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Oldham Medical Services vs Hill Top Surgery
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?
Oldham Medical Services and Hill Top Surgery 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 | Oldham Medical ServicesOL8 3HF | Hill Top SurgeryOL8 2QD |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 81.9likely range 77.8 to 85.3120 survey answers | 78.1likely range 71.7 to 82.792 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 | 79.1%likely range 73.5% to 83.7%, 120 answers | 81.8%likely range 73.1% to 88.1%, 92 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 88.4%likely range 83.7% to 91.0%Clearly higher | 69.2%likely range 63.0% to 74.4% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 99.6%likely range 92.6% to 100.0%, 818 appointmentsClearly higher | 73.5%likely range 63.3% to 81.7%, 1,304 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 77.0%likely range 70.7% to 82.2%, 4,267 calls | 64.7%likely range 57.7% to 71.1%, 3,985 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 60.1%likely range 53.7% to 66.2%, 117 answers | 50.4%likely range 40.6% to 60.1%, 89 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 76.7%likely range 70.8% to 81.6%, 116 answers | 73.2%likely range 63.7% to 80.9%, 91 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 34.4%likely range 28.6% to 40.6%, 119 answers | 48.8%likely range 39.2% to 58.4%, 92 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 38.7%likely range 28.1% to 50.6%, 36 answers | 36.6%likely range 23.1% to 52.6%, 36 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 71.0%likely range 64.8% to 76.5%, 114 answers | 72.2%likely range 62.5% to 80.1%, 88 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 70.9%likely range 64.9% to 76.3%, 118 answers | 61.2%likely range 51.4% to 70.1%, 92 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 66.3%likely range 59.7% to 72.4%, 105 answers | 63.0%likely range 52.7% to 72.2%, 83 answers |
| Being listened to | 87.7%likely range 82.9% to 91.3%, 115 answers | 91.6%likely range 84.5% to 95.6%, 91 answers |
| Care and concern | 88.3%likely range 83.5% to 91.8%, 118 answers | 89.4%likely range 81.8% to 94.0%, 91 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 97.5%likely range 94.6% to 98.9%, 114 answers | 92.0%likely range 84.9% to 95.9%, 89 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 96.1%likely range 92.5% to 98.0%, 104 answers | 91.2%likely range 83.8% to 95.4%, 88 answers |
| Needs met | 95.5%likely range 92.0% to 97.5%, 112 answers | 90.2%likely range 82.8% to 94.6%, 91 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 83.0%likely range 73.8% to 89.4%, 88 patients | 80.2%likely range 70.9% to 87.1%, 91 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 86.1%likely range 76.8% to 92.0%, 79 patients | 73.8%likely range 63.2% to 82.1%, 80 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 86.5%likely range 77.9% to 92.1%, 89 patients | 85.9%likely range 77.3% to 91.6%, 92 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 72.4%likely range 69.6% to 75.0%, 1,043 patients | 71.7%likely range 69.1% to 74.1%, 1,225 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 85.5%likely range 81.4% to 88.9%, 339 patients | 75.7%likely range 71.2% to 79.7%, 395 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 5,905August 2026 | 6,552August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Oldham South PCN | Oldham South PCN |
| Phone | 0161 6244716 | 0161 6222760 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 90.0% good or very good201 answers, June 2026 | 94.2% good or very good156 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,082 in August 2026Same day 53.9%; face to face 52.2% | 2,339 in August 2026Same day 36.5%; face to face 84.4% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.95England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.90England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 1.9 qualified permanent1.9 including trainees and locums3,076 patients per permanent GP | 3.7 qualified permanent3.7 including trainees and locums1,752 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Good | Outstanding |
“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.