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Ribblesdale Medical Practice vs Woodbank 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?
Ribblesdale Medical Practice and Woodbank 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 | Ribblesdale Medical PracticeBL9 0SN | Woodbank SurgeryBL8 1EG |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 75.5likely range 65.9 to 83.199 survey answers | 62.7likely range 52.2 to 72.090 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 70.2%likely range 56.9% to 80.9%, 99 answers | 60.5%likely range 45.9% to 73.4%, 90 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 87.7%likely range 80.5% to 92.0%Clearly higher | 67.7%likely range 59.2% to 74.5% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 91.2%likely range 84.4% to 95.2%, 1,653 appointmentsClearly higher | 77.2%likely range 68.7% to 84.0%, 1,725 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 84.0%likely range 71.5% to 91.6%, 1,050 calls | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 60.5%likely range 46.8% to 72.7%, 96 answers | 44.4%likely range 30.5% to 59.2%, 85 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 75.9%likely range 62.7% to 85.5%, 98 answers | 77.7%likely range 63.3% to 87.6%, 87 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 53.8%likely range 40.5% to 66.5%, 99 answers | 20.2%likely range 11.0% to 34.0%, 90 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 28.9%likely range 14.3% to 49.8%, 43 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 76.3%likely range 63.1% to 85.8%, 97 answers | 80.7%likely range 66.1% to 89.9%, 82 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 67.7%likely range 54.2% to 78.8%, 99 answers | 66.9%likely range 52.2% to 78.9%, 89 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 53.7%likely range 39.7% to 67.1%, 89 answers | 57.1%likely range 41.7% to 71.2%, 80 answers |
| Being listened to | 88.7%likely range 76.9% to 94.9%, 93 answers | 74.4%likely range 59.8% to 85.1%, 87 answers |
| Care and concern | 84.1%likely range 71.4% to 91.7%, 93 answers | 79.2%likely range 65.0% to 88.6%, 88 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 93.8%likely range 83.4% to 97.9%, 92 answers | 86.4%likely range 73.3% to 93.6%, 88 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 96.8%likely range 87.3% to 99.3%, 89 answers | 87.9%likely range 74.3% to 94.8%, 80 answers |
| Needs met | 78.7%likely range 65.4% to 87.9%, 93 answers | 80.9%likely range 67.1% to 89.8%, 89 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 88.6%likely range 79.0% to 94.1%, 70 patients | 85.4%likely range 77.0% to 91.1%, 96 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 87.3%likely range 76.0% to 93.7%, 55 patients | 81.4%likely range 72.6% to 87.9%, 97 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 65.6%likely range 53.0% to 76.3%, 61 patients | 78.2%likely range 68.4% to 85.5%, 87 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 58.1%likely range 55.3% to 61.0%, 1,142 patients | 65.5%likely range 62.9% to 67.9%, 1,352 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 69.5%likely range 65.9% to 72.9%, 679 patients | 73.6%likely range 69.8% to 77.0%, 571 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 7,337August 2026 | 7,045August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Horizon PCN | Horizon PCN |
| Phone | 01615 090340 | 0161 7051630 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 92.9% good or very good252 answers, June 2026 | 71.4% good or very good63 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,218 in August 2026Same day 41.4%; face to face 47.0% | 2,761 in August 2026Same day 31.6%; face to face 61.9% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.55England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.67England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 2.5 qualified permanent4.2 including trainees and locums2,896 patients per permanent GP | 2.2 qualified permanent2.2 including trainees and locums3,262 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.