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The Nile Practice vs Essington 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 Nile Practice and Essington 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 Nile PracticeWS6 7AE | Essington Medical CentreWV11 2RF |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 73.8likely range 62.8 to 81.499 survey answers | 84.4likely range 80.9 to 87.191 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 | 75.7%likely range 60.1% to 86.6%, 99 answers | 85.0%likely range 80.9% to 88.4%, 91 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 69.1%likely range 66.1% to 72.0% | 83.0%likely range 75.9% to 86.8%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 98.3%likely range 95.5% to 99.4%, 3,294 appointments | 92.5%likely range 85.4% to 96.3%, 1,460 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 39.8%likely range 34.5% to 45.4%, 6,384 calls | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 73.1%likely range 57.2% to 84.7%, 98 answers | 63.5%likely range 58.1% to 68.5%, 87 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 91.8%likely range 78.7% to 97.1%, 99 answers | 88.3%likely range 84.4% to 91.3%, 89 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 34.7%likely range 21.4% to 50.9%, 96 answers | 34.5%likely range 29.6% to 39.7%, 90 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 84.1%likely range 69.1% to 92.6%, 96 answers | 88.6%likely range 84.7% to 91.7%, 85 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 73.6%likely range 57.7% to 85.1%, 97 answers | 77.6%likely range 72.8% to 81.8%, 88 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 73.5%likely range 56.6% to 85.5%, 88 answers | 82.2%likely range 77.6% to 86.0%, 85 answers |
| Being listened to | 82.4%likely range 67.3% to 91.5%, 97 answers | 86.5%likely range 82.5% to 89.8%, 89 answers |
| Care and concern | 81.7%likely range 66.5% to 91.0%, 97 answers | 86.3%likely range 82.2% to 89.6%, 89 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 90.3%likely range 76.4% to 96.4%, 95 answers | 92.3%likely range 88.9% to 94.7%, 88 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 88.0%likely range 73.3% to 95.1%, 92 answers | 95.2%likely range 92.2% to 97.1%, 82 answers |
| Needs met | 85.3%likely range 70.7% to 93.3%, 98 answers | 89.8%likely range 86.1% to 92.6%, 90 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 95.6%likely range 89.2% to 98.3%, 91 patients | 83.3%likely range 66.4% to 92.7%, 30 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 94.9%likely range 87.5% to 98.0%, 78 patients | 92.1%likely range 79.2% to 97.3%, 38 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 89.5%likely range 81.3% to 94.4%, 86 patients | 95.3%likely range 84.5% to 98.7%, 43 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 77.7%likely range 75.5% to 79.7%, 1,562 patients | 79.1%likely range 75.3% to 82.4%, 511 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 77.8%likely range 74.9% to 80.4%, 882 patients | 85.0%likely range 79.9% to 89.0%, 234 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 9,905August 2026 | 2,983August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Cannock Villages PCN | Cannock Villages PCN |
| Phone | 01922 702240 | 01922 470130 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 92.2% good or very good102 answers, June 2026 | 95.8% good or very good72 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,930 in August 2026Same day 53.1%; face to face 62.9% | 1,626 in August 2026Same day 52.6%; face to face 47.7% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.97England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.91England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 3.3 qualified permanent4.3 including trainees and locums3,032 patients per permanent GP | 0.9 qualified permanent0.9 including trainees and locums |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Requires improvement | 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.