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The Dicconson Group Practice vs Mesnes View Surgery
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 Dicconson Group Practice and Mesnes View Surgery 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 Dicconson Group PracticeWN6 7LB | Mesnes View SurgeryWN1 1ST |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 86.3likely range 76.0 to 91.194 survey answers | 91.1likely range 87.8 to 93.3119 survey answers |
| 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 | 89.6%likely range 75.0% to 96.2%, 94 answers | 95.8%likely range 92.5% to 97.7%, 119 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 78.6%likely range 73.7% to 82.5% | 80.1%likely range 72.2% to 85.9% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 82.4%likely range 75.8% to 87.5%, 2,467 appointments | 74.7%likely range 61.2% to 84.6%, 770 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 74.6%likely range 67.5% to 80.6%, 3,510 calls | 85.5%likely range 77.0% to 91.2%, 1,954 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 72.5%likely range 55.0% to 85.1%, 87 answers | 95.1%likely range 91.6% to 97.2%, 113 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 92.0%likely range 77.8% to 97.4%, 93 answers | 99.2%likely range 97.1% to 99.8%, 116 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 30.1%likely range 17.3% to 47.0%, 94 answers | 51.5%likely range 45.2% to 57.8%, 117 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 20.7%likely range 6.2% to 51.0%, 31 answers | 85.2%likely range 77.9% to 90.4%, 61 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 85.9%likely range 70.2% to 94.0%, 92 answers | 93.5%likely range 89.6% to 95.9%, 118 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 87.5%likely range 72.2% to 95.0%, 92 answers | 91.2%likely range 87.0% to 94.2%, 119 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 77.0%likely range 59.4% to 88.5%, 84 answers | 80.6%likely range 74.9% to 85.3%, 109 answers |
| Being listened to | 89.3%likely range 74.4% to 96.0%, 92 answers | 95.4%likely range 92.0% to 97.4%, 119 answers |
| Care and concern | 90.2%likely range 75.5% to 96.5%, 92 answers | 94.3%likely range 90.6% to 96.6%, 119 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 94.2%likely range 80.6% to 98.5%, 91 answers | 98.8%likely range 96.4% to 99.6%, 117 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 92.7%likely range 78.4% to 97.8%, 90 answers | 94.9%likely range 91.2% to 97.0%, 113 answers |
| Needs met | 91.7%likely range 77.4% to 97.3%, 92 answers | 93.6%likely range 89.8% to 96.1%, 118 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 88.8%likely range 80.0% to 94.0%, 80 patients | 94.7%likely range 85.6% to 98.2%, 57 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 90.2%likely range 82.4% to 94.8%, 92 patients | 93.2%likely range 81.8% to 97.7%, 44 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 86.1%likely range 78.3% to 91.4%, 108 patients | 84.1%likely range 70.6% to 92.1%, 44 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 64.2%likely range 61.9% to 66.5%, 1,602 patients | 69.4%likely range 66.2% to 72.5%, 817 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 70.4%likely range 67.3% to 73.5%, 829 patients | 76.4%likely range 72.0% to 80.3%, 403 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 9,524August 2026 | 4,785August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Wigan Central PCN | Wigan Central PCN |
| Phone | 01942 482000 | 01942 367340 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 95.8% good or very good96 answers, June 2026 | 97.0% good or very good67 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,199 in August 2026Same day 40.3%; face to face 57.0% | 1,426 in August 2026Same day 20.9%; face to face 86.7% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.88England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.76England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.0 qualified permanent4.8 including trainees and locums2,381 patients per permanent GP | 2.5 qualified permanent2.5 including trainees and locums1,950 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | 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.