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Walkden Medical Centre vs The Limes 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?
Walkden Medical Centre and The Limes 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 | Walkden Medical CentreM28 3AT | The Limes Medical PracticeM28 3AT |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 68.4likely range 62.4 to 73.8142 survey answers | 78.1likely range 73.1 to 82.0112 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | No label | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 63.4%likely range 55.1% to 70.9%, 142 answers | 81.8%likely range 75.8% to 86.5%, 112 answersClearly higher |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 79.9%likely range 75.4% to 83.6% | 69.4%likely range 60.4% to 76.2% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 89.3%likely range 83.7% to 93.1%, 2,579 appointments | 78.9%likely range 69.9% to 85.7%, 1,530 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 70.5%likely range 63.4% to 76.7%, 3,711 calls | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 64.9%likely range 56.5% to 72.6%, 136 answers | 72.2%likely range 65.5% to 78.1%, 108 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 75.9%likely range 67.9% to 82.3%, 137 answers | 92.2%likely range 87.6% to 95.2%, 111 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 30.5%likely range 23.4% to 38.7%, 141 answers | 47.9%likely range 41.0% to 54.8%, 111 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 33.1%likely range 19.9% to 49.6%, 38 answers | 59.1%likely range 48.1% to 69.3%, 46 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 72.9%likely range 64.9% to 79.7%, 140 answers | 92.1%likely range 87.4% to 95.1%, 110 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 68.1%likely range 59.9% to 75.4%, 141 answers | 88.5%likely range 83.3% to 92.3%, 111 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 77.0%likely range 68.7% to 83.7%, 123 answers | 82.5%likely range 76.3% to 87.4%, 100 answers |
| Being listened to | 87.2%likely range 80.3% to 91.9%, 134 answers | 91.9%likely range 87.2% to 95.0%, 107 answers |
| Care and concern | 82.4%likely range 75.1% to 88.0%, 136 answers | 92.5%likely range 87.9% to 95.4%, 109 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 92.2%likely range 86.3% to 95.7%, 134 answers | 98.0%likely range 94.9% to 99.2%, 109 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 88.2%likely range 81.3% to 92.7%, 127 answers | 100.0%likely range 98.0% to 100.0%, 106 answers |
| Needs met | 84.9%likely range 77.7% to 90.1%, 133 answers | 97.4%likely range 94.1% to 98.9%, 111 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 90.2%likely range 82.9% to 94.6%, 102 patients | 77.1%likely range 61.0% to 87.9%, 35 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 86.1%likely range 78.3% to 91.4%, 108 patients | 73.8%likely range 58.9% to 84.7%, 42 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 90.1%likely range 83.1% to 94.4%, 111 patients | 78.7%likely range 65.1% to 88.0%, 47 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 73.1%likely range 71.0% to 75.2%, 1,671 patients | 66.3%likely range 62.9% to 69.6%, 754 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 80.8%likely range 77.7% to 83.6%, 673 patients | 75.2%likely range 71.1% to 78.8%, 471 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 8,826August 2026 | 4,796August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Walkden & Little Hulton PCN | Walkden & Little Hulton PCN |
| Phone | 0161 7025310 | 0161 7908621 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 96.0% good or very good50 answers, June 2026 | 98.0% good or very good50 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 5,078 in August 2026Same day 59.8%; face to face 33.1% | 2,492 in August 2026Same day 52.4%; face to face 47.0% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.92England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.80England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.8 qualified permanent4.8 including trainees and locums1,819 patients per permanent GP | 2.1 qualified permanent6.0 including trainees and locums2,248 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.