Oldham · Compare
Leesbrook Surgery vs Lees 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?
Leesbrook Surgery’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Lees Medical Practice’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Leesbrook SurgeryOL4 3DG | Lees Medical PracticeOL4 3BP |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 89.9likely range 82.3 to 92.6100 survey answersClearly higher | 66.7likely range 59.5 to 73.488 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 95.1%likely range 84.4% to 98.6%, 100 answersClearly higher | 58.2%likely range 48.1% to 67.6%, 88 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 77.5%likely range 73.0% to 81.3% | 86.5%likely range 82.0% to 90.0%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 74.7%likely range 67.4% to 80.9%, 2,380 appointments | 98.2%likely range 94.6% to 99.4%, 2,283 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 80.2%likely range 75.0% to 84.5%, 5,593 calls | 74.7%likely range 66.4% to 81.5%, 2,594 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 87.9%likely range 74.8% to 94.7%, 95 answers | 47.9%likely range 37.9% to 58.1%, 84 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 100.0%likely range 92.1% to 100.0%, 100 answers | 79.1%likely range 69.9% to 86.0%, 89 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 22.5%likely range 12.8% to 36.6%, 101 answers | 28.5%likely range 20.4% to 38.3%, 88 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 92.0%likely range 79.7% to 97.1%, 93 answers | 70.5%likely range 60.0% to 79.1%, 79 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 92.3%likely range 80.5% to 97.2%, 97 answers | 58.9%likely range 48.8% to 68.2%, 88 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 78.0%likely range 62.7% to 88.2%, 87 answers | 54.5%likely range 44.0% to 64.6%, 81 answers |
| Being listened to | 91.1%likely range 79.0% to 96.6%, 97 answers | 76.3%likely range 66.6% to 83.8%, 85 answers |
| Care and concern | 88.8%likely range 76.2% to 95.2%, 99 answers | 88.3%likely range 80.0% to 93.4%, 84 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 91.5%likely range 79.6% to 96.7%, 99 answers | 85.7%likely range 76.8% to 91.6%, 81 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 92.1%likely range 79.8% to 97.2%, 92 answers | 82.9%likely range 73.5% to 89.5%, 79 answers |
| Needs met | 93.4%likely range 81.9% to 97.8%, 98 answers | 83.7%likely range 74.9% to 89.9%, 86 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 95.8%likely range 88.5% to 98.6%, 72 patients | 88.5%likely range 78.2% to 94.3%, 61 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 91.8%likely range 84.0% to 96.0%, 85 patients | 90.8%likely range 81.3% to 95.7%, 65 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 97.6%likely range 91.7% to 99.3%, 84 patients | 82.1%likely range 71.3% to 89.4%, 67 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 77.8%likely range 75.6% to 79.9%, 1,389 patients | 69.4%likely range 66.4% to 72.3%, 923 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 81.0%likely range 78.4% to 83.4%, 912 patients | 79.3%likely range 74.7% to 83.3%, 338 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 9,364August 2026 | 5,217August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Oldham East PCN | Oldham East PCN |
| Phone | 0161 6214800 | 0161 6521285 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 93.7% good or very good253 answers, June 2026 | 96.7% good or very good30 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,503 in August 2026Same day 43.1%; face to face 74.2% | 2,494 in August 2026Same day 71.8%; face to face 53.5% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.79England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.57England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.1 qualified permanent5.0 including trainees and locums2,265 patients per permanent GP | 2.6 qualified permanent2.6 including trainees and locums1,976 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.