Oldham · Compare
The Chowdhury Practice vs Perkins 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?
Perkins Practice’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than The Chowdhury Practice’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | The Chowdhury PracticeOL1 1NL | Perkins 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 | 85.5likely range 82.0 to 87.996 survey answersClearly higher |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 63.2%likely range 44.3% to 78.9%, 56 answers | 86.8%likely range 83.8% to 89.3%, 96 answersClearly higher |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 80.0%likely range 74.2% to 84.1% | 82.3%likely range 72.8% to 87.8% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 89.2%likely range 80.7% to 94.3%, 1,245 appointments | 84.8%likely range 68.5% to 93.4%, 479 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 70.6%likely range 62.9% to 77.2%, 3,188 calls | 79.7%likely range 70.1% to 86.8%, 1,846 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 | 59.7%likely range 55.6% to 63.6%, 95 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 73.7%likely range 54.5% to 86.8%, 55 answers | 91.1%likely range 88.5% to 93.1%, 94 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 45.9%likely range 28.9% to 63.9%, 58 answers | 71.1%likely range 67.3% to 74.6%, 95 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 78.3%likely range 73.7% to 82.3%, 58 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 76.6%likely range 56.5% to 89.2%, 50 answers | 81.9%likely range 78.4% to 84.9%, 90 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 63.3%likely range 44.3% to 78.9%, 56 answers | 77.3%likely range 73.8% to 80.5%, 95 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 50.2%likely range 30.3% to 70.1%, 44 answers | 83.2%likely range 79.4% to 86.4%, 72 answers |
| Being listened to | 69.1%likely range 49.4% to 83.6%, 53 answers | 91.6%likely range 89.0% to 93.6%, 95 answers |
| Care and concern | 66.9%likely range 47.2% to 82.0%, 53 answers | 92.9%likely range 90.5% to 94.7%, 94 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 83.7%likely range 64.0% to 93.7%, 49 answers | 96.3%likely range 94.5% to 97.6%, 95 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 80.5%likely range 60.0% to 91.9%, 47 answers | 96.8%likely range 95.0% to 98.0%, 88 answers |
| Needs met | 68.6%likely range 47.4% to 84.1%, 46 answers | 91.6%likely range 89.0% to 93.6%, 92 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 | 79.2%likely range 59.5% to 90.8%, 24 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 89.9%likely range 81.3% to 94.8%, 79 patients | 81.3%likely range 57.0% to 93.4%, 16 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 94.4%likely range 86.6% to 97.8%, 72 patients | 75.0%likely range 53.1% to 88.8%, 20 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 64.3%likely range 61.3% to 67.1%, 1,069 patients | 74.3%likely range 69.9% to 78.2%, 416 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 84.8%likely range 80.2% to 88.5%, 289 patients | 75.9%likely range 69.8% to 81.2%, 212 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 5,882August 2026 | 2,431August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Oldham Central PCN | Oldham Central PCN |
| Phone | 0161 6213535 | 0161 6213888 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 92.3% good or very good65 answers, June 2026 | 100.0% good or very good30 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 1,280 in August 2026Same day 42.5%; face to face 88.4% | 836 in August 2026Same day 37.9%; face to face 54.2% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.56England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 1.50England 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 | 1.4 qualified permanent1.4 including trainees and locums1,736 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.