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Sivakumar & Partner vs Astley General Practice
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?
Sivakumar & Partner and Astley General Practice 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 | Sivakumar & PartnerM29 7BS | Astley General PracticeM29 7BY |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 89.4likely range 86.0 to 91.8127 survey answers | 89.7likely range 84.9 to 93.087 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 89.4%likely range 85.2% to 92.5%, 127 answers | 88.5%likely range 82.0% to 92.9%, 87 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 89.3%likely range 83.5% to 92.6% | 92.5%likely range 86.7% to 95.5% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 94.7%likely range 86.5% to 98.1%, 1,006 appointments | 98.3%likely range 90.6% to 99.7%, 858 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 83.8%likely range 75.7% to 89.5%, 2,282 calls | 86.7%likely range 77.9% to 92.4%, 1,786 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 87.6%likely range 83.1% to 91.1%, 120 answers | 73.4%likely range 65.1% to 80.4%, 84 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 98.9%likely range 96.8% to 99.6%, 126 answers | 95.1%likely range 89.9% to 97.7%, 86 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 22.3%likely range 17.8% to 27.6%, 127 answers | 59.7%likely range 51.2% to 67.7%, 88 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 81.7%likely range 70.8% to 89.1%, 46 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 92.3%likely range 88.5% to 94.9%, 122 answers | 85.6%likely range 78.5% to 90.6%, 87 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 88.6%likely range 84.2% to 91.8%, 124 answers | 82.7%likely range 75.4% to 88.2%, 88 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 83.9%likely range 78.9% to 88.0%, 117 answers | 70.1%likely range 61.7% to 77.3%, 86 answers |
| Being listened to | 88.0%likely range 83.5% to 91.3%, 124 answers | 87.0%likely range 80.1% to 91.7%, 86 answers |
| Care and concern | 84.4%likely range 79.6% to 88.3%, 125 answers | 86.9%likely range 80.0% to 91.7%, 85 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 87.6%likely range 83.1% to 91.1%, 122 answers | 88.8%likely range 82.2% to 93.2%, 86 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 89.4%likely range 85.1% to 92.6%, 122 answers | 93.0%likely range 87.1% to 96.3%, 83 answers |
| Needs met | 89.1%likely range 84.7% to 92.3%, 123 answers | 91.9%likely range 86.0% to 95.5%, 87 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 93.1%likely range 78.0% to 98.1%, 29 patients | 92.5%likely range 82.1% to 97.0%, 53 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 92.5%likely range 80.1% to 97.4%, 40 patients | 88.5%likely range 77.0% to 94.6%, 52 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 89.5%likely range 78.9% to 95.1%, 57 patients | 85.5%likely range 73.8% to 92.4%, 55 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 79.2%likely range 76.2% to 82.0%, 761 patients | 82.6%likely range 79.8% to 85.0%, 815 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 78.4%likely range 74.2% to 82.1%, 417 patients | 84.1%likely range 80.1% to 87.4%, 389 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 5,016August 2026 | 4,374August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Taba Wigan PCN | Taba Wigan PCN |
| Phone | 01942 878711 | 01942 876339 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 97.3% good or very good73 answers, June 2026 | 97.8% good or very good46 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 1,560 in August 2026Same day 30.4%; face to face 75.3% | 1,239 in August 2026Same day 36.5%; face to face 75.0% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.71England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.87England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 2.7 qualified permanent8.5 including trainees and locums1,881 patients per permanent GP | 1.7 qualified permanent1.7 including trainees and locums2,604 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.