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Lockside Medical Centre vs Millbrook 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?
Lockside Medical Centre and Millbrook 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 | Lockside Medical CentreSK15 2PT | Millbrook Medical PracticeSK15 3BJ |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 86.9likely range 81.8 to 90.3126 survey answers | 81.4likely range 77.0 to 84.793 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 89.3%likely range 82.3% to 93.8%, 126 answers | 83.0%likely range 78.0% to 87.0%, 93 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 81.1%likely range 76.0% to 85.1% | 77.5%likely range 68.8% to 83.6% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 87.6%likely range 81.5% to 91.8%, 2,438 appointments | 80.1%likely range 66.5% to 89.0%, 712 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 74.4%likely range 66.3% to 81.2%, 2,707 calls | 74.8%likely range 63.9% to 83.3%, 1,558 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 85.3%likely range 77.2% to 90.9%, 115 answers | 63.2%likely range 57.2% to 68.8%, 92 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 92.3%likely range 85.7% to 96.0%, 121 answers | 92.8%likely range 88.9% to 95.3%, 90 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 38.7%likely range 30.1% to 47.9%, 124 answers | 38.8%likely range 33.1% to 44.8%, 93 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 61.8%likely range 46.8% to 74.8%, 49 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 94.9%likely range 89.0% to 97.7%, 122 answers | 87.2%likely range 82.5% to 90.7%, 89 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 87.7%likely range 80.4% to 92.6%, 124 answers | 75.0%likely range 69.4% to 79.8%, 92 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 78.8%likely range 69.9% to 85.7%, 113 answers | 58.2%likely range 51.8% to 64.2%, 84 answers |
| Being listened to | 93.9%likely range 87.7% to 97.1%, 121 answers | 89.0%likely range 84.7% to 92.2%, 92 answers |
| Care and concern | 93.5%likely range 87.3% to 96.8%, 123 answers | 87.0%likely range 82.5% to 90.5%, 93 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 97.1%likely range 92.1% to 99.0%, 123 answers | 98.9%likely range 96.7% to 99.6%, 91 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 98.1%likely range 93.2% to 99.5%, 115 answers | 91.7%likely range 87.6% to 94.5%, 88 answers |
| Needs met | 94.1%likely range 88.1% to 97.2%, 123 answers | 92.5%likely range 88.7% to 95.2%, 90 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 85.7%likely range 76.2% to 91.8%, 77 patients | 82.4%likely range 69.7% to 90.4%, 51 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 86.2%likely range 77.8% to 91.7%, 94 patients | 64.9%likely range 48.8% to 78.2%, 37 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 91.6%likely range 83.6% to 95.9%, 83 patients | 79.5%likely range 65.5% to 88.8%, 44 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 78.7%likely range 76.5% to 80.7%, 1,416 patients | 73.2%likely range 69.7% to 76.4%, 671 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 82.1%likely range 79.3% to 84.7%, 772 patients | 77.3%likely range 71.8% to 82.0%, 260 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 8,362August 2026 | 3,454August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Stalybridge, Dukinfield & Mossley PCN | Stalybridge, Dukinfield & Mossley PCN |
| Phone | 0161 3037200 | 0161 3042470 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 97.1% good or very good207 answers, June 2026 | 100.0% good or very good29 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,853 in August 2026Same day 33.6%; face to face 35.1% | 1,199 in August 2026Same day 37.4%; face to face 75.5% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.61England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.53England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 6.8 qualified permanent8.7 including trainees and locums1,235 patients per permanent GP | 1.2 qualified permanent1.2 including trainees and locums2,878 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.