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Littleborough Group Practice vs Pennine 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?
Littleborough Group Practice and Pennine 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 | Littleborough Group PracticeOL15 8HF | Pennine SurgeryOL15 8HF |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 86.8likely range 80.7 to 90.7119 survey answers | 91.4likely range 88.5 to 93.4110 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Patients: clearly above the England average | Patients: clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 87.3%likely range 78.7% to 92.7%, 119 answers | 90.3%likely range 86.7% to 92.9%, 110 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 85.6%likely range 82.0% to 88.3% | 93.9%likely range 89.0% to 96.3%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 99.4%likely range 95.4% to 99.9%, 1,634 appointments | 99.6%likely range 93.0% to 100.0%, 897 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 71.8%likely range 65.7% to 77.1%, 4,997 calls | 88.1%likely range 81.0% to 92.8%, 2,444 callsClearly higher |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 72.9%likely range 62.3% to 81.4%, 110 answers | 91.2%likely range 87.8% to 93.8%, 107 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 91.7%likely range 84.0% to 95.8%, 119 answers | 95.0%likely range 92.2% to 96.8%, 109 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 34.2%likely range 25.1% to 44.6%, 119 answers | 53.6%likely range 48.4% to 58.8%, 109 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 59.5%likely range 42.0% to 74.9%, 43 answers | 74.9%likely range 67.8% to 80.9%, 53 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 90.2%likely range 82.0% to 94.9%, 115 answers | 91.5%likely range 88.1% to 94.1%, 106 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 87.8%likely range 79.2% to 93.1%, 117 answers | 90.9%likely range 87.3% to 93.5%, 108 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 81.7%likely range 71.8% to 88.7%, 109 answers | 88.5%likely range 84.6% to 91.5%, 103 answers |
| Being listened to | 91.6%likely range 83.9% to 95.8%, 118 answers | 94.8%likely range 91.9% to 96.7%, 107 answers |
| Care and concern | 89.4%likely range 81.1% to 94.3%, 117 answers | 98.8%likely range 97.0% to 99.6%, 107 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 93.0%likely range 85.6% to 96.8%, 116 answers | 98.1%likely range 96.0% to 99.1%, 106 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 92.0%likely range 84.0% to 96.2%, 110 answers | 96.5%likely range 93.9% to 98.0%, 101 answers |
| Needs met | 93.1%likely range 85.7% to 96.8%, 117 answers | 96.0%likely range 93.3% to 97.6%, 105 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 90.5%likely range 81.7% to 95.3%, 74 patients | 92.5%likely range 80.1% to 97.4%, 40 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 87.3%likely range 76.9% to 93.4%, 63 patients | 92.1%likely range 79.2% to 97.3%, 38 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 83.1%likely range 72.2% to 90.3%, 65 patients | 93.5%likely range 79.3% to 98.2%, 31 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 75.8%likely range 73.5% to 78.0%, 1,332 patients | 78.9%likely range 75.4% to 82.1%, 569 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 78.9%likely range 75.9% to 81.6%, 810 patients | 76.4%likely range 71.6% to 80.5%, 347 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 8,536August 2026 | 3,781August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Pennines PCN | Pennines PCN |
| Phone | 01706 393000 | 01706 374990 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 94.7% good or very good282 answers, June 2026 | 96.4% good or very good112 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,169 in August 2026Same day 47.8%; face to face 66.6% | 1,348 in August 2026Same day 56.1%; face to face 68.9% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.62England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.50England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.8 qualified permanent8.7 including trainees and locums1,769 patients per permanent GP | 1.5 qualified permanent1.5 including trainees and locums2,578 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Good | Good |
“Clearly higher” appears only when a practice’s whole margin of error lies above every other practice’s here. When the margins 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.