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Tarbock Medical Centre vs Roby 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?
Tarbock Medical Centre and Roby 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 | Tarbock Medical CentreL36 0UB | Roby Medical CentreL36 6GA |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 90.2likely range 86.6 to 92.4111 survey answers | 91.7likely range 88.5 to 93.5106 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 93.3%likely range 88.8% to 96.0%, 111 answers | 95.9%likely range 91.8% to 98.0%, 106 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 82.8%likely range 77.0% to 86.3% | 81.8%likely range 76.6% to 85.2% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 92.3%likely range 86.5% to 95.8%, 2,033 appointments | 91.3%likely range 86.1% to 94.7%, 2,597 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 85.0%likely range 79.1% to 89.4%, 107 answers | 87.4%likely range 81.5% to 91.7%, 104 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 95.5%likely range 91.6% to 97.7%, 110 answers | 96.4%likely range 92.4% to 98.3%, 106 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 44.2%likely range 37.3% to 51.2%, 111 answers | 22.3%likely range 16.6% to 29.1%, 106 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 62.5%likely range 51.8% to 72.0%, 50 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 85.0%likely range 79.1% to 89.4%, 105 answers | 96.6%likely range 92.5% to 98.5%, 101 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 92.4%likely range 87.7% to 95.4%, 109 answers | 91.7%likely range 86.4% to 95.0%, 102 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 81.3%likely range 74.9% to 86.4%, 102 answers | 88.7%likely range 82.7% to 92.9%, 94 answers |
| Being listened to | 95.9%likely range 92.1% to 98.0%, 109 answers | 99.1%likely range 96.1% to 99.8%, 100 answers |
| Care and concern | 95.8%likely range 92.0% to 97.9%, 110 answers | 99.5%likely range 96.7% to 99.9%, 100 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 98.4%likely range 95.5% to 99.5%, 110 answers | 98.1%likely range 94.6% to 99.4%, 99 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 97.3%likely range 93.8% to 98.9%, 105 answers | 99.3%likely range 96.3% to 99.9%, 95 answers |
| Needs met | 94.5%likely range 90.2% to 96.9%, 109 answers | 98.0%likely range 94.4% to 99.3%, 98 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 86.4%likely range 73.3% to 93.6%, 44 patients | 79.3%likely range 69.6% to 86.5%, 87 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 88.7%likely range 77.4% to 94.7%, 53 patients | 79.8%likely range 70.0% to 87.0%, 84 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 84.9%likely range 72.9% to 92.1%, 53 patients | 71.1%likely range 60.0% to 80.0%, 76 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 75.6%likely range 72.6% to 78.4%, 841 patients | 72.4%likely range 69.7% to 75.1%, 1,045 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 81.6%likely range 78.0% to 84.8%, 506 patients | 82.2%likely range 78.5% to 85.4%, 472 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 5,493August 2026 | 5,670August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Knowsley Central and South PCN | Knowsley Central and South PCN |
| Phone | 0151 4891444 | 0151 4491972 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 98.2% good or very good169 answers, June 2026 | 96.8% good or very good314 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 2,195 in August 2026Same day 62.0%; face to face 46.8% | 3,118 in August 2026Same day 47.0%; face to face 58.8% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 1.00England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.73England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 2.2 qualified permanent3.3 including trainees and locums2,452 patients per permanent GP | 2.7 qualified permanent4.8 including trainees and locums2,126 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.