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The Chowdhury Practice vs Oldham Family 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?
The Chowdhury Practice and Oldham Family 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 | The Chowdhury PracticeOL1 1NL | Oldham Family PracticeOL1 1NL |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 68.3likely range 54.9 to 79.356 survey answers | 78.1likely range 72.6 to 82.586 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 | 63.2%likely range 44.3% to 78.9%, 56 answers | 76.6%likely range 69.1% to 82.7%, 86 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 80.0%likely range 74.2% to 84.1% | 81.4%likely range 76.2% to 85.5% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 89.2%likely range 80.7% to 94.3%, 1,245 appointments | 92.6%likely range 86.7% to 96.0%, 1,946 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 70.6%likely range 62.9% to 77.2%, 3,188 calls | 70.1%likely range 61.5% to 77.5%, 2,551 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 38.6%likely range 22.8% to 57.4%, 57 answers | 60.8%likely range 52.4% to 68.6%, 80 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 73.7%likely range 54.5% to 86.8%, 55 answers | 92.5%likely range 86.9% to 95.8%, 83 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 45.9%likely range 28.9% to 63.9%, 58 answers | 40.4%likely range 32.7% to 48.6%, 84 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 76.6%likely range 56.5% to 89.2%, 50 answers | 81.9%likely range 74.6% to 87.5%, 80 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 63.3%likely range 44.3% to 78.9%, 56 answers | 80.6%likely range 73.3% to 86.3%, 83 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 50.2%likely range 30.3% to 70.1%, 44 answers | 83.3%likely range 75.7% to 88.9%, 72 answers |
| Being listened to | 69.1%likely range 49.4% to 83.6%, 53 answers | 86.0%likely range 79.2% to 90.8%, 81 answers |
| Care and concern | 66.9%likely range 47.2% to 82.0%, 53 answers | 83.7%likely range 76.6% to 88.9%, 82 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 83.7%likely range 64.0% to 93.7%, 49 answers | 93.7%likely range 88.1% to 96.7%, 77 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 80.5%likely range 60.0% to 91.9%, 47 answers | 88.0%likely range 81.3% to 92.5%, 77 answers |
| Needs met | 68.6%likely range 47.4% to 84.1%, 46 answers | 90.4%likely range 84.2% to 94.4%, 78 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 87.5%likely range 79.4% to 92.7%, 96 patients | 85.5%likely range 73.8% to 92.4%, 55 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 89.9%likely range 81.3% to 94.8%, 79 patients | 79.6%likely range 66.4% to 88.5%, 49 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 94.4%likely range 86.6% to 97.8%, 72 patients | 90.2%likely range 79.0% to 95.7%, 51 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 64.3%likely range 61.3% to 67.1%, 1,069 patients | 64.8%likely range 61.2% to 68.3%, 688 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 84.8%likely range 80.2% to 88.5%, 289 patients | 78.5%likely range 72.7% to 83.3%, 228 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 5,882August 2026 | 3,823August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Oldham Central PCN | Oldham Central PCN |
| Phone | 0161 6213535 | 0161 6213456 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 92.3% good or very good65 answers, June 2026 | 93.5% good or very good123 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 1,280 in August 2026Same day 42.5%; face to face 88.4% | 2,437 in August 2026Same day 64.2%; face to face 36.0% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.56England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.76England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 1.7 qualified permanent3.2 including trainees and locums3,501 patients per permanent GP | 2.5 qualified permanent3.6 including trainees and locums1,525 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.