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The Robert Darbishire Practice vs The Whitswood 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 Robert Darbishire Practice and The Whitswood 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 Robert Darbishire PracticeM14 5NP | The Whitswood PracticeM16 7AP |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 74.6likely range 29.1 to 92.959 survey answers | 86.7likely range 81.7 to 90.292 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 | 72.7%likely range 7.7% to 98.8%, 59 answers | 85.6%likely range 78.8% to 90.4%, 92 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 79.0%likely range 76.0% to 81.5% | 89.1%likely range 84.0% to 92.7%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 98.0%likely range 94.3% to 99.3%, 2,252 appointments | 99.1%likely range 95.1% to 99.8%, 1,746 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 59.9%likely range 55.1% to 64.6%, 8,432 calls | 79.0%likely range 69.5% to 86.1%, 1,888 callsClearly higher |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 53.7%likely range 3.6% to 97.3%, 48 answers | 77.6%likely range 69.7% to 83.8%, 86 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 77.5%likely range 7.8% to 99.3%, 52 answers | 90.0%likely range 83.9% to 93.9%, 91 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 25.0%likely range 1.0% to 91.6%, 60 answers | 39.0%likely range 31.3% to 47.2%, 90 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 49.1%likely range 35.8% to 62.5%, 34 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 88.3%likely range 9.9% to 99.8%, 51 answers | 91.8%likely range 86.0% to 95.3%, 91 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 79.3%likely range 8.3% to 99.4%, 53 answers | 83.2%likely range 76.2% to 88.5%, 91 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 70.6%likely range 6.1% to 98.9%, 48 answers | 91.2%likely range 85.0% to 94.9%, 84 answers |
| Being listened to | 89.6%likely range 10.2% to 99.8%, 51 answers | 96.1%likely range 91.4% to 98.3%, 89 answers |
| Care and concern | 89.2%likely range 10.1% to 99.8%, 51 answers | 91.0%likely range 85.0% to 94.7%, 88 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 81.0%likely range 8.5% to 99.5%, 52 answers | 94.0%likely range 88.6% to 96.9%, 87 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 81.8%likely range 8.1% to 99.6%, 48 answers | 91.7%likely range 85.8% to 95.3%, 87 answers |
| Needs met | 88.0%likely range 9.0% to 99.8%, 46 answers | 90.9%likely range 84.7% to 94.7%, 86 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 82.1%likely range 76.1% to 86.8%, 195 patients | 80.5%likely range 70.3% to 87.8%, 77 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 69.5%likely range 62.3% to 75.9%, 174 patients | 64.8%likely range 53.2% to 74.9%, 71 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 71.6%likely range 64.8% to 77.5%, 190 patients | 75.7%likely range 64.5% to 84.2%, 70 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 26.6%likely range 25.5% to 27.6%, 6,354 patients | 56.7%likely range 53.7% to 59.7%, 1,042 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 61.7%likely range 58.3% to 65.1%, 789 patients | 71.5%likely range 66.0% to 76.4%, 291 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 33,035August 2026 | 5,093August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Better Health Mcr PCN | Better Health Mcr PCN |
| Phone | 0161 2256699 | 0161 2263620 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 89.7% good or very good621 answers, June 2026 | 92.6% good or very good162 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 11,097 in August 2026Same day 74.3%; face to face 31.7% | 2,923 in August 2026Same day 65.6%; face to face 30.7% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.43England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.55England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 16.9 qualified permanent21.2 including trainees and locums1,953 patients per permanent GP | 3.1 qualified permanent5.3 including trainees and locums1,626 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.