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Rochdale Road Medical Centre vs Durnford Medical 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?
Rochdale Road Medical Centre and Durnford Medical 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 | Rochdale Road Medical CentreM24 2PU | Durnford Medical CentreM24 6DL |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 85.3likely range 78.8 to 89.496 survey answers | 81.6likely range 71.9 to 87.5107 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 | 86.7%likely range 77.7% to 92.4%, 96 answers | 83.7%likely range 69.9% to 91.9%, 107 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 81.8%likely range 77.0% to 84.9% | 76.7%likely range 71.2% to 81.2% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 98.7%likely range 91.9% to 99.8%, 946 appointmentsClearly higher | 73.2%likely range 63.6% to 81.0%, 1,484 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 64.8%likely range 58.1% to 70.9%, 4,443 calls | 80.1%likely range 74.9% to 84.5%, 5,516 callsClearly higher |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 67.9%likely range 57.1% to 77.0%, 95 answers | 63.4%likely range 48.2% to 76.3%, 105 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 90.9%likely range 82.6% to 95.4%, 93 answers | 86.5%likely range 73.1% to 93.8%, 105 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 22.0%likely range 14.4% to 32.0%, 96 answers | 43.1%likely range 29.4% to 57.9%, 107 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 41.3%likely range 22.2% to 63.5%, 47 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 85.2%likely range 75.7% to 91.5%, 90 answers | 86.6%likely range 73.1% to 93.9%, 104 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 70.8%likely range 60.1% to 79.5%, 94 answers | 82.7%likely range 68.8% to 91.2%, 107 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 63.2%likely range 51.3% to 73.6%, 80 answers | 78.9%likely range 63.3% to 89.0%, 93 answers |
| Being listened to | 88.6%likely range 79.8% to 93.9%, 92 answers | 91.5%likely range 79.3% to 96.8%, 106 answers |
| Care and concern | 87.6%likely range 78.7% to 93.1%, 93 answers | 84.1%likely range 70.4% to 92.2%, 107 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 95.8%likely range 88.7% to 98.5%, 88 answers | 95.9%likely range 84.9% to 99.0%, 103 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 99.1%likely range 93.3% to 99.9%, 84 answers | 92.6%likely range 79.5% to 97.6%, 93 answers |
| Needs met | 92.5%likely range 84.4% to 96.6%, 90 answers | 89.9%likely range 77.2% to 95.9%, 105 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 80.0%likely range 69.6% to 87.5%, 75 patients | 85.1%likely range 76.5% to 90.9%, 94 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 76.5%likely range 66.2% to 84.4%, 81 patients | 80.6%likely range 71.9% to 87.1%, 103 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 70.9%likely range 60.6% to 79.5%, 86 patients | 83.1%likely range 75.3% to 88.8%, 118 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 63.2%likely range 60.3% to 65.9%, 1,138 patients | 70.2%likely range 67.9% to 72.4%, 1,601 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 73.9%likely range 69.5% to 77.9%, 414 patients | 70.3%likely range 67.2% to 73.3%, 862 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 6,214August 2026 | 9,709August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Middleton PCN | Middleton PCN |
| Phone | 0161 6439131 | 01616 432011 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 93.1% good or very good102 answers, June 2026 | 89.4% good or very good142 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 2,811 in August 2026Same day 44.7%; face to face 77.6% | 3,820 in August 2026Same day 45.1%; face to face 65.5% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.68England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.79England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 2.4 qualified permanent3.4 including trainees and locums2,618 patients per permanent GP | 4.8 qualified permanent5.5 including trainees and locums2,040 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.