Barnsley · Compare
Wombwell GMS Practice vs Wombwell Medical Centre 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?
Wombwell GMS Practice and Wombwell Medical Centre 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 | Wombwell GMS PracticeS73 0AJ | Wombwell Medical Centre PracticeS73 0DD |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 71.9likely range 62.1 to 78.7110 survey answers | 78.1likely range 64.9 to 86.887 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 | 78.2%likely range 64.5% to 87.7%, 110 answers | 75.5%likely range 56.7% to 87.8%, 87 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 57.0%likely range 51.0% to 62.6% | 84.0%likely range 80.0% to 87.1%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 66.5%likely range 60.5% to 72.1%, 3,798 appointments | 94.8%likely range 90.4% to 97.2%, 2,658 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | 73.1%likely range 66.5% to 78.8%, 4,085 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 41.0%likely range 27.7% to 55.8%, 103 answers | 28.3%likely range 14.6% to 47.8%, 82 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 84.4%likely range 71.2% to 92.2%, 108 answers | 92.0%likely range 75.5% to 97.8%, 84 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 18.7%likely range 10.0% to 32.1%, 110 answers | 23.6%likely range 11.5% to 42.4%, 86 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 85.0%likely range 71.6% to 92.7%, 103 answers | 84.0%likely range 65.4% to 93.6%, 81 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 71.7%likely range 57.4% to 82.7%, 109 answers | 64.9%likely range 45.9% to 80.2%, 85 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 70.9%likely range 55.8% to 82.5%, 99 answers | 70.8%likely range 50.2% to 85.3%, 74 answers |
| Being listened to | 87.6%likely range 75.1% to 94.3%, 110 answers | 87.5%likely range 69.7% to 95.5%, 83 answers |
| Care and concern | 86.7%likely range 74.0% to 93.7%, 110 answers | 78.9%likely range 60.0% to 90.3%, 84 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 92.4%likely range 81.0% to 97.2%, 109 answers | 89.4%likely range 72.4% to 96.5%, 86 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 93.2%likely range 81.9% to 97.6%, 107 answers | 88.9%likely range 71.2% to 96.3%, 81 answers |
| Needs met | 87.3%likely range 74.6% to 94.2%, 107 answers | 88.6%likely range 71.2% to 96.1%, 84 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 92.4%likely range 85.7% to 96.1%, 105 patients | 93.8%likely range 87.2% to 97.1%, 97 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 94.4%likely range 88.4% to 97.4%, 108 patients | 90.7%likely range 83.3% to 95.0%, 97 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 94.4%likely range 89.0% to 97.3%, 126 patients | 88.6%likely range 81.5% to 93.2%, 114 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 71.9%likely range 69.8% to 73.8%, 1,965 patients | 76.9%likely range 74.9% to 78.9%, 1,665 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 77.1%likely range 74.3% to 79.7%, 921 patients | 82.0%likely range 79.4% to 84.3%, 939 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 11,092August 2026 | 10,045August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Fcp Service - Barnsley PCN | Fcp Service - Barnsley PCN |
| Phone | 01226 752361 | 01226 752470 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 88.4% good or very good173 answers, June 2026 | 96.2% good or very good266 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 5,417 in August 2026Same day 48.7%; face to face 54.6% | 5,192 in August 2026Same day 42.4%; face to face 58.2% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.88England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.86England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 7.3 qualified permanent9.7 including trainees and locums1,510 patients per permanent GP | 3.5 qualified permanent3.5 including trainees and locums2,883 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.
The full pages
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.