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Naseby Medical Centre vs Pearl 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?

Naseby Medical Centre and Pearl 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.

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MeasureNaseby Medical CentreB8 3HEPearl Medical CentreB8 2HB
Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data)
Practice Grade52.9likely range 45.6 to 60.966 survey answers71.6likely range 55.9 to 83.266 survey answers
Label (against the England average)No labelCannot be told apart from the England average
Patients who describe the practice as good38.1%likely range 27.9% to 49.5%, 66 answers67.5%likely range 45.1% to 84.1%, 66 answers
Access (mean of the two below)87.4%likely range 81.9% to 89.5%80.9%likely range 78.1% to 83.3%
Appointments within two weeks of booking96.9%likely range 91.4% to 99.0%, 1,507 appointments97.3%likely range 95.0% to 98.5%, 5,430 appointments
Calls answered by the practiceNot in the grade: no phone data64.4%likely range 59.3% to 69.2%, 7,546 calls
More survey questions (not part of the grade)
Getting through on the phone9.4%likely range 4.5% to 18.3%, 64 answers48.6%likely range 28.0% to 69.7%, 64 answers
Reception and admin team51.9%likely range 40.6% to 63.0%, 65 answers74.6%likely range 52.1% to 88.8%, 66 answers
Having a preferred professional30.0%likely range 20.7% to 41.3%, 65 answers53.6%likely range 32.5% to 73.5%, 66 answers
Seeing your preferred professionalNot shown: fewer than 30 answers31.4%likely range 11.0% to 62.8%, 33 answers
Knowing the next step58.0%likely range 44.5% to 70.5%, 47 answers61.5%likely range 38.4% to 80.3%, 60 answers
Contacting the practice27.9%likely range 18.9% to 39.2%, 65 answers56.8%likely range 34.8% to 76.4%, 63 answers
Wait for an appointment29.6%likely range 20.0% to 41.4%, 60 answers59.0%likely range 35.8% to 78.7%, 58 answers
Being listened to59.4%likely range 48.0% to 70.0%, 65 answers75.7%likely range 52.6% to 89.7%, 63 answers
Care and concern56.8%likely range 45.3% to 67.7%, 64 answers73.0%likely range 49.9% to 88.0%, 63 answers
Confidence and trust78.2%likely range 67.2% to 86.2%, 63 answers83.9%likely range 61.2% to 94.5%, 62 answers
Involvement in decisions72.9%likely range 61.2% to 82.1%, 60 answers89.6%likely range 67.1% to 97.3%, 59 answers
Needs met71.3%likely range 59.7% to 80.7%, 61 answers82.6%likely range 59.6% to 93.9%, 61 answers
Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade)
Babies at 8 months62.7%likely range 50.7% to 73.3%, 67 patients85.9%likely range 79.2% to 90.7%, 142 patients
Children at 18 months72.1%likely range 57.3% to 83.3%, 43 patients87.9%likely range 81.2% to 92.4%, 132 patients
Children at 5 years4.4%likely range 1.5% to 12.2%, 68 patients91.6%likely range 85.6% to 95.2%, 131 patients
Women aged 25 to 4929.1%likely range 26.1% to 32.2%, 860 patients73.1%likely range 70.9% to 75.2%, 1,591 patients
Women aged 50 to 6452.5%likely range 47.0% to 57.9%, 322 patients86.3%likely range 82.7% to 89.2%, 431 patients
Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade)
Registered patients4,694August 202610,068August 2026
Primary care networkNechells, Saltley & Alum Rock PCNNechells, Saltley & Alum Rock PCN
Phone0121 32718780121 3280999
Friends and Family Test (its own feedback)59.6% good or very good47 answers, June 2026100.0% good or very good87 answers, June 2026
Appointments (one month)2,497 in August 2026Same day 33.4%; face to face 68.8%7,190 in August 2026Same day 71.5%; face to face 67.9%
Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year)0.74England 0.74, April 2025 to March 20260.75England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026
GPs (full-time equivalent)2.1 qualified permanent2.7 including trainees and locums2,200 patients per permanent GP3.9 qualified permanent4.3 including trainees and locums2,604 patients per permanent GP
CQC rating (a separate source)InadequateGood

“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.

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