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The Spinney Medical Ctr. vs Eccleston 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 Spinney Medical Ctr. and Eccleston 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 Spinney Medical Ctr.WA10 3EB | Eccleston Medical CentreWA10 5RG |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 79.9likely range 72.5 to 85.2112 survey answers | 82.3likely range 77.1 to 86.0113 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 | 80.4%likely range 70.3% to 87.7%, 112 answers | 87.7%likely range 81.5% to 92.0%, 113 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 78.5%likely range 71.5% to 83.2% | 69.5%likely range 60.2% to 76.5% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 88.0%likely range 81.0% to 92.7%, 1,846 appointments | 79.0%likely range 69.7% to 86.0%, 1,436 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 53.1%likely range 42.0% to 63.9%, 109 answers | 74.1%likely range 66.4% to 80.6%, 108 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 82.3%likely range 72.2% to 89.3%, 109 answers | 88.4%likely range 82.3% to 92.6%, 112 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 20.6%likely range 13.1% to 30.8%, 113 answers | 28.9%likely range 22.3% to 36.6%, 113 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 33.9%likely range 21.1% to 49.6%, 31 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 85.5%likely range 76.0% to 91.7%, 111 answers | 92.9%likely range 87.7% to 96.1%, 112 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 73.5%likely range 62.7% to 82.0%, 112 answers | 84.7%likely range 78.2% to 89.6%, 113 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 73.3%likely range 62.0% to 82.2%, 103 answers | 73.6%likely range 65.7% to 80.2%, 105 answers |
| Being listened to | 87.2%likely range 77.8% to 92.9%, 109 answers | 86.7%likely range 80.3% to 91.2%, 112 answers |
| Care and concern | 82.1%likely range 71.9% to 89.1%, 108 answers | 80.5%likely range 73.4% to 86.1%, 111 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 90.5%likely range 81.6% to 95.3%, 106 answers | 93.3%likely range 88.1% to 96.4%, 111 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 90.3%likely range 81.5% to 95.2%, 107 answers | 94.2%likely range 89.0% to 97.0%, 104 answers |
| Needs met | 90.9%likely range 82.3% to 95.6%, 108 answers | 91.4%likely range 85.8% to 94.9%, 112 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 89.4%likely range 77.4% to 95.4%, 47 patients | 90.8%likely range 82.2% to 95.5%, 76 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 80.4%likely range 66.8% to 89.3%, 46 patients | 90.1%likely range 81.0% to 95.1%, 71 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 85.1%likely range 72.3% to 92.6%, 47 patients | 88.5%likely range 80.1% to 93.6%, 87 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 67.2%likely range 64.3% to 69.9%, 1,096 patients | 74.6%likely range 72.0% to 77.0%, 1,149 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 76.2%likely range 72.9% to 79.2%, 698 patients | 77.7%likely range 74.1% to 80.9%, 565 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 7,035August 2026 | 6,591August 2026 |
| Primary care network | St Helens South PCN | St Helens South PCN |
| Phone | 01744 758999 | 01744 454454 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 92.1% good or very good76 answers, June 2026 | 95.0% good or very good20 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,271 in August 2026Same day 44.5%; face to face 40.0% | 2,316 in August 2026Same day 46.4%; face to face 62.7% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.88England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.81England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 5.0 qualified permanent9.7 including trainees and locums1,418 patients per permanent GP | 1.3 qualified permanent2.0 including trainees and locums4,943 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.