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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
Altrincham Medical Practice and Shay Lane Medical Centre (Kelman) 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 | Altrincham Medical PracticeWA14 2DD× | Shay Lane Medical Centre (Kelman)WA15 8NZ× |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 83.4likely range 77.7 to 87.6124 survey answers | 82.8likely range 77.5 to 86.5105 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 | 82.9%likely range 75.1% to 88.7%, 124 answers | 87.1%likely range 79.9% to 92.0%, 105 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 84.4%likely range 79.1% to 88.2%Clearly higher | 72.7%likely range 67.2% to 77.1% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 85.4%likely range 77.6% to 90.8%, 1,667 appointments | 89.7%likely range 81.7% to 94.5%, 1,372 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 83.3%likely range 76.0% to 88.7%, 2,758 callsClearly higher | 55.7%likely range 48.1% to 63.0%, 3,472 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 63.2%likely range 54.0% to 71.5%, 121 answers | 55.1%likely range 46.1% to 63.9%, 103 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 88.3%likely range 81.1% to 93.0%, 121 answers | 81.5%likely range 73.4% to 87.5%, 103 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 36.0%likely range 27.9% to 45.1%, 124 answers | 43.1%likely range 34.3% to 52.2%, 102 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 59.1%likely range 43.8% to 72.7%, 45 answers | 51.8%likely range 37.9% to 65.5%, 43 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 92.1%likely range 85.7% to 95.8%, 120 answers | 90.7%likely range 83.9% to 94.8%, 101 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 75.8%likely range 67.3% to 82.7%, 124 answers | 73.7%likely range 65.1% to 80.9%, 104 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 71.8%likely range 62.8% to 79.4%, 117 answers | 58.0%likely range 48.3% to 67.0%, 92 answers |
| Being listened to | 90.4%likely range 83.6% to 94.5%, 122 answers | 94.7%likely range 89.1% to 97.6%, 103 answers |
| Care and concern | 89.1%likely range 82.1% to 93.6%, 123 answers | 94.6%likely range 88.8% to 97.4%, 103 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 92.3%likely range 86.0% to 95.9%, 123 answers | 97.6%likely range 93.0% to 99.2%, 104 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 93.3%likely range 87.2% to 96.6%, 122 answers | 98.2%likely range 93.8% to 99.5%, 102 answers |
| Needs met | 94.2%likely range 88.2% to 97.2%, 119 answers | 97.3%likely range 92.5% to 99.0%, 104 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 95.0%likely range 87.8% to 98.0%, 80 patients | 93.6%likely range 82.8% to 97.8%, 47 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 94.2%likely range 87.1% to 97.5%, 86 patients | 95.7%likely range 85.8% to 98.8%, 47 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 92.6%likely range 85.6% to 96.4%, 95 patients | 96.4%likely range 87.7% to 99.0%, 55 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 73.3%likely range 71.1% to 75.4%, 1,617 patients | 65.4%likely range 62.1% to 68.6%, 816 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 81.5%likely range 78.4% to 84.3%, 677 patients | 79.0%likely range 75.6% to 82.1%, 587 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 8,438August 2026 | 6,137August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Altrincham Healthcare Alliance PCN | Altrincham Healthcare Alliance PCN |
| Phone | 0161 9282424 | 0161 9803835 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 96.0% good or very good151 answers, June 2026 | 91.6% good or very good215 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 2,633 in August 2026Same day 45.0%; face to face 58.1% | 2,220 in August 2026Same day 36.4%; face to face 85.3% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.61England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.62England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 2.5 qualified permanent6.3 including trainees and locums3,431 patients per permanent GP | 5.3 qualified permanent5.3 including trainees and locums1,167 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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How to read it
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.