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Mandalay Medical Centre vs Edgworth Medical Centre
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?
Edgworth Medical Centre’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Mandalay Medical Centre’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Mandalay Medical CentreBL1 7LR | Edgworth Medical CentreBL7 9RG |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 78.2likely range 69.3 to 84.5109 survey answers | 91.4likely range 88.8 to 93.2121 survey answersClearly higher |
| 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 | 79.2%likely range 66.6% to 88.0%, 109 answers | 95.5%likely range 93.1% to 97.1%, 121 answersClearly higher |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 75.8%likely range 70.5% to 80.4% | 81.6%likely range 75.2% to 86.4% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 68.3%likely range 59.4% to 76.1%, 1,790 appointments | 73.7%likely range 63.0% to 82.2%, 1,197 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 83.2%likely range 77.4% to 87.8%, 4,120 calls | 89.4%likely range 82.2% to 93.9%, 2,277 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 56.8%likely range 43.4% to 69.3%, 107 answers | 87.1%likely range 83.5% to 90.0%, 117 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 83.0%likely range 70.6% to 90.8%, 106 answers | 96.3%likely range 94.1% to 97.7%, 119 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 45.1%likely range 32.5% to 58.4%, 108 answers | 34.8%likely range 30.5% to 39.5%, 121 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 46.5%likely range 27.7% to 66.3%, 46 answers | 71.1%likely range 62.6% to 78.4%, 37 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 87.3%likely range 75.8% to 93.8%, 108 answers | 95.8%likely range 93.4% to 97.3%, 117 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 77.0%likely range 64.1% to 86.3%, 108 answers | 93.0%likely range 90.1% to 95.1%, 119 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 61.2%likely range 47.5% to 73.4%, 104 answers | 80.4%likely range 76.2% to 84.0%, 114 answers |
| Being listened to | 86.5%likely range 74.8% to 93.3%, 108 answers | 95.4%likely range 92.9% to 97.1%, 116 answers |
| Care and concern | 83.6%likely range 71.3% to 91.3%, 106 answers | 93.7%likely range 90.9% to 95.7%, 115 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 96.8%likely range 87.9% to 99.2%, 107 answers | 97.7%likely range 95.7% to 98.8%, 116 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 97.0%likely range 88.2% to 99.3%, 106 answers | 98.3%likely range 96.5% to 99.2%, 110 answers |
| Needs met | 95.5%likely range 86.1% to 98.6%, 107 answers | 93.5%likely range 90.7% to 95.5%, 118 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 91.5%likely range 83.4% to 95.8%, 82 patients | 90.2%likely range 77.5% to 96.1%, 41 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 91.7%likely range 83.0% to 96.1%, 72 patients | 86.1%likely range 71.3% to 93.9%, 36 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 92.1%likely range 84.6% to 96.1%, 89 patients | 87.9%likely range 72.7% to 95.2%, 33 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 71.9%likely range 69.4% to 74.4%, 1,236 patients | 81.2%likely range 77.9% to 84.1%, 622 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 75.1%likely range 72.1% to 77.8%, 887 patients | 81.1%likely range 77.1% to 84.5%, 423 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 8,431August 2026 | 4,202August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Turton PCN | Turton PCN |
| Phone | 01204 309206 | 01204 462233 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 92.0% good or very good50 answers, June 2026 | 99.3% good or very good135 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,105 in August 2026Same day 38.8%; face to face 71.6% | 1,623 in August 2026Same day 22.4%; face to face 75.5% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.58England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.72England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 3.9 qualified permanent5.6 including trainees and locums2,151 patients per permanent GP | 1.5 qualified permanent1.5 including trainees and locums2,801 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.