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Oulton Medical Centre vs Lofthouse 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?
Oulton Medical Centre and Lofthouse 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 | Oulton Medical CentreLS26 8SZ | Lofthouse SurgeryWF3 3SA |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 69.8likely range 59.2 to 78.6116 survey answers | 83.0likely range 75.9 to 87.9115 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 | 65.8%likely range 50.6% to 78.3%, 116 answers | 81.2%likely range 71.3% to 88.2%, 115 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 79.1%likely range 76.0% to 81.7% | 86.9%likely range 82.6% to 89.8%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 83.3%likely range 79.4% to 86.6%, 6,396 appointments | 89.2%likely range 81.8% to 93.8%, 1,616 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 74.7%likely range 70.1% to 78.9%, 7,753 calls | 84.6%likely range 80.0% to 88.2%, 6,199 callsClearly higher |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 46.0%likely range 31.4% to 61.3%, 108 answers | 60.8%likely range 49.5% to 71.1%, 108 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 77.3%likely range 62.2% to 87.5%, 111 answers | 98.5%likely range 92.8% to 99.7%, 113 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 20.6%likely range 11.1% to 35.1%, 116 answers | 30.8%likely range 21.7% to 41.5%, 115 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 42.0%likely range 24.9% to 61.2%, 37 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 78.1%likely range 63.2% to 88.1%, 112 answers | 87.0%likely range 77.8% to 92.7%, 114 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 63.2%likely range 47.9% to 76.2%, 114 answers | 79.3%likely range 69.1% to 86.7%, 114 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 61.6%likely range 45.3% to 75.8%, 99 answers | 60.7%likely range 49.4% to 70.9%, 109 answers |
| Being listened to | 88.3%likely range 74.7% to 95.1%, 109 answers | 87.5%likely range 78.4% to 93.1%, 113 answers |
| Care and concern | 87.3%likely range 73.4% to 94.4%, 109 answers | 78.3%likely range 68.1% to 85.9%, 114 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 94.9%likely range 83.1% to 98.6%, 107 answers | 90.0%likely range 81.3% to 94.9%, 111 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 95.0%likely range 83.0% to 98.7%, 105 answers | 90.1%likely range 81.2% to 95.0%, 107 answers |
| Needs met | 92.5%likely range 80.1% to 97.4%, 111 answers | 90.9%likely range 82.5% to 95.5%, 113 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 93.1%likely range 87.5% to 96.3%, 131 patients | 97.0%likely range 91.6% to 99.0%, 101 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 89.1%likely range 82.6% to 93.4%, 129 patients | 90.4%likely range 82.8% to 94.9%, 94 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 86.9%likely range 80.2% to 91.5%, 137 patients | 87.8%likely range 80.6% to 92.6%, 115 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 80.6%likely range 79.0% to 82.2%, 2,465 patients | 78.2%likely range 76.3% to 80.1%, 1,824 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 83.7%likely range 81.8% to 85.5%, 1,501 patients | 76.8%likely range 74.2% to 79.2%, 1,104 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 15,019August 2026 | 11,138August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Ls25/ls26 PCN | Ls25/ls26 PCN |
| Phone | – | 01924 822273 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 98.9% good or very good178 answers, June 2026 | 87.8% good or very good41 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 9,056 in August 2026Same day 51.0%; face to face 78.9% | 3,984 in August 2026Same day 28.0%; face to face 89.1% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.81England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.89England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 6.3 qualified permanent10.0 including trainees and locums2,369 patients per permanent GP | 5.9 qualified permanent5.9 including trainees and locums1,899 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.