73.6% to 79.8%, 703 patients | 75.6%likely range 69.4% to 80.9%, 213 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 7,577August 2026 | 2,322August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Glossop PCN | Glossop PCN |
| Phone | 01457 869090 | 01457 861343 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 94.5% good or very good145 answers, June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 6,476 in August 2026Same day 53.7%; face to face 51.5% | 1,801 in August 2026Same day 56.4%; face to face 74.5% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.71England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.80England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 3.5 qualified permanent9.9 including trainees and locums2,136 patients per permanent GP | 1.2 qualified permanent3.0 including trainees and locums1,873 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.