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Meltham Group Practice vs Colne Valley Group 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?
Meltham Group Practice and Colne Valley Group 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 | Meltham Group PracticeHD9 5QQ | Colne Valley Group PracticeHD7 5JN |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 82.6likely range 78.3 to 85.9107 survey answers | 87.7likely range 82.0 to 90.6107 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 85.3%likely range 79.7% to 89.6%, 107 answers | 92.8%likely range 84.9% to 96.7%, 107 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 76.0%likely range 70.5% to 80.5% | 75.5%likely range 71.8% to 78.8% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 70.3%likely range 61.4% to 77.8%, 1,765 appointments | 74.9%likely range 70.0% to 79.3%, 5,025 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 81.7%likely range 75.1% to 86.8%, 3,447 calls | 76.1%likely range 70.5% to 80.9%, 5,358 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 93.6%likely range 89.1% to 96.4%, 101 answers | 75.4%likely range 64.6% to 83.8%, 101 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 99.0%likely range 96.3% to 99.7%, 105 answers | 95.4%likely range 88.1% to 98.3%, 104 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 23.5%likely range 18.1% to 30.0%, 105 answers | 30.7%likely range 21.6% to 41.6%, 106 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 75.2%likely range 62.0% to 85.0%, 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 95.5%likely range 91.5% to 97.6%, 103 answers | 93.1%likely range 85.1% to 96.9%, 103 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 89.2%likely range 84.0% to 92.9%, 105 answers | 89.9%likely range 81.2% to 94.8%, 104 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 90.5%likely range 85.2% to 94.0%, 95 answers | 77.0%likely range 66.0% to 85.2%, 96 answers |
| Being listened to | 85.8%likely range 80.1% to 90.0%, 105 answers | 98.3%likely range 92.2% to 99.7%, 100 answers |
| Care and concern | 87.7%likely range 82.2% to 91.6%, 104 answers | 96.8%likely range 90.0% to 99.0%, 102 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 99.4%likely range 96.9% to 99.9%, 103 answers | 96.2%likely range 89.4% to 98.7%, 104 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 90.7%likely range 85.5% to 94.2%, 97 answers | 97.8%likely range 91.3% to 99.5%, 97 answers |
| Needs met | 96.7%likely range 93.0% to 98.4%, 104 answers | 96.9%likely range 90.3% to 99.0%, 104 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 93.2%likely range 81.8% to 97.7%, 44 patients | 94.6%likely range 87.9% to 97.7%, 92 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 95.8%likely range 86.0% to 98.8%, 48 patients | 91.8%likely range 82.2% to 96.4%, 61 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 88.7%likely range 77.4% to 94.7%, 53 patients | 88.1%likely range 79.5% to 93.4%, 84 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 78.6%likely range 75.7% to 81.2%, 831 patients | 78.0%likely range 75.9% to 80.0%, 1,539 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 80.5%likely range 77.1% to 83.5%, 585 patients | 79.7%likely range 77.3% to 82.0%, 1,091 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 5,939August 2026 | 10,465August 2026 |
| Primary care network | The Valleys Health & Social Care PCN | The Valleys Health & Social Care PCN |
| Phone | 01484 347620 | 01484 842652 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | No results for June 2026 | 95.3% good or very good360 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,302 in August 2026Same day 35.3%; face to face 97.6% | 5,389 in August 2026Same day 51.2%; face to face 67.5% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.78England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 1.02England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 2.0 qualified permanent3.5 including trainees and locums2,961 patients per permanent GP | 6.0 qualified permanent8.0 including trainees and locums1,736 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.