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Sullivan Way Surgery vs Longshoot Medical 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?
Sullivan Way Surgery and Longshoot Medical 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 | Sullivan Way SurgeryWN1 3TB | Longshoot Medical PracticeWN1 3NH |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 82.0likely range 71.5 to 88.090 survey answers | 79.9likely range 73.5 to 84.6123 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 | 84.2%likely range 69.3% to 92.6%, 90 answers | 79.3%likely range 70.8% to 85.8%, 123 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 76.8%likely range 71.8% to 80.9% | 81.0%likely range 73.9% to 85.6% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 70.8%likely range 62.8% to 77.6%, 2,180 appointments | 90.4%likely range 79.0% to 95.9%, 757 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 82.7%likely range 76.7% to 87.4%, 3,996 calls | 71.6%likely range 63.0% to 78.9%, 2,530 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 65.2%likely range 48.7% to 78.8%, 86 answers | 56.8%likely range 46.9% to 66.1%, 111 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 97.9%likely range 86.7% to 99.7%, 87 answers | 81.9%likely range 73.5% to 88.0%, 119 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 32.9%likely range 20.0% to 49.1%, 90 answers | 39.2%likely range 30.5% to 48.7%, 120 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 55.9%likely range 30.0% to 78.9%, 31 answers | 70.0%likely range 55.8% to 81.2%, 54 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 88.6%likely range 74.3% to 95.4%, 88 answers | 77.7%likely range 68.9% to 84.6%, 119 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 85.8%likely range 70.8% to 93.7%, 87 answers | 78.4%likely range 69.7% to 85.1%, 120 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 63.9%likely range 46.4% to 78.3%, 77 answers | 59.4%likely range 49.1% to 69.0%, 102 answers |
| Being listened to | 91.9%likely range 78.3% to 97.3%, 86 answers | 94.9%likely range 88.9% to 97.8%, 117 answers |
| Care and concern | 93.6%likely range 80.6% to 98.1%, 87 answers | 89.3%likely range 81.9% to 93.9%, 116 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 93.6%likely range 80.4% to 98.1%, 85 answers | 90.9%likely range 83.6% to 95.1%, 113 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 97.9%likely range 86.4% to 99.7%, 83 answers | 97.9%likely range 92.7% to 99.4%, 108 answers |
| Needs met | 93.6%likely range 80.3% to 98.1%, 84 answers | 99.7%likely range 95.9% to 100.0%, 117 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 93.5%likely range 84.6% to 97.5%, 62 patients | 86.2%likely range 75.1% to 92.8%, 58 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 87.9%likely range 77.9% to 93.7%, 66 patients | 87.9%likely range 77.1% to 94.0%, 58 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 88.9%likely range 76.5% to 95.2%, 45 patients | 90.0%likely range 80.8% to 95.1%, 70 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 60.6%likely range 57.8% to 63.3%, 1,238 patients | 71.3%likely range 68.6% to 73.8%, 1,139 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 66.7%likely range 63.2% to 70.0%, 738 patients | 77.3%likely range 74.0% to 80.4%, 657 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 7,859August 2026 | 7,213August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Wigan Central PCN | Wigan Central PCN |
| Phone | 01942 243649 | 01942 244414 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 98.0% good or very good49 answers, June 2026 | 81.3% good or very good96 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,643 in August 2026Same day 33.3%; face to face 53.3% | 2,711 in August 2026Same day 16.0%; face to face 43.3% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.74England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.87England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 5.0 qualified permanent9.3 including trainees and locums1,570 patients per permanent GP | 3.5 qualified permanent3.5 including trainees and locums2,065 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.