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Lapal Medical Practice vs Feldon Lane 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?
Lapal Medical Practice and Feldon Lane 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 | Lapal Medical PracticeB62 0HP | Feldon Lane PracticeB62 9DR |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 77.6likely range 71.2 to 82.4118 survey answers | 71.6likely range 64.0 to 78.3128 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 80.3%likely range 71.6% to 86.8%, 118 answers | 65.0%likely range 54.2% to 74.4%, 128 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 71.1%likely range 65.0% to 76.3% | 87.0%likely range 83.2% to 89.8%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 73.3%likely range 64.5% to 80.5%, 1,746 appointments | 88.6%likely range 84.0% to 92.1%, 3,656 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 68.9%likely range 60.4% to 76.3%, 2,660 calls | 85.2%likely range 79.3% to 89.7%, 3,761 callsClearly higher |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 47.4%likely range 37.8% to 57.2%, 111 answers | 44.0%likely range 33.6% to 54.9%, 125 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 91.8%likely range 84.7% to 95.7%, 114 answers | 88.9%likely range 80.1% to 94.1%, 125 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 49.6%likely range 40.2% to 59.0%, 118 answers | 28.7%likely range 20.0% to 39.4%, 126 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 56.4%likely range 41.5% to 70.3%, 49 answers | 22.2%likely range 9.4% to 44.0%, 33 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 83.2%likely range 74.6% to 89.3%, 111 answers | 88.1%likely range 79.0% to 93.6%, 120 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 70.4%likely range 61.0% to 78.4%, 117 answers | 62.5%likely range 51.6% to 72.2%, 128 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 52.9%likely range 42.5% to 62.9%, 100 answers | 65.3%likely range 53.8% to 75.3%, 113 answers |
| Being listened to | 82.5%likely range 74.0% to 88.7%, 115 answers | 80.2%likely range 70.1% to 87.5%, 123 answers |
| Care and concern | 82.1%likely range 73.5% to 88.3%, 114 answers | 82.3%likely range 72.4% to 89.1%, 123 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 96.0%likely range 90.3% to 98.4%, 115 answers | 87.5%likely range 78.4% to 93.1%, 122 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 90.0%likely range 82.3% to 94.5%, 108 answers | 88.0%likely range 78.6% to 93.6%, 115 answers |
| Needs met | 90.5%likely range 83.2% to 94.8%, 114 answers | 89.3%likely range 80.5% to 94.4%, 123 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 86.1%likely range 76.8% to 92.0%, 79 patients | 94.9%likely range 87.7% to 98.0%, 79 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 93.7%likely range 86.0% to 97.3%, 79 patients | 94.0%likely range 86.8% to 97.4%, 84 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 92.3%likely range 85.0% to 96.2%, 91 patients | 83.7%likely range 74.5% to 90.0%, 86 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 74.4%likely range 71.9% to 76.7%, 1,266 patients | 76.6%likely range 74.3% to 78.7%, 1,400 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 79.4%likely range 76.2% to 82.2%, 708 patients | 81.6%likely range 78.7% to 84.1%, 787 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 8,054August 2026 | 9,127August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Halesowen PCN | Halesowen PCN |
| Phone | 0121 4222345 | 0121 4224703 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 95.5% good or very good265 answers, June 2026 | 94.1% good or very good68 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,710 in August 2026Same day 44.8%; face to face 48.2% | 4,579 in August 2026Same day 56.5%; face to face 55.9% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.76England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.78England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.2 qualified permanent4.2 including trainees and locums1,921 patients per permanent GP | 4.4 qualified permanent8.5 including trainees and locums2,062 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.