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Northgate Health Centre vs Kes@northgate
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?
Northgate Health Centre and Kes@northgate 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 | Northgate Health CentreOX1 3EF | Kes@northgateOX1 3EF |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 86.5likely range 76.5 to 91.2111 survey answers | 83.1likely range 78.6 to 86.5122 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 | 89.0%likely range 74.9% to 95.6%, 111 answers | 83.1%likely range 77.6% to 87.4%, 122 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 80.4%likely range 75.9% to 83.9% | 82.9%likely range 75.1% to 88.0% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 83.5%likely range 77.7% to 88.0%, 3,073 appointments | 81.8%likely range 70.5% to 89.3%, 970 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 77.2%likely range 70.5% to 82.7%, 3,771 calls | 83.9%likely range 73.3% to 90.8%, 1,396 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 82.8%likely range 66.9% to 92.0%, 103 answers | 98.3%likely range 95.4% to 99.4%, 111 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 95.3%likely range 82.9% to 98.8%, 109 answers | 97.9%likely range 94.9% to 99.1%, 114 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 32.4%likely range 19.5% to 48.7%, 111 answers | 35.4%likely range 29.5% to 41.8%, 122 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 63.3%likely range 39.7% to 81.8%, 52 answers | 65.8%likely range 56.4% to 74.1%, 59 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 92.1%likely range 78.4% to 97.4%, 107 answers | 93.3%likely range 89.1% to 95.9%, 115 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 86.6%likely range 71.7% to 94.3%, 108 answers | 87.8%likely range 82.8% to 91.5%, 117 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 74.9%likely range 57.8% to 86.6%, 99 answers | 78.3%likely range 72.0% to 83.5%, 106 answers |
| Being listened to | 99.4%likely range 89.1% to 100.0%, 107 answers | 95.0%likely range 91.1% to 97.2%, 113 answers |
| Care and concern | 98.9%likely range 88.1% to 99.9%, 106 answers | 94.5%likely range 90.5% to 96.9%, 111 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 99.4%likely range 89.1% to 100.0%, 107 answers | 99.8%likely range 97.8% to 100.0%, 113 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 99.1%likely range 88.1% to 99.9%, 102 answers | 97.1%likely range 93.8% to 98.7%, 110 answers |
| Needs met | 94.4%likely range 81.5% to 98.5%, 107 answers | 97.3%likely range 94.1% to 98.8%, 112 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 92.6%likely range 82.4% to 97.1%, 54 patients | 95.5%likely range 78.2% to 99.2%, 22 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 93.8%likely range 83.2% to 97.9%, 48 patients | 92.6%likely range 76.6% to 97.9%, 27 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 85.4%likely range 72.8% to 92.8%, 48 patients | 82.4%likely range 59.0% to 93.8%, 17 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 48.8%likely range 46.7% to 50.9%, 2,201 patients | 58.0%likely range 55.1% to 60.9%, 1,132 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 72.3%likely range 68.7% to 75.6%, 639 patients | 72.3%likely range 65.5% to 78.2%, 188 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 12,419August 2026 | 5,769August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Oxford Central PCN | Oxford Central PCN |
| Phone | 01865 311811 | 01865 242657 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 97.9% good or very good284 answers, June 2026 | 96.0% good or very good25 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,112 in August 2026Same day 46.3%; face to face 54.9% | 1,410 in August 2026Same day 49.6%; face to face 50.1% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.47England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.37England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 6.5 qualified permanent6.5 including trainees and locums1,911 patients per permanent GP | 2.3 qualified permanent2.3 including trainees and locums2,565 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.