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The Spinney Medical Ctr. vs The Bowery 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 The Bowery 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 | The Bowery Medical CentreWA9 5PR |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 72.8likely range 64.7 to 79.584 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 80.4%likely range 70.3% to 87.7%, 112 answers | 67.1%likely range 56.0% to 76.6%, 84 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 78.5%likely range 71.5% to 83.2% | 85.8%likely range 78.6% to 88.7% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 88.0%likely range 81.0% to 92.7%, 1,846 appointments | 95.3%likely range 88.1% to 98.2%, 1,190 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 | 57.5%likely range 45.8% to 68.4%, 77 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 82.3%likely range 72.2% to 89.3%, 109 answers | 82.6%likely range 72.4% to 89.6%, 81 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 20.6%likely range 13.1% to 30.8%, 113 answers | 32.3%likely range 22.8% to 43.5%, 83 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 85.5%likely range 76.0% to 91.7%, 111 answers | 76.1%likely range 64.8% to 84.6%, 76 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 73.5%likely range 62.7% to 82.0%, 112 answers | 55.8%likely range 44.2% to 66.9%, 77 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 73.3%likely range 62.0% to 82.2%, 103 answers | 54.0%likely range 42.2% to 65.4%, 74 answers |
| Being listened to | 87.2%likely range 77.8% to 92.9%, 109 answers | 73.3%likely range 62.1% to 82.1%, 79 answers |
| Care and concern | 82.1%likely range 71.9% to 89.1%, 108 answers | 71.3%likely range 60.0% to 80.5%, 79 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 90.5%likely range 81.6% to 95.3%, 106 answers | 95.0%likely range 87.2% to 98.2%, 77 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 90.3%likely range 81.5% to 95.2%, 107 answers | 94.3%likely range 86.1% to 97.8%, 76 answers |
| Needs met | 90.9%likely range 82.3% to 95.6%, 108 answers | 88.2%likely range 78.8% to 93.8%, 79 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 | 85.7%likely range 72.2% to 93.3%, 42 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 80.4%likely range 66.8% to 89.3%, 46 patients | 86.5%likely range 74.7% to 93.3%, 52 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 85.1%likely range 72.3% to 92.6%, 47 patients | 75.0%likely range 62.8% to 84.2%, 60 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 67.2%likely range 64.3% to 69.9%, 1,096 patients | 60.8%likely range 57.6% to 63.9%, 913 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 76.2%likely range 72.9% to 79.2%, 698 patients | 62.9%likely range 58.0% to 67.5%, 396 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 7,035August 2026 | 5,130August 2026 |
| Primary care network | St Helens South PCN | St Helens South PCN |
| Phone | 01744 758999 | 01744 816837 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 92.1% good or very good76 answers, June 2026 | 78.5% good or very good93 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,271 in August 2026Same day 44.5%; face to face 40.0% | 1,753 in August 2026Same day 49.9%; face to face 59.5% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.88England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.74England 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 permanent1.3 including trainees and locums4,093 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.