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The Maples Medical Centre vs Bowland Medical 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 Maples Medical Centre and Bowland Medical 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 Maples Medical CentreM23 2SY | Bowland Medical PracticeM23 1JX |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 80.3likely range 72.0 to 85.3102 survey answers | 84.3likely range 77.4 to 88.3105 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 | 85.9%likely range 74.1% to 92.8%, 102 answers | 89.0%likely range 79.5% to 94.4%, 105 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 67.2%likely range 62.5% to 71.5% | 73.1%likely range 67.7% to 77.8% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 78.7%likely range 72.3% to 83.9%, 2,893 appointments | 81.8%likely range 74.8% to 87.2%, 2,257 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 55.7%likely range 48.8% to 62.4%, 4,164 calls | 64.3%likely range 56.0% to 71.9%, 2,854 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 61.9%likely range 48.1% to 74.0%, 97 answers | 61.4%likely range 49.2% to 72.3%, 99 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 84.5%likely range 72.1% to 92.0%, 97 answers | 90.0%likely range 80.4% to 95.1%, 101 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 37.0%likely range 25.2% to 50.6%, 100 answers | 33.5%likely range 23.5% to 45.2%, 105 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 25.6%likely range 12.2% to 45.8%, 37 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 87.3%likely range 74.8% to 94.1%, 89 answers | 90.7%likely range 81.3% to 95.6%, 101 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 73.9%likely range 60.4% to 84.0%, 97 answers | 86.0%likely range 75.7% to 92.4%, 101 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 80.9%likely range 67.3% to 89.7%, 88 answers | 79.0%likely range 67.1% to 87.4%, 92 answers |
| Being listened to | 92.1%likely range 81.5% to 96.9%, 98 answers | 94.4%likely range 86.2% to 97.8%, 104 answers |
| Care and concern | 93.6%likely range 83.4% to 97.7%, 99 answers | 86.0%likely range 75.8% to 92.3%, 104 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 97.3%likely range 88.5% to 99.4%, 96 answers | 95.3%likely range 87.3% to 98.3%, 103 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 94.4%likely range 84.0% to 98.2%, 91 answers | 94.6%likely range 86.3% to 98.0%, 102 answers |
| Needs met | 91.0%likely range 80.2% to 96.2%, 99 answers | 91.8%likely range 82.8% to 96.3%, 103 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 86.5%likely range 78.7% to 91.8%, 104 patients | 95.5%likely range 87.5% to 98.4%, 66 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 83.0%likely range 74.1% to 89.2%, 94 patients | 93.8%likely range 86.2% to 97.3%, 80 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 82.6%likely range 74.9% to 88.4%, 121 patients | 77.3%likely range 66.7% to 85.3%, 75 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 65.2%likely range 62.9% to 67.4%, 1,722 patients | 69.6%likely range 67.2% to 71.9%, 1,445 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 71.2%likely range 67.7% to 74.5%, 677 patients | 74.1%likely range 70.4% to 77.5%, 584 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 9,044August 2026 | 7,834August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Wythenshawe PCN | Wythenshawe PCN |
| Phone | 0161 4988484 | 0161 9982014 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 97.9% good or very good233 answers, June 2026 | 92.6% good or very good149 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,005 in August 2026Same day 56.5%; face to face 60.3% | 3,094 in August 2026Same day 45.3%; face to face 69.6% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.92England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 1.37England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 5.8 qualified permanent10.1 including trainees and locums1,560 patients per permanent GP | 6.6 qualified permanent12.5 including trainees and locums1,185 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.