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Compare GP practices side by side
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
Empingham Medical Centre’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Oakham Medical Practice’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
| Measure | Empingham Medical CentreLE15 8PR× | Oakham Medical PracticeLE15 6NT× |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 88.8likely range 83.2 to 91.6106 survey answersClearly higher | 70.1likely range 57.6 to 79.1103 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 93.2%likely range 85.3% to 97.0%, 106 answersClearly higher | 72.1%likely range 54.4% to 84.8%, 103 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 78.5%likely range 74.9% to 81.5%Clearly higher | 65.3%likely range 60.1% to 69.9% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 83.5%likely range 78.9% to 87.2%, 4,609 appointments | 74.8%likely range 69.6% to 79.4%, 4,602 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 73.3%likely range 67.9% to 78.2%, 5,900 calls | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 85.8%likely range 75.8% to 92.1%, 96 answers | 50.6%likely range 32.9% to 68.1%, 92 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 95.3%likely range 88.0% to 98.3%, 103 answers | 88.3%likely range 72.1% to 95.7%, 99 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 35.1%likely range 25.4% to 46.2%, 105 answers | 13.9%likely range 5.6% to 30.4%, 101 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 47.8%likely range 28.7% to 67.7%, 31 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 87.0%likely range 77.7% to 92.8%, 104 answers | 92.6%likely range 76.9% to 97.9%, 94 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 85.2%likely range 75.6% to 91.4%, 105 answers | 63.5%likely range 45.4% to 78.4%, 99 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 76.1%likely range 64.6% to 84.7%, 91 answers | 72.4%likely range 52.7% to 86.1%, 84 answers |
| Being listened to | 91.9%likely range 83.4% to 96.2%, 102 answers | 87.4%likely range 70.2% to 95.3%, 92 answers |
| Care and concern | 91.9%likely range 83.6% to 96.2%, 103 answers | 86.1%likely range 68.8% to 94.6%, 93 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 95.8%likely range 88.6% to 98.6%, 101 answers | 96.3%likely range 82.2% to 99.3%, 95 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 95.0%likely range 87.2% to 98.1%, 97 answers | 95.2%likely range 78.7% to 99.1%, 81 answers |
| Needs met | 96.7%likely range 89.9% to 99.0%, 103 answers | 91.8%likely range 75.7% to 97.6%, 92 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 94.1%likely range 85.8% to 97.7%, 68 patients | 96.1%likely range 90.4% to 98.5%, 103 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 90.1%likely range 81.0% to 95.1%, 71 patients | 94.0%likely range 87.5% to 97.2%, 100 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 78.2%likely range 68.4% to 85.5%, 87 patients | 92.6%likely range 86.5% to 96.0%, 121 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 78.3%likely range 76.0% to 80.4%, 1,316 patients | 66.5%likely range 64.4% to 68.6%, 1,993 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 82.1%likely range 79.7% to 84.3%, 1,062 patients | 75.1%likely range 72.8% to 77.3%, 1,398 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 9,501August 2026 | 14,937August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Rutland Health PCN | Rutland Health PCN |
| Phone | 01780 460202 | 01572 722621 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 96.2% good or very good529 answers, June 2026 | 89.7% good or very good97 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 6,599 in August 2026Same day 47.4%; face to face 58.3% | 8,810 in August 2026Same day 32.1%; face to face 69.0% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.89England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.64England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 5.5 qualified permanent5.5 including trainees and locums1,719 patients per permanent GP | 6.5 qualified permanent11.8 including trainees and locums2,282 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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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.