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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
Darwen Healthcare and Darwen Healthlink 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 | Darwen HealthcareBB3 1PY× | Darwen HealthlinkBB3 1PY× |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 83.4likely range 73.4 to 88.2124 survey answers | 79.1likely range 62.7 to 88.194 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 | 89.1%likely range 74.8% to 95.8%, 124 answers | 79.1%likely range 55.7% to 91.9%, 94 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 70.1%likely range 66.7% to 73.0% | 79.0%likely range 76.1% to 81.4%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 83.2%likely range 77.8% to 87.5%, 3,540 appointments | 92.6%likely range 88.3% to 95.5%, 3,182 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 56.8%likely range 52.7% to 60.8%, 12,013 calls | 65.3%likely range 61.4% to 69.0%, 12,540 callsClearly higher |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 81.6%likely range 65.3% to 91.3%, 116 answers | 58.0%likely range 35.0% to 77.9%, 90 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 91.7%likely range 78.0% to 97.2%, 124 answers | 84.7%likely range 61.3% to 95.1%, 90 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 32.9%likely range 19.7% to 49.5%, 123 answers | 42.6%likely range 22.9% to 65.0%, 94 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 49.5%likely range 25.7% to 73.5%, 47 answers | 36.0%likely range 12.1% to 69.7%, 40 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 89.7%likely range 74.9% to 96.2%, 116 answers | 80.5%likely range 56.9% to 92.9%, 91 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 86.1%likely range 70.9% to 94.0%, 121 answers | 75.7%likely range 52.1% to 89.9%, 93 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 84.5%likely range 68.4% to 93.2%, 113 answers | 54.9%likely range 31.8% to 76.2%, 84 answers |
| Being listened to | 88.3%likely range 73.5% to 95.4%, 120 answers | 93.2%likely range 71.7% to 98.7%, 91 answers |
| Care and concern | 89.3%likely range 74.6% to 95.9%, 119 answers | 89.5%likely range 66.8% to 97.3%, 89 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 95.7%likely range 83.1% to 99.0%, 119 answers | 95.4%likely range 74.6% to 99.3%, 91 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 91.0%likely range 76.6% to 96.9%, 116 answers | 91.2%likely range 68.8% to 98.0%, 89 answers |
| Needs met | 91.4%likely range 77.4% to 97.0%, 121 answers | 92.4%likely range 70.5% to 98.4%, 90 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 89.5%likely range 83.1% to 93.6%, 133 patients | 86.3%likely range 79.1% to 91.3%, 124 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 89.2%likely range 83.2% to 93.2%, 148 patients | 80.0%likely range 71.6% to 86.4%, 110 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 95.6%likely range 90.8% to 98.0%, 137 patients | 84.2%likely range 77.1% to 89.4%, 133 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 75.9%likely range 74.2% to 77.6%, 2,539 patients | 68.9%likely range 67.0% to 70.8%, 2,211 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 78.0%likely range 75.7% to 80.2%, 1,296 patients | 68.9%likely range 66.4% to 71.3%, 1,367 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 14,817August 2026 | 15,128August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Darwen PCN | Darwen PCN |
| Phone | 01254 964640 | 01254 226600 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 94.0% good or very good50 answers, June 2026 | 97.9% good or very good48 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 5,176 in August 2026Same day 45.9%; face to face 61.7% | 5,568 in August 2026Same day 49.7%; face to face 79.1% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.88England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 1.00England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 7.4 qualified permanent14.0 including trainees and locums2,010 patients per permanent GP | 4.7 qualified permanent7.5 including trainees and locums3,198 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Outstanding | 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.