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The Park Medical Practice vs Briarwood 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 Park Medical Practice and Briarwood 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 Park Medical PracticePR2 1JR | Briarwood Medical CentrePR2 1HY |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 75.0likely range 59.9 to 85.1112 survey answers | 77.2likely range 68.3 to 83.891 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 | 72.7%likely range 51.2% to 87.1%, 112 answers | 76.3%likely range 63.7% to 85.5%, 91 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 80.1%likely range 78.1% to 81.9% | 79.3%likely range 74.9% to 82.8% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 94.9%likely range 92.4% to 96.6%, 6,600 appointmentsClearly higher | 82.1%likely range 75.3% to 87.4%, 2,336 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 65.2%likely range 62.1% to 68.2%, 19,247 calls | 76.3%likely range 70.7% to 81.1%, 5,274 callsClearly higher |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 62.7%likely range 41.3% to 80.1%, 109 answers | 65.8%likely range 52.3% to 77.1%, 86 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 84.1%likely range 63.3% to 94.2%, 110 answers | 84.6%likely range 72.5% to 91.9%, 86 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 28.9%likely range 13.9% to 50.4%, 111 answers | 28.6%likely range 18.4% to 41.5%, 91 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 49.7%likely range 29.4% to 70.1%, 33 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 80.0%likely range 58.4% to 91.9%, 108 answers | 79.8%likely range 67.2% to 88.5%, 86 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 71.6%likely range 49.8% to 86.5%, 109 answers | 75.1%likely range 62.1% to 84.7%, 88 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 70.7%likely range 47.9% to 86.3%, 100 answers | 80.2%likely range 66.8% to 89.1%, 77 answers |
| Being listened to | 83.0%likely range 62.1% to 93.6%, 111 answers | 78.2%likely range 65.2% to 87.3%, 84 answers |
| Care and concern | 84.0%likely range 63.1% to 94.1%, 110 answers | 83.9%likely range 71.3% to 91.6%, 81 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 89.1%likely range 69.0% to 96.7%, 110 answers | 92.6%likely range 81.9% to 97.2%, 82 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 90.1%likely range 69.6% to 97.3%, 104 answers | 86.3%likely range 74.2% to 93.2%, 82 answers |
| Needs met | 87.8%likely range 67.5% to 96.1%, 110 answers | 91.0%likely range 80.1% to 96.2%, 84 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 90.3%likely range 85.4% to 93.7%, 196 patients | 93.4%likely range 86.4% to 96.9%, 91 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 82.9%likely range 77.0% to 87.6%, 193 patients | 90.5%likely range 82.3% to 95.1%, 84 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 84.1%likely range 78.7% to 88.3%, 226 patients | 89.5%likely range 80.6% to 94.6%, 76 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 60.7%likely range 59.0% to 62.4%, 3,179 patients | 75.8%likely range 73.5% to 78.0%, 1,378 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 68.7%likely range 66.2% to 71.1%, 1,399 patients | 82.0%likely range 78.9% to 84.7%, 678 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 24,332August 2026 | 7,875August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Greater Preston PCN | Greater Preston PCN |
| Phone | 01772 726550 | 01772 529230 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 82.9% good or very good251 answers, June 2026 | 98.0% good or very good49 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 9,736 in August 2026Same day 39.3%; face to face 77.3% | 2,685 in August 2026Same day 57.8%; face to face 60.9% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 1.09England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.95England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 6.8 qualified permanent14.9 including trainees and locums3,590 patients per permanent GP | 3.8 qualified permanent6.0 including trainees and locums2,051 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.