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Marton Medical Practice vs Layton 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?
Marton Medical Practice and Layton Medical Centre 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 | Marton Medical PracticeFY3 9ES | Layton Medical CentreFY3 7EN |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 73.4likely range 65.5 to 79.9113 survey answers | 73.7likely range 65.3 to 80.3100 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 71.0%likely range 59.8% to 80.1%, 113 answers | 73.2%likely range 61.5% to 82.5%, 100 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 79.0%likely range 74.8% to 82.3% | 74.6%likely range 69.3% to 78.9% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 92.5%likely range 87.2% to 95.7%, 2,313 appointmentsClearly higher | 78.4%likely range 70.4% to 84.6%, 1,931 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 65.4%likely range 59.0% to 71.2%, 4,786 calls | 70.8%likely range 63.9% to 76.8%, 3,923 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 56.3%likely range 44.6% to 67.2%, 107 answers | 34.1%likely range 23.7% to 46.4%, 97 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 83.3%likely range 73.0% to 90.2%, 109 answers | 70.6%likely range 58.7% to 80.2%, 100 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 34.5%likely range 24.6% to 45.8%, 112 answers | 33.9%likely range 23.7% to 46.0%, 100 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 41.4%likely range 24.4% to 60.7%, 39 answers | 27.4%likely range 12.6% to 49.8%, 31 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 76.5%likely range 65.5% to 84.8%, 109 answers | 85.1%likely range 74.0% to 91.9%, 92 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 66.9%likely range 55.4% to 76.7%, 109 answers | 71.0%likely range 59.0% to 80.6%, 99 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 67.7%likely range 55.7% to 77.8%, 100 answers | 67.5%likely range 55.0% to 77.9%, 94 answers |
| Being listened to | 85.5%likely range 75.6% to 91.8%, 109 answers | 83.4%likely range 72.5% to 90.5%, 99 answers |
| Care and concern | 85.5%likely range 75.7% to 91.8%, 111 answers | 78.7%likely range 67.3% to 86.9%, 99 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 90.5%likely range 81.4% to 95.4%, 108 answers | 91.0%likely range 81.5% to 95.9%, 97 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 91.0%likely range 81.9% to 95.8%, 104 answers | 92.9%likely range 83.6% to 97.1%, 93 answers |
| Needs met | 87.8%likely range 78.3% to 93.5%, 110 answers | 88.2%likely range 78.1% to 94.0%, 98 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 88.8%likely range 80.5% to 93.8%, 89 patients | 94.3%likely range 87.2% to 97.5%, 87 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 91.3%likely range 82.3% to 96.0%, 69 patients | 90.7%likely range 82.0% to 95.4%, 75 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 84.6%likely range 73.9% to 91.4%, 65 patients | 86.6%likely range 78.4% to 92.0%, 97 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 68.6%likely range 66.3% to 70.8%, 1,643 patients | 59.4%likely range 56.8% to 62.0%, 1,384 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 76.3%likely range 73.3% to 79.0%, 839 patients | 59.3%likely range 55.7% to 62.8%, 735 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 9,307August 2026 | 8,264August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Blackpool Central PCN | Blackpool Central PCN |
| Phone | 01253 953070 | 01253 951955 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 89.5% good or very good267 answers, June 2026 | 85.2% good or very good330 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,782 in August 2026Same day 32.3%; face to face 66.9% | 3,581 in August 2026Same day 46.1%; face to face 59.3% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.91England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.95England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 2.4 qualified permanent3.4 including trainees and locums3,966 patients per permanent GP | 4.7 qualified permanent4.7 including trainees and locums1,756 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.