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Pick two to four practices. Each column shows the Practice Grade with its likely range and the number of answers, the other survey questions, and facts from NHS England. We point a practice out as higher only when the survey can show it. Otherwise we say they cannot be told apart.
Comparison
42 Kingsway and Kingsway Surgery 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.
| Measure | 42 KingswayL22 4RQ× | Kingsway SurgeryL22 4RQ× |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 82.1likely range 74.2 to 86.9120 survey answers | 84.3likely range 79.6 to 87.7128 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 85.9%likely range 74.8% to 92.6%, 120 answers | 83.0%likely range 76.9% to 87.7%, 128 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 73.0%likely range 68.4% to 76.9% | 87.3%likely range 80.6% to 89.5%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 78.4%likely range 71.2% to 84.2%, 2,329 appointments | 96.8%likely range 90.1% to 99.0%, 1,142 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 67.5%likely range 61.7% to 72.8%, 5,618 calls | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 51.8%likely range 39.1% to 64.2%, 117 answers | 60.3%likely range 53.0% to 67.3%, 122 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 87.0%likely range 76.0% to 93.4%, 119 answers | 92.2%likely range 87.4% to 95.3%, 125 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 27.3%likely range 17.4% to 39.9%, 118 answers | 27.6%likely range 21.7% to 34.5%, 128 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 46.5%likely range 34.6% to 58.8%, 44 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 87.1%likely range 76.1% to 93.5%, 118 answers | 83.9%likely range 77.7% to 88.6%, 120 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 81.2%likely range 69.3% to 89.1%, 120 answers | 76.0%likely range 69.3% to 81.6%, 126 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 88.5%likely range 77.0% to 94.7%, 106 answers | 88.0%likely range 82.3% to 92.1%, 116 answers |
| Being listened to | 93.7%likely range 84.2% to 97.6%, 116 answers | 87.5%likely range 81.9% to 91.6%, 125 answers |
| Care and concern | 96.5%likely range 88.1% to 99.0%, 118 answers | 84.0%likely range 77.9% to 88.6%, 125 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 98.5%likely range 91.2% to 99.8%, 119 answers | 96.9%likely range 93.1% to 98.6%, 122 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 95.0%likely range 85.9% to 98.4%, 115 answers | 97.7%likely range 94.2% to 99.1%, 121 answers |
| Needs met | 96.2%likely range 87.6% to 98.9%, 118 answers | 91.6%likely range 86.6% to 94.9%, 122 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 93.9%likely range 85.4% to 97.6%, 66 patients | 95.7%likely range 88.0% to 98.5%, 69 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 90.9%likely range 81.6% to 95.8%, 66 patients | 88.4%likely range 78.8% to 94.0%, 69 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 94.5%likely range 86.7% to 97.8%, 73 patients | 88.2%likely range 79.0% to 93.6%, 76 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 65.9%likely range 63.3% to 68.4%, 1,315 patients | 73.5%likely range 70.8% to 76.0%, 1,083 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 70.5%likely range 67.6% to 73.3%, 957 patients | 76.1%likely range 72.4% to 79.5%, 552 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 9,029August 2026 | 6,165August 2026 |
| Primary care network | South Sefton PCN | South Sefton PCN |
| Phone | 0151 9282415 | 0151 9288668 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 94.7% good or very good150 answers, June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 2,631 in August 2026Same day 58.9%; face to face 72.4% | 1,441 in August 2026Same day 61.1%; face to face 82.7% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.69England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.64England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.0 qualified permanent4.0 including trainees and locums2,269 patients per permanent GP | 2.7 qualified permanent6.5 including trainees and locums2,300 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | 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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The Practice Grade is the same figure as on each practice’s page, with its margin of error. Two practices whose margins overlap cannot be told apart, however far apart the two numbers look. That is why a bigger number alone never gets a mark here. How we grade.
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.