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The Goodinge Group Practice vs Islington Central 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?
The Goodinge Group Practice and Islington Central 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 | The Goodinge Group PracticeN7 9EW | Islington Central Medical CentreN1 1SW |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 83.6likely range 73.6 to 89.5108 survey answers | 86.9likely range 66.3 to 95.0101 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 | 84.0%likely range 69.8% to 92.3%, 108 answers | 84.6%likely range 55.2% to 96.1%, 101 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 82.4%likely range 78.5% to 85.5% | 92.1%likely range 90.2% to 93.6%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 92.8%likely range 88.2% to 95.7%, 2,934 appointments | 99.8%likely range 99.1% to 99.9%, 11,376 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 72.0%likely range 65.7% to 77.5%, 4,637 calls | 84.3%likely range 80.6% to 87.4%, 9,176 callsClearly higher |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 54.9%likely range 39.4% to 69.5%, 104 answers | 59.1%likely range 30.6% to 82.6%, 92 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 86.9%likely range 72.6% to 94.3%, 102 answers | 87.5%likely range 58.2% to 97.2%, 100 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 36.8%likely range 23.6% to 52.4%, 107 answers | 19.9%likely range 5.9% to 49.6%, 100 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 27.5%likely range 11.9% to 51.6%, 46 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 81.4%likely range 66.2% to 90.7%, 101 answers | 89.6%likely range 60.4% to 98.0%, 99 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 75.5%likely range 60.0% to 86.3%, 105 answers | 80.7%likely range 51.0% to 94.4%, 100 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 85.5%likely range 69.9% to 93.8%, 90 answers | 89.8%likely range 59.4% to 98.2%, 92 answers |
| Being listened to | 92.2%likely range 79.4% to 97.3%, 103 answers | 91.9%likely range 62.9% to 98.7%, 98 answers |
| Care and concern | 89.0%likely range 75.2% to 95.6%, 102 answers | 84.8%likely range 55.1% to 96.2%, 99 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 92.9%likely range 80.3% to 97.7%, 104 answers | 95.8%likely range 67.8% to 99.6%, 98 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 91.4%likely range 77.7% to 97.0%, 96 answers | 95.5%likely range 66.8% to 99.6%, 95 answers |
| Needs met | 91.9%likely range 78.8% to 97.2%, 101 answers | 90.4%likely range 61.4% to 98.3%, 99 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 73.6%likely range 65.3% to 80.5%, 125 patients | 87.7%likely range 82.6% to 91.5%, 212 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 64.0%likely range 54.9% to 72.3%, 114 patients | 76.3%likely range 69.5% to 81.9%, 177 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 50.7%likely range 39.3% to 62.0%, 71 patients | 71.0%likely range 63.6% to 77.4%, 162 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 49.1%likely range 47.2% to 50.9%, 2,854 patients | 54.3%likely range 53.1% to 55.5%, 6,777 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 65.6%likely range 62.5% to 68.6%, 940 patients | 68.2%likely range 65.8% to 70.4%, 1,584 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 11,599August 2026 | 25,118August 2026 |
| Primary care network | North 2 Islington PCN | North 2 Islington PCN |
| Phone | 020 76196670 | 02077 047522 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | No results for June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,597 in August 2026Same day 53.7%; face to face 61.6% | 16,116 in August 2026Same day 79.9%; face to face 25.9% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.67England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.64England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 6.4 qualified permanent10.1 including trainees and locums1,801 patients per permanent GP | 4.3 qualified permanent4.3 including trainees and locums5,832 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.