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Park House Medical Centre vs Prescot 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?
Park House Medical Centre and Prescot 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.
Side by side
| Measure | Park House Medical CentreL34 1ND | Prescot Medical CentreL34 1ND |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 73.6likely range 64.7 to 80.7108 survey answers | 79.1likely range 71.6 to 84.0111 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 | 69.0%likely range 56.6% to 79.1%, 108 answers | 86.2%likely range 76.5% to 92.3%, 111 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 84.1%likely range 78.0% to 87.4%Clearly higher | 62.3%likely range 52.1% to 70.6% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 93.6%likely range 87.5% to 96.9%, 1,706 appointmentsClearly higher | 71.8%likely range 61.6% to 80.1%, 1,339 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 32.0%likely range 21.6% to 44.6%, 105 answers | 87.5%likely range 77.6% to 93.4%, 103 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 81.6%likely range 70.1% to 89.3%, 107 answers | 92.1%likely range 83.4% to 96.4%, 109 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 34.6%likely range 24.0% to 47.1%, 108 answers | 45.7%likely range 34.8% to 57.1%, 111 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 38.7%likely range 20.1% to 61.3%, 33 answers | 47.7%likely range 29.4% to 66.7%, 38 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 82.1%likely range 70.2% to 90.0%, 99 answers | 93.2%likely range 84.6% to 97.1%, 104 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 67.4%likely range 54.8% to 78.0%, 104 answers | 85.6%likely range 75.7% to 91.9%, 109 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 60.2%likely range 46.9% to 72.2%, 95 answers | 67.0%likely range 54.9% to 77.2%, 100 answers |
| Being listened to | 84.5%likely range 73.2% to 91.6%, 104 answers | 91.4%likely range 82.3% to 96.1%, 103 answers |
| Care and concern | 84.6%likely range 73.3% to 91.6%, 104 answers | 87.7%likely range 77.9% to 93.5%, 106 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 94.5%likely range 85.4% to 98.0%, 102 answers | 92.9%likely range 84.3% to 96.9%, 106 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 91.3%likely range 80.8% to 96.3%, 95 answers | 92.1%likely range 83.1% to 96.5%, 102 answers |
| Needs met | 86.2%likely range 75.2% to 92.8%, 104 answers | 93.2%likely range 84.8% to 97.1%, 106 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 88.7%likely range 79.3% to 94.2%, 71 patients | 81.0%likely range 72.2% to 87.5%, 100 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 85.3%likely range 75.0% to 91.8%, 68 patients | 89.0%likely range 81.4% to 93.7%, 100 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 87.3%likely range 78.2% to 93.0%, 79 patients | 86.0%likely range 77.2% to 91.8%, 86 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 74.9%likely range 72.4% to 77.3%, 1,237 patients | 74.1%likely range 71.8% to 76.2%, 1,532 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 81.5%likely range 78.4% to 84.2%, 692 patients | 75.8%likely range 72.5% to 78.9%, 695 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 7,723August 2026 | 8,173August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Knowsley Central and South PCN | Knowsley Central and South PCN |
| Phone | 0151 4265253 | 0151 4265277 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 94.2% good or very good121 answers, June 2026 | 94.1% good or very good238 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 2,565 in August 2026Same day 49.7%; face to face 67.8% | 2,780 in August 2026Same day 47.5%; face to face 76.9% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.86England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.79England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 3.9 qualified permanent3.9 including trainees and locums1,984 patients per permanent GP | 3.5 qualified permanent5.3 including trainees and locums2,304 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.