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The Paddock Surgery vs Thornhill Lees 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 Paddock Surgery and Thornhill Lees 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 Paddock SurgeryWF12 0DH | Thornhill Lees Medical CentreWF12 9DW |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 86.0likely range 81.2 to 89.193 survey answers | 78.2likely range 73.3 to 82.388 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 90.1%likely range 83.5% to 94.2%, 93 answersClearly higher | 74.5%likely range 67.8% to 80.1%, 88 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 76.4%likely range 71.9% to 80.2% | 86.8%likely range 82.1% to 90.3%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 77.6%likely range 71.8% to 82.6%, 3,457 appointments | 96.0%likely range 91.3% to 98.2%, 2,119 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 75.0%likely range 68.3% to 80.7%, 3,851 calls | 77.6%likely range 69.4% to 84.1%, 2,564 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 65.9%likely range 57.0% to 73.8%, 90 answers | 58.3%likely range 51.0% to 65.2%, 84 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 94.9%likely range 89.5% to 97.6%, 93 answers | 84.9%likely range 79.0% to 89.4%, 85 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 25.7%likely range 18.8% to 34.1%, 92 answers | 39.3%likely range 32.6% to 46.4%, 88 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 65.9%likely range 53.3% to 76.5%, 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 88.1%likely range 80.9% to 92.8%, 87 answers | 81.7%likely range 75.3% to 86.6%, 83 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 80.0%likely range 72.0% to 86.1%, 92 answers | 73.4%likely range 66.6% to 79.3%, 85 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 77.3%likely range 69.0% to 83.9%, 90 answers | 66.7%likely range 59.3% to 73.4%, 78 answers |
| Being listened to | 90.4%likely range 83.8% to 94.5%, 90 answers | 78.6%likely range 72.0% to 84.0%, 83 answers |
| Care and concern | 93.9%likely range 88.1% to 97.0%, 91 answers | 75.7%likely range 69.0% to 81.3%, 85 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 97.9%likely range 93.4% to 99.3%, 91 answers | 88.2%likely range 82.6% to 92.1%, 83 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 97.3%likely range 92.6% to 99.1%, 89 answers | 82.9%likely range 76.6% to 87.7%, 81 answers |
| Needs met | 95.8%likely range 90.6% to 98.2%, 90 answers | 86.7%likely range 81.0% to 90.9%, 84 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 86.2%likely range 75.1% to 92.8%, 58 patients | 93.9%likely range 83.5% to 97.9%, 49 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 88.7%likely range 78.5% to 94.4%, 62 patients | 88.6%likely range 76.0% to 95.0%, 44 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 88.2%likely range 76.6% to 94.5%, 51 patients | 86.8%likely range 75.2% to 93.5%, 53 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 65.9%likely range 62.8% to 69.0%, 881 patients | 40.6%likely range 37.0% to 44.3%, 680 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 74.0%likely range 70.3% to 77.4%, 573 patients | 61.3%likely range 56.0% to 66.4%, 331 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 5,834August 2026 | 4,469August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Dewsbury & Thornhill PCN | Dewsbury & Thornhill PCN |
| Phone | 01924 465343 | 01924 461369 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 44.4% good or very good9 answers, June 2026 | 4 answers in June 2026; shares not published below 5 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,022 in August 2026Same day 36.3%; face to face 91.9% | 2,155 in August 2026Same day 58.7%; face to face 96.6% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.97England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.61England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 1.1 qualified permanent1.1 including trainees and locums5,469 patients per permanent GP | 1.7 qualified permanent1.7 including trainees and locums2,681 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.