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Vallance Medical vs Ardwick 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?
Vallance Medical and Ardwick 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 | Vallance MedicalM13 9UJ | Ardwick Medical PracticeM13 9UJ |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 83.5likely range 46.9 to 95.260 survey answers | 77.4likely range 71.9 to 81.5107 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 | 81.3%likely range 29.0% to 97.9%, 60 answers | 81.5%likely range 73.9% to 87.2%, 107 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 88.6%likely range 84.2% to 90.0%Clearly higher | 67.6%likely range 62.7% to 71.5% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 98.1%likely range 93.7% to 99.5%, 1,779 appointments | 89.1%likely range 81.5% to 93.8%, 1,547 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | 45.9%likely range 39.7% to 52.3%, 5,002 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 85.0%likely range 29.4% to 98.7%, 54 answers | 59.6%likely range 50.8% to 67.8%, 103 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 90.0%likely range 33.9% to 99.4%, 57 answers | 84.9%likely range 77.6% to 90.1%, 104 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 24.5%likely range 3.4% to 74.9%, 59 answers | 50.7%likely range 42.2% to 59.2%, 106 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 36.2%likely range 25.9% to 48.1%, 57 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 93.0%likely range 34.9% to 99.7%, 54 answers | 80.6%likely range 72.6% to 86.7%, 97 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 89.0%likely range 32.9% to 99.3%, 56 answers | 72.5%likely range 64.1% to 79.5%, 104 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 87.1%likely range 29.0% to 99.1%, 49 answers | 63.1%likely range 53.7% to 71.6%, 89 answers |
| Being listened to | 87.4%likely range 31.8% to 99.0%, 56 answers | 82.6%likely range 75.1% to 88.2%, 105 answers |
| Care and concern | 87.6%likely range 31.9% to 99.1%, 56 answers | 85.0%likely range 77.7% to 90.2%, 103 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 95.9%likely range 37.5% to 99.9%, 55 answers | 90.7%likely range 84.4% to 94.7%, 102 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 86.4%likely range 28.1% to 99.0%, 48 answers | 89.2%likely range 82.5% to 93.5%, 102 answers |
| Needs met | 88.0%likely range 31.5% to 99.2%, 54 answers | 85.0%likely range 77.6% to 90.3%, 100 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 78.6%likely range 66.2% to 87.3%, 56 patients | 86.0%likely range 72.7% to 93.4%, 43 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 87.9%likely range 72.7% to 95.2%, 33 patients | 67.8%likely range 55.1% to 78.3%, 59 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 79.3%likely range 61.6% to 90.2%, 29 patients | 68.5%likely range 55.3% to 79.3%, 54 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 21.3%likely range 19.9% to 22.6%, 3,543 patients | 53.2%likely range 50.0% to 56.3%, 950 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 71.2%likely range 65.5% to 76.2%, 274 patients | 79.5%likely range 75.3% to 83.1%, 419 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 15,166August 2026 | 5,402August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Ardwick and Longsight PCN | Ardwick and Longsight PCN |
| Phone | 01618 204030 | 0161 2741500 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 100.0% good or very good47 answers, June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 2,638 in August 2026Same day 55.6%; face to face 35.5% | 2,001 in August 2026Same day 42.4%; face to face 71.9% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.32England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.76England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 1.4 qualified permanent3.5 including trainees and locums11,151 patients per permanent GP | 3.6 qualified permanent4.4 including trainees and locums1,512 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.