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Parkside Medical Centre vs Westcroft Health 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?
Parkside Medical Centre and Westcroft Health 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 | Parkside Medical CentreMK3 6EN | Westcroft Health CentreMK4 4EN |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 61.8likely range 55.7 to 67.6114 survey answers | 74.2likely range 63.2 to 81.3116 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | No label | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 55.6%likely range 47.2% to 63.7%, 114 answers | 67.8%likely range 55.7% to 77.9%, 116 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 76.1%likely range 70.5% to 80.6% | 89.0%likely range 65.4% to 90.4% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 79.8%likely range 71.0% to 86.4%, 1,574 appointments | 98.5%likely range 74.9% to 99.9%, 199 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 72.3%likely range 65.2% to 78.5%, 3,522 calls | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 38.5%likely range 30.6% to 47.1%, 109 answers | 50.8%likely range 38.3% to 63.2%, 104 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 77.5%likely range 69.7% to 83.8%, 111 answers | 77.5%likely range 65.5% to 86.2%, 109 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 19.2%likely range 13.5% to 26.6%, 114 answers | 26.6%likely range 17.4% to 38.4%, 116 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 22.6%likely range 9.0% to 46.4%, 32 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 78.8%likely range 70.9% to 85.0%, 107 answers | 77.1%likely range 65.2% to 85.8%, 110 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 52.2%likely range 43.8% to 60.4%, 113 answers | 63.7%likely range 51.5% to 74.4%, 115 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 70.1%likely range 61.0% to 77.9%, 92 answers | 71.0%likely range 57.7% to 81.5%, 95 answers |
| Being listened to | 64.1%likely range 55.5% to 71.8%, 108 answers | 91.2%likely range 81.1% to 96.2%, 104 answers |
| Care and concern | 64.4%likely range 55.9% to 72.1%, 109 answers | 82.7%likely range 71.2% to 90.2%, 107 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 78.9%likely range 71.0% to 85.2%, 105 answers | 92.7%likely range 83.0% to 97.0%, 105 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 74.9%likely range 66.4% to 81.9%, 100 answers | 91.8%likely range 81.8% to 96.5%, 104 answers |
| Needs met | 77.7%likely range 69.7% to 84.1%, 105 answers | 87.3%likely range 76.8% to 93.5%, 110 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 95.7%likely range 89.6% to 98.3%, 94 patients | 94.6%likely range 89.7% to 97.2%, 148 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 94.0%likely range 85.6% to 97.7%, 67 patients | 92.4%likely range 87.2% to 95.6%, 158 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 88.3%likely range 80.7% to 93.2%, 103 patients | 88.1%likely range 82.8% to 91.8%, 201 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 69.9%likely range 67.7% to 72.1%, 1,677 patients | 74.8%likely range 73.2% to 76.2%, 3,169 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 78.2%likely range 75.3% to 80.9%, 830 patients | 84.0%likely range 82.0% to 85.9%, 1,360 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 9,756August 2026 | 16,192August 2026 |
| Primary care network | South West PCN | South West PCN |
| Phone | 01908 375341 | 01908 520545 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | No results for June 2026 | 91.8% good or very good49 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,033 in August 2026Same day 49.9%; face to face 75.2% | 6,083 in August 2026Same day 62.3%; face to face 55.6% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.46England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.45England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 3.4 qualified permanent4.4 including trainees and locums2,898 patients per permanent GP | 5.7 qualified permanent8.9 including trainees and locums2,837 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.