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Saddleworth Medical Practice vs Pennine 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?
Saddleworth Medical Practice and Pennine 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.
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| Measure | Saddleworth Medical PracticeOL3 6AH | Pennine Medical CentreOL5 9AJ |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 73.1likely range 60.1 to 82.8113 survey answers | 84.5likely range 74.7 to 89.0111 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 | 69.0%likely range 50.6% to 82.8%, 113 answers | 90.1%likely range 76.2% to 96.3%, 111 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 82.4%likely range 78.8% to 85.3%Clearly higher | 71.4%likely range 67.1% to 75.1% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 87.2%likely range 82.3% to 90.9%, 3,592 appointments | 81.2%likely range 74.7% to 86.3%, 2,637 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 77.4%likely range 72.3% to 81.9%, 6,101 callsClearly higher | 61.5%likely range 55.8% to 67.0%, 5,978 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 23.2%likely range 11.2% to 41.8%, 107 answers | 60.7%likely range 43.7% to 75.5%, 101 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 73.6%likely range 54.8% to 86.5%, 107 answers | 90.5%likely range 76.6% to 96.5%, 110 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 22.9%likely range 11.3% to 41.0%, 113 answers | 27.3%likely range 15.4% to 43.5%, 110 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 56.9%likely range 28.6% to 81.3%, 32 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 74.8%likely range 55.6% to 87.5%, 103 answers | 86.1%likely range 71.4% to 93.9%, 111 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 63.8%likely range 45.3% to 78.9%, 111 answers | 78.1%likely range 62.2% to 88.6%, 110 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 53.7%likely range 34.7% to 71.7%, 96 answers | 84.2%likely range 68.3% to 93.0%, 102 answers |
| Being listened to | 86.8%likely range 69.5% to 95.0%, 108 answers | 95.1%likely range 82.4% to 98.8%, 107 answers |
| Care and concern | 85.2%likely range 67.6% to 94.1%, 108 answers | 93.5%likely range 80.0% to 98.1%, 105 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 95.6%likely range 80.8% to 99.1%, 108 answers | 98.2%likely range 87.1% to 99.8%, 108 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 93.1%likely range 76.3% to 98.2%, 99 answers | 91.8%likely range 77.9% to 97.3%, 106 answers |
| Needs met | 91.6%likely range 75.4% to 97.5%, 108 answers | 95.1%likely range 82.7% to 98.8%, 109 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 92.9%likely range 86.1% to 96.5%, 99 patients | 94.5%likely range 86.7% to 97.8%, 73 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 93.5%likely range 87.1% to 96.8%, 107 patients | 94.4%likely range 87.6% to 97.6%, 90 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 95.7%likely range 90.3% to 98.1%, 116 patients | 89.5%likely range 81.7% to 94.2%, 95 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 76.2%likely range 74.2% to 78.2%, 1,768 patients | 78.2%likely range 76.2% to 80.1%, 1,694 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 79.7%likely range 77.6% to 81.7%, 1,544 patients | 78.7%likely range 76.2% to 81.1%, 1,067 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 13,991August 2026 | 11,219August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Oldham East PCN | Oldham East PCN |
| Phone | 01457 872228 | 01457 832590 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 94.0% good or very good434 answers, June 2026 | 95.5% good or very good292 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 5,661 in August 2026Same day 51.9%; face to face 54.4% | 4,337 in August 2026Same day 40.8%; face to face 58.2% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.71England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.64England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 5.0 qualified permanent7.1 including trainees and locums2,806 patients per permanent GP | 5.9 qualified permanent9.8 including trainees and locums1,912 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.