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The Ryan Medical Centre vs Lostock Hall Medical Ctr.
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 Ryan Medical Centre and Lostock Hall Medical Ctr. 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 Ryan Medical CentrePR5 6JD | Lostock Hall Medical Ctr.PR5 5AB |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 81.4likely range 72.6 to 87.3111 survey answers | 84.7likely range 78.6 to 89.097 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 | 81.1%likely range 68.5% to 89.4%, 111 answers | 83.2%likely range 74.9% to 89.2%, 97 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 82.1%likely range 79.4% to 84.3% | 87.9%likely range 81.8% to 91.2% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 99.3%likely range 96.5% to 99.9%, 2,439 appointmentsClearly higher | 91.2%likely range 80.4% to 96.3%, 794 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 64.8%likely range 60.2% to 69.1%, 9,160 calls | 84.5%likely range 78.9% to 88.8%, 4,278 callsClearly higher |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 64.5%likely range 51.0% to 76.1%, 110 answers | 71.6%likely range 62.0% to 79.5%, 92 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 87.7%likely range 76.1% to 94.1%, 110 answers | 88.1%likely range 80.5% to 93.0%, 97 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 37.0%likely range 25.3% to 50.5%, 111 answers | 36.2%likely range 27.7% to 45.7%, 98 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 26.9%likely range 12.5% to 48.7%, 44 answers | 22.4%likely range 11.9% to 38.0%, 36 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 91.1%likely range 80.3% to 96.3%, 109 answers | 79.6%likely range 70.8% to 86.2%, 95 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 79.8%likely range 67.1% to 88.5%, 110 answers | 79.9%likely range 71.2% to 86.4%, 97 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 72.9%likely range 59.0% to 83.4%, 101 answers | 63.6%likely range 53.7% to 72.5%, 90 answers |
| Being listened to | 93.1%likely range 82.6% to 97.4%, 106 answers | 80.3%likely range 71.5% to 86.9%, 93 answers |
| Care and concern | 91.5%likely range 80.6% to 96.5%, 108 answers | 78.9%likely range 70.0% to 85.7%, 94 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 95.2%likely range 85.7% to 98.5%, 109 answers | 88.4%likely range 80.8% to 93.2%, 95 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 95.1%likely range 85.2% to 98.5%, 103 answers | 87.7%likely range 79.7% to 92.8%, 90 answers |
| Needs met | 91.4%likely range 80.6% to 96.5%, 107 answers | 84.0%likely range 75.7% to 89.9%, 95 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 94.6%likely range 88.7% to 97.5%, 111 patients | 92.5%likely range 84.6% to 96.5%, 80 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 88.2%likely range 80.6% to 93.1%, 102 patients | 88.1%likely range 77.5% to 94.1%, 59 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 92.0%likely range 85.6% to 95.8%, 113 patients | 83.1%likely range 74.0% to 89.5%, 89 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 76.8%likely range 74.7% to 78.7%, 1,724 patients | 82.8%likely range 80.6% to 84.9%, 1,224 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 79.5%likely range 77.0% to 81.9%, 1,056 patients | 84.2%likely range 81.1% to 86.8%, 626 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 11,046August 2026 | 6,868August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Bridgedale South Ribble PCN | Bridgedale South Ribble PCN |
| Phone | 01772 335136 | 01772 529329 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 85.6% good or very good181 answers, June 2026 | 94.9% good or very good372 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 6,387 in August 2026Same day 20.4%; face to face 62.5% | 2,491 in August 2026Same day 28.4%; face to face 77.5% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.74England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.75England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.7 qualified permanent9.6 including trainees and locums2,367 patients per permanent GP | 0.8 qualified permanent0.8 including trainees and locums |
| 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.