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Ribbleton Medical Centre vs Dr A Hussain
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?
Ribbleton Medical Centre’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Dr A Hussain’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Ribbleton Medical CentrePR2 6RD | Dr A HussainPR2 6NH |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 84.9likely range 78.4 to 89.5115 survey answersClearly higher | 73.6likely range 69.8 to 76.499 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 82.7%likely range 73.5% to 89.1%, 115 answersClearly higher | 67.3%likely range 63.2% to 71.3%, 99 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 89.9%likely range 85.8% to 92.6% | 88.0%likely range 79.8% to 90.0% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 89.2%likely range 82.0% to 93.7%, 1,708 appointments | 97.5%likely range 89.3% to 99.5%, 840 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 90.6%likely range 86.6% to 93.5%, 5,818 calls | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 86.0%likely range 77.1% to 91.8%, 111 answers | 71.6%likely range 67.5% to 75.3%, 98 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 91.9%likely range 84.3% to 96.0%, 112 answers | 92.6%likely range 90.0% to 94.6%, 97 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 35.2%likely range 26.0% to 45.6%, 114 answers | 36.6%likely range 32.6% to 40.9%, 98 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 53.7%likely range 37.2% to 69.4%, 44 answers | 38.0%likely range 31.5% to 45.0%, 39 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 93.2%likely range 85.9% to 96.9%, 112 answers | 82.6%likely range 79.1% to 85.7%, 99 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 84.4%likely range 75.4% to 90.5%, 113 answers | 66.6%likely range 62.4% to 70.5%, 100 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 86.5%likely range 77.4% to 92.3%, 106 answers | 81.3%likely range 77.4% to 84.7%, 84 answers |
| Being listened to | 91.7%likely range 84.1% to 95.9%, 113 answers | 81.3%likely range 77.6% to 84.5%, 94 answers |
| Care and concern | 90.3%likely range 82.2% to 94.9%, 113 answers | 80.0%likely range 76.2% to 83.3%, 94 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 96.8%likely range 90.7% to 99.0%, 112 answers | 87.0%likely range 83.7% to 89.7%, 94 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 94.3%likely range 87.2% to 97.6%, 108 answers | 83.2%likely range 79.6% to 86.3%, 92 answers |
| Needs met | 92.4%likely range 84.7% to 96.4%, 109 answers | 87.3%likely range 84.0% to 89.9%, 96 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 91.6%likely range 85.2% to 95.4%, 119 patients | 89.2%likely range 75.3% to 95.7%, 37 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 83.0%likely range 75.0% to 88.9%, 112 patients | 81.8%likely range 65.6% to 91.4%, 33 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 85.2%likely range 77.9% to 90.5%, 122 patients | 88.0%likely range 76.2% to 94.4%, 50 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 71.0%likely range 68.8% to 73.2%, 1,625 patients | 69.8%likely range 65.9% to 73.5%, 547 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 75.6%likely range 72.3% to 78.6%, 714 patients | 68.7%likely range 62.4% to 74.3%, 230 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 9,381August 2026 | 3,079August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Preston North & East PCN | Preston North & East PCN |
| Phone | 01772 529064 | 01772 792864 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 88.1% good or very good59 answers, June 2026 | 100.0% good or very good5 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,737 in August 2026Same day 28.2%; face to face 85.8% | 962 in August 2026Same day 61.5%; face to face 59.0% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.97England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.76England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 3.8 qualified permanent6.8 including trainees and locums2,467 patients per permanent GP | 1.2 qualified permanent3.3 including trainees and locums2,595 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.