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Weaver Vale Practice vs Murdishaw
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?
Weaver Vale Practice and Murdishaw 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 | Weaver Vale PracticeWA7 2UT | MurdishawWA7 6ES |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 72.2likely range 61.8 to 80.6110 survey answers | 62.9likely range 53.7 to 71.2104 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 67.3%likely range 52.7% to 79.3%, 110 answers | 59.4%likely range 46.7% to 71.0%, 104 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 83.4%likely range 77.9% to 86.6%Clearly higher | 70.8%likely range 62.7% to 77.1% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 92.9%likely range 87.4% to 96.1%, 2,105 appointmentsClearly higher | 80.3%likely range 72.2% to 86.6%, 1,770 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 | 48.2%likely range 33.9% to 62.8%, 105 answers | 31.9%likely range 21.2% to 45.0%, 98 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 81.1%likely range 67.3% to 90.0%, 109 answers | 75.6%likely range 63.0% to 85.0%, 99 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 25.2%likely range 14.8% to 39.5%, 111 answers | 21.2%likely range 12.7% to 33.2%, 104 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 18.0%likely range 5.5% to 45.4%, 33 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 83.9%likely range 70.0% to 92.1%, 104 answers | 75.3%likely range 62.4% to 84.9%, 95 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 74.7%likely range 60.3% to 85.2%, 109 answers | 62.3%likely range 49.3% to 73.7%, 100 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 70.5%likely range 54.9% to 82.5%, 97 answers | 61.6%likely range 47.6% to 74.0%, 86 answers |
| Being listened to | 89.2%likely range 76.6% to 95.4%, 107 answers | 78.0%likely range 65.5% to 86.9%, 98 answers |
| Care and concern | 78.7%likely range 64.4% to 88.3%, 107 answers | 81.2%likely range 69.2% to 89.3%, 100 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 91.3%likely range 79.1% to 96.7%, 106 answers | 90.9%likely range 80.5% to 96.0%, 98 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 83.2%likely range 69.1% to 91.7%, 102 answers | 87.9%likely range 76.6% to 94.1%, 95 answers |
| Needs met | 86.1%likely range 72.8% to 93.5%, 106 answers | 92.1%likely range 81.9% to 96.8%, 95 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 83.1%likely range 72.2% to 90.3%, 65 patients | 81.3%likely range 70.0% to 88.9%, 64 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 94.5%likely range 85.1% to 98.1%, 55 patients | 85.5%likely range 75.3% to 91.9%, 69 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 90.1%likely range 82.3% to 94.7%, 91 patients | 81.4%likely range 69.6% to 89.3%, 59 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 66.9%likely range 64.3% to 69.4%, 1,325 patients | 68.3%likely range 65.6% to 70.9%, 1,202 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 71.4%likely range 68.3% to 74.4%, 833 patients | 74.5%likely range 71.0% to 77.7%, 650 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 8,621August 2026 | 7,805August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Runcorn PCN | Runcorn PCN |
| Phone | 01928 711911 | 01928 712061 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 87.1% good or very good194 answers, June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,367 in August 2026Same day 37.2%; face to face 50.0% | 3,582 in August 2026Same day 37.4%; face to face 64.5% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.78England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.89England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 5.5 qualified permanent6.1 including trainees and locums1,577 patients per permanent GP | 2.2 qualified permanent6.3 including trainees and locums3,548 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.