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Oldham Medical Services vs Hollinwood Medical 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?
Oldham Medical Services and Hollinwood Medical 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 | Oldham Medical ServicesOL8 3HF | Hollinwood Medical PracticeOL8 3TR |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 80.5likely range 74.8 to 84.7124 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 | 81.7%likely range 73.9% to 87.5%, 124 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 88.4%likely range 83.7% to 91.0%Clearly higher | 77.4%likely range 71.9% to 81.6% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 99.6%likely range 92.6% to 100.0%, 818 appointmentsClearly higher | 83.7%likely range 74.6% to 90.0%, 1,345 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 77.0%likely range 70.7% to 82.2%, 4,267 calls | 71.1%likely range 64.9% to 76.6%, 4,775 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 | 70.2%likely range 61.5% to 77.7%, 122 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 76.7%likely range 70.8% to 81.6%, 116 answers | 87.6%likely range 80.5% to 92.3%, 123 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 34.4%likely range 28.6% to 40.6%, 119 answers | 31.5%likely range 23.9% to 40.2%, 124 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 38.7%likely range 28.1% to 50.6%, 36 answers | 29.5%likely range 17.2% to 45.9%, 38 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 71.0%likely range 64.8% to 76.5%, 114 answers | 72.9%likely range 63.9% to 80.4%, 111 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 70.9%likely range 64.9% to 76.3%, 118 answers | 82.0%likely range 74.2% to 87.9%, 120 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 66.3%likely range 59.7% to 72.4%, 105 answers | 58.0%likely range 48.5% to 67.0%, 107 answers |
| Being listened to | 87.7%likely range 82.9% to 91.3%, 115 answers | 90.1%likely range 83.4% to 94.3%, 120 answers |
| Care and concern | 88.3%likely range 83.5% to 91.8%, 118 answers | 89.7%likely range 83.0% to 94.0%, 121 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 97.5%likely range 94.6% to 98.9%, 114 answers | 93.4%likely range 87.4% to 96.7%, 118 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 96.1%likely range 92.5% to 98.0%, 104 answers | 91.1%likely range 84.3% to 95.2%, 111 answers |
| Needs met | 95.5%likely range 92.0% to 97.5%, 112 answers | 88.0%likely range 80.9% to 92.8%, 118 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 | 80.3%likely range 72.6% to 86.3%, 127 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 86.1%likely range 76.8% to 92.0%, 79 patients | 72.9%likely range 64.2% to 80.1%, 118 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 86.5%likely range 77.9% to 92.1%, 89 patients | 78.9%likely range 71.4% to 84.8%, 142 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 72.4%likely range 69.6% to 75.0%, 1,043 patients | 71.6%likely range 69.4% to 73.7%, 1,718 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 85.5%likely range 81.4% to 88.9%, 339 patients | 76.1%likely range 72.4% to 79.5%, 548 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 5,905August 2026 | 8,940August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Oldham South PCN | Oldham South PCN |
| Phone | 0161 6244716 | 0161 6277900 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 90.0% good or very good201 answers, June 2026 | 87.6% good or very good178 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,082 in August 2026Same day 53.9%; face to face 52.2% | 3,259 in August 2026Same day 36.2%; face to face 69.6% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.95England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.72England 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 | 6.5 qualified permanent11.0 including trainees and locums1,372 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.