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Redlam Surgery vs Limefield 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?
Redlam Surgery and Limefield 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 | Redlam SurgeryBB2 1UW | Limefield SurgeryBB2 6PL |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 83.5likely range 80.0 to 86.3112 survey answers | 80.9likely range 76.3 to 84.698 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 82.8%likely range 78.4% to 86.5%, 112 answers | 79.2%likely range 73.0% to 84.3%, 98 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 85.0%likely range 79.5% to 88.8% | 84.7%likely range 79.2% to 88.4% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 87.1%likely range 78.4% to 92.6%, 1,336 appointments | 97.0%likely range 90.1% to 99.1%, 1,121 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 82.8%likely range 76.0% to 88.0%, 3,169 calls | 72.3%likely range 63.7% to 79.5%, 2,487 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 83.5%likely range 79.1% to 87.2%, 109 answers | 76.4%likely range 69.9% to 81.8%, 96 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 90.7%likely range 86.9% to 93.4%, 108 answers | 79.0%likely range 72.7% to 84.2%, 95 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 29.9%likely range 25.3% to 35.1%, 113 answers | 44.4%likely range 37.6% to 51.4%, 96 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 46.9%likely range 37.3% to 56.7%, 35 answers | 37.1%likely range 27.2% to 48.2%, 40 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 89.9%likely range 86.1% to 92.7%, 109 answers | 90.8%likely range 85.7% to 94.2%, 91 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 84.0%likely range 79.6% to 87.6%, 110 answers | 73.4%likely range 66.8% to 79.2%, 95 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 69.6%likely range 64.0% to 74.7%, 98 answers | 87.0%likely range 81.1% to 91.2%, 85 answers |
| Being listened to | 87.3%likely range 83.1% to 90.5%, 108 answers | 86.4%likely range 80.9% to 90.5%, 97 answers |
| Care and concern | 88.0%likely range 83.9% to 91.1%, 106 answers | 87.7%likely range 82.3% to 91.6%, 95 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 94.6%likely range 91.5% to 96.6%, 106 answers | 92.2%likely range 87.5% to 95.3%, 93 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 91.5%likely range 87.8% to 94.1%, 105 answers | 90.2%likely range 85.1% to 93.6%, 93 answers |
| Needs met | 93.9%likely range 90.7% to 96.0%, 109 answers | 91.9%likely range 87.1% to 95.0%, 95 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 96.9%likely range 84.3% to 99.4%, 32 patients | 86.8%likely range 75.2% to 93.5%, 53 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 91.7%likely range 78.2% to 97.1%, 36 patients | 75.7%likely range 64.5% to 84.2%, 70 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 90.6%likely range 75.8% to 96.8%, 32 patients | 70.4%likely range 57.2% to 80.9%, 54 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 69.4%likely range 65.5% to 73.0%, 578 patients | 47.4%likely range 43.9% to 50.9%, 766 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 78.8%likely range 74.8% to 82.4%, 444 patients | 65.8%likely range 60.5% to 70.8%, 319 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 4,372August 2026 | 4,757August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Blackburn West PCN | Blackburn West PCN |
| Phone | 01254 260051 | 01254 915740 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 97.2% good or very good107 answers, June 2026 | 92.2% good or very good77 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 1,557 in August 2026Same day 40.7%; face to face 47.5% | 1,474 in August 2026Same day 56.5%; face to face 80.5% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.93England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.79England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 1.9 qualified permanent4.0 including trainees and locums2,277 patients per permanent GP | 1.1 qualified permanent2.1 including trainees and locums4,460 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.