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Lancaster Medical Practice vs Queen Square Medical 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?
Lancaster Medical Practice and Queen Square Medical Practice 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 | Lancaster Medical PracticeLA1 1PN | Queen Square Medical PracticeLA1 1RP |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 79.6likely range 35.0 to 90.8124 survey answers | 75.3likely range 61.0 to 84.6112 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 | 83.0%likely range 19.3% to 99.0%, 124 answers | 75.1%likely range 54.8% to 88.3%, 112 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 71.5%likely range 69.6% to 73.2% | 75.5%likely range 71.7% to 78.7% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 87.3%likely range 85.2% to 89.1%, 16,539 appointmentsClearly higher | 80.0%likely range 74.2% to 84.8%, 3,333 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 55.6%likely range 52.5% to 58.6%, 20,765 calls | 70.9%likely range 66.0% to 75.3%, 7,487 callsClearly higher |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 51.2%likely range 7.0% to 93.6%, 109 answers | 55.1%likely range 35.2% to 73.5%, 108 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 87.7%likely range 21.0% to 99.5%, 121 answers | 87.4%likely range 68.1% to 95.8%, 109 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 26.0%likely range 2.2% to 84.6%, 123 answers | 36.0%likely range 19.7% to 56.4%, 111 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 43.0%likely range 2.0% to 96.5%, 40 answers | 37.2%likely range 13.6% to 69.0%, 41 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 87.1%likely range 20.2% to 99.4%, 117 answers | 72.7%likely range 51.3% to 87.1%, 102 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 76.9%likely range 16.2% to 98.3%, 120 answers | 70.1%likely range 49.3% to 85.0%, 108 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 68.1%likely range 12.1% to 97.1%, 110 answers | 63.6%likely range 42.1% to 80.8%, 99 answers |
| Being listened to | 96.5%likely range 24.8% to 100.0%, 118 answers | 89.9%likely range 71.2% to 97.0%, 110 answers |
| Care and concern | 91.5%likely range 22.4% to 99.8%, 118 answers | 86.6%likely range 67.1% to 95.3%, 109 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 95.0%likely range 23.9% to 99.9%, 117 answers | 91.2%likely range 72.5% to 97.6%, 107 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 96.0%likely range 23.8% to 99.9%, 113 answers | 93.7%likely range 75.6% to 98.6%, 105 answers |
| Needs met | 95.8%likely range 24.6% to 99.9%, 119 answers | 86.8%likely range 67.3% to 95.5%, 108 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 90.8%likely range 87.5% to 93.3%, 380 patients | 94.4%likely range 88.8% to 97.2%, 124 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 91.2%likely range 88.0% to 93.6%, 398 patients | 90.9%likely range 84.5% to 94.8%, 121 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 89.5%likely range 86.3% to 92.0%, 448 patients | 91.5%likely range 85.4% to 95.2%, 129 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 55.1%likely range 54.1% to 56.1%, 9,848 patients | 67.0%likely range 65.2% to 68.8%, 2,558 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 71.8%likely range 70.4% to 73.1%, 4,143 patients | 75.1%likely range 72.7% to 77.2%, 1,435 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 62,741August 2026 | 15,354August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Lancaster PCN | Lancaster PCN |
| Phone | 01524 551551 | 01524 843333 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 96.1% good or very good1,653 answers, June 2026 | 93.2% good or very good702 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 23,382 in August 2026Same day 47.3%; face to face 68.9% | 6,651 in August 2026Same day 35.3%; face to face 66.9% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.59England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.72England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 29.1 qualified permanent41.9 including trainees and locums2,157 patients per permanent GP | 9.5 qualified permanent9.5 including trainees and locums1,617 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.