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Longrigg Medical Centre vs Pelaw 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?
Longrigg Medical Centre and Pelaw Medical Practice cannot be told apart on the Practice score. The 95% intervals overlap, so the data does not show that one is ahead of the other, whatever the two numbers are.
Side by side
| Measure | Longrigg Medical CentreNE10 8PH | Pelaw Medical PracticeNE10 0RR |
|---|---|---|
| Practice score (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice score | 81.695% interval 72.6 to 87.7103 survey answers | 87.695% interval 84.1 to 90.2122 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 80.0%95% interval 67.3% to 88.6%, 103 answers | 88.7%95% interval 84.3% to 92.0%, 122 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 85.1%95% interval 80.7% to 88.3% | 84.9%95% interval 79.6% to 88.5% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 88.3%95% interval 81.8% to 92.6%, 2,097 appointments | 85.2%95% interval 76.1% to 91.2%, 1,296 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 81.8%95% interval 75.9% to 86.5%, 4,280 calls | 84.5%95% interval 79.2% to 88.6%, 4,771 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the rating) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 52.6%95% interval 39.0% to 65.8%, 98 answers | 84.5%95% interval 79.6% to 88.4%, 121 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 86.3%95% interval 74.5% to 93.1%, 103 answers | 93.9%95% interval 90.3% to 96.2%, 120 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 32.5%95% interval 21.4% to 46.0%, 103 answers | 23.5%95% interval 18.8% to 29.0%, 122 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 30.0%95% interval 20.4% to 41.7%, 33 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 85.4%95% interval 73.2% to 92.5%, 101 answers | 91.6%95% interval 87.5% to 94.5%, 115 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 72.8%95% interval 59.7% to 82.9%, 105 answers | 82.9%95% interval 77.9% to 87.0%, 121 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 71.3%95% interval 56.6% to 82.6%, 86 answers | 79.1%95% interval 73.6% to 83.7%, 114 answers |
| Being listened to | 89.5%95% interval 78.1% to 95.4%, 99 answers | 89.0%95% interval 84.6% to 92.2%, 120 answers |
| Care and concern | 87.7%95% interval 75.9% to 94.2%, 99 answers | 89.9%95% interval 85.6% to 93.0%, 120 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 93.8%95% interval 83.6% to 97.8%, 99 answers | 92.1%95% interval 88.1% to 94.8%, 119 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 92.9%95% interval 82.2% to 97.4%, 96 answers | 97.0%95% interval 94.1% to 98.5%, 115 answers |
| Needs met | 89.0%95% interval 77.5% to 95.0%, 100 answers | 95.9%95% interval 92.8% to 97.7%, 120 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the rating) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 93.0%95% interval 85.6% to 96.8%, 86 patients | 89.6%95% interval 77.8% to 95.5%, 48 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 85.1%95% interval 76.1% to 91.1%, 87 patients | 94.0%95% interval 83.8% to 97.9%, 50 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 87.2%95% interval 79.0% to 92.5%, 94 patients | 88.7%95% interval 77.4% to 94.7%, 53 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 74.7%95% interval 72.5% to 76.8%, 1,542 patients | 73.2%95% interval 70.4% to 75.8%, 1,018 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 76.4%95% interval 73.4% to 79.1%, 863 patients | 72.9%95% interval 69.0% to 76.5%, 546 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the rating) | ||
| Registered patients | 9,795August 2026 | 5,773August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Gateshead East PCN | Gateshead East PCN |
| Phone | 0191 4692173 | 0191 4692337 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | No results for June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,682 in August 2026Same day 55.0%; face to face 44.3% | 2,906 in August 2026Same day 55.8%; face to face 78.6% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.61England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.97England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 6.6 qualified permanent9.8 including trainees and locums1,494 patients per permanent GP | 3.1 qualified permanent4.1 including trainees and locums1,884 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Good | Good |
“Clearly higher” appears only when a practice’s 95% interval lies wholly above every other practice’s here. When the intervals overlap, the survey cannot tell the practices apart and nobody is pointed out. A practice never gets a mark for being lower.
The Practice score 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.