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The Poplars Medical Practice vs The Sides 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 Poplars Medical Practice and The Sides 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 Poplars Medical PracticeM27 0NA | The Sides Medical PracticeM27 0EW |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 77.4likely range 65.5 to 84.0105 survey answers | 82.8likely range 68.4 to 89.9106 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 | 83.8%likely range 66.9% to 93.0%, 105 answers | 83.9%likely range 63.4% to 94.0%, 106 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 62.4%likely range 57.5% to 67.0% | 80.0%likely range 76.6% to 82.9%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 64.6%likely range 57.9% to 70.8%, 3,174 appointments | 84.2%likely range 80.7% to 87.2%, 7,354 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 60.1%likely range 52.9% to 66.9%, 3,825 calls | 75.7%likely range 69.8% to 80.7%, 4,841 callsClearly higher |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 45.1%likely range 28.5% to 62.7%, 102 answers | 50.9%likely range 30.4% to 71.2%, 96 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 84.2%likely range 67.0% to 93.3%, 102 answers | 92.0%likely range 73.0% to 98.0%, 104 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 33.1%likely range 19.0% to 51.2%, 105 answers | 18.7%likely range 7.5% to 39.3%, 107 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 25.2%likely range 7.2% to 59.4%, 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 85.8%likely range 68.5% to 94.4%, 98 answers | 78.1%likely range 56.8% to 90.6%, 104 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 81.1%likely range 63.8% to 91.3%, 105 answers | 78.9%likely range 58.1% to 91.0%, 107 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 67.0%likely range 48.0% to 81.7%, 95 answers | 77.9%likely range 56.2% to 90.6%, 100 answers |
| Being listened to | 90.1%likely range 73.9% to 96.7%, 101 answers | 94.2%likely range 76.0% to 98.8%, 105 answers |
| Care and concern | 88.6%likely range 72.1% to 95.9%, 101 answers | 94.8%likely range 76.8% to 99.0%, 105 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 94.9%likely range 79.7% to 98.9%, 96 answers | 96.4%likely range 78.9% to 99.5%, 104 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 95.5%likely range 80.3% to 99.1%, 94 answers | 96.4%likely range 79.0% to 99.5%, 104 answers |
| Needs met | 94.3%likely range 79.3% to 98.6%, 99 answers | 92.7%likely range 73.9% to 98.3%, 105 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 81.5%likely range 72.4% to 88.1%, 92 patients | 95.7%likely range 90.2% to 98.1%, 115 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 88.4%likely range 80.4% to 93.4%, 95 patients | 89.3%likely range 83.5% to 93.2%, 159 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 80.9%likely range 71.7% to 87.5%, 94 patients | 91.7%likely range 86.3% to 95.1%, 156 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 69.2%likely range 67.1% to 71.3%, 1,907 patients | 78.6%likely range 76.8% to 80.2%, 2,278 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 73.9%likely range 71.1% to 76.5%, 1,029 patients | 80.9%likely range 78.7% to 83.0%, 1,259 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 11,481August 2026 | 14,169August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Swinton PCN | Swinton PCN |
| Phone | 0161 7946237 | 0161 7941604 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 94.0% good or very good50 answers, June 2026 | 95.7% good or very good231 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,463 in August 2026Same day 31.3%; face to face 84.4% | 7,868 in August 2026Same day 65.3%; face to face 36.6% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.80England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.76England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 6.8 qualified permanent8.7 including trainees and locums1,702 patients per permanent GP | 8.0 qualified permanent11.6 including trainees and locums1,772 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.