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Quayside Medical Practice vs Medlock 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?
Quayside Medical Practice and Medlock 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 | Quayside Medical PracticeM35 0AD | Medlock Medical PracticeM35 0AD |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 71.3likely range 53.1 to 84.999 survey answers | 78.4likely range 70.1 to 84.6108 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 | 65.3%likely range 39.2% to 84.6%, 99 answers | 75.3%likely range 63.6% to 84.1%, 108 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 85.3%likely range 82.2% to 87.7% | 85.5%likely range 81.3% to 88.7% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 97.3%likely range 93.7% to 98.9%, 2,630 appointments | 97.6%likely range 93.7% to 99.1%, 2,338 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 73.2%likely range 68.1% to 77.8%, 6,717 calls | 73.3%likely range 66.0% to 79.5%, 3,420 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 36.7%likely range 16.1% to 63.7%, 90 answers | 54.4%likely range 41.7% to 66.5%, 97 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 74.9%likely range 47.5% to 90.7%, 94 answers | 88.3%likely range 78.0% to 94.2%, 102 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 24.2%likely range 8.9% to 51.0%, 98 answers | 23.1%likely range 14.5% to 34.6%, 108 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 81.4%likely range 53.6% to 94.3%, 91 answers | 82.2%likely range 70.6% to 89.9%, 99 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 63.5%likely range 37.3% to 83.6%, 96 answers | 69.5%likely range 57.2% to 79.5%, 103 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 50.4%likely range 25.5% to 75.1%, 87 answers | 78.1%likely range 66.1% to 86.7%, 100 answers |
| Being listened to | 70.7%likely range 43.5% to 88.3%, 94 answers | 82.6%likely range 71.4% to 90.0%, 105 answers |
| Care and concern | 72.9%likely range 45.5% to 89.7%, 93 answers | 78.1%likely range 66.5% to 86.4%, 107 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 84.8%likely range 57.2% to 95.9%, 91 answers | 90.0%likely range 80.2% to 95.3%, 105 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 77.4%likely range 48.4% to 92.6%, 84 answers | 89.4%likely range 79.2% to 95.0%, 100 answers |
| Needs met | 80.0%likely range 52.4% to 93.5%, 93 answers | 89.4%likely range 79.4% to 94.8%, 106 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 85.6%likely range 79.0% to 90.4%, 146 patients | 85.5%likely range 75.3% to 91.9%, 69 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 89.1%likely range 83.1% to 93.2%, 147 patients | 81.2%likely range 71.6% to 88.1%, 85 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 90.4%likely range 85.0% to 94.0%, 167 patients | 78.7%likely range 69.0% to 85.9%, 89 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 75.0%likely range 73.3% to 76.6%, 2,658 patients | 76.4%likely range 73.9% to 78.8%, 1,124 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 80.4%likely range 78.3% to 82.3%, 1,514 patients | 78.2%likely range 74.3% to 81.6%, 490 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 15,695August 2026 | 7,528August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Oldham South PCN | Oldham South PCN |
| Phone | 0161 3571600 | 0161 3571610 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 95.7% good or very good418 answers, June 2026 | 95.3% good or very good86 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,698 in August 2026Same day 53.3%; face to face 58.5% | 3,280 in August 2026Same day 51.3%; face to face 73.0% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.83England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 1.07England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 5.4 qualified permanent7.1 including trainees and locums2,895 patients per permanent GP | 1.6 qualified permanent8.0 including trainees and locums4,745 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.