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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
Eskdaill Medical and Linden Medical Group 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 | Eskdaill MedicalNN16 8DN× | Linden Medical GroupNN15 7NX× |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 84.1likely range 74.2 to 89.4100 survey answers | 79.9likely range 69.0 to 86.1103 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 | 86.4%likely range 72.4% to 93.9%, 100 answers | 83.2%likely range 67.8% to 92.0%, 103 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 78.4%likely range 74.1% to 81.8% | 71.9%likely range 67.1% to 76.0% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 79.8%likely range 72.6% to 85.4%, 2,283 appointments | 79.6%likely range 72.3% to 85.3%, 2,235 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 76.9%likely range 72.2% to 80.9%, 7,417 callsClearly higher | 64.1%likely range 57.8% to 70.0%, 4,839 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 69.3%likely range 53.1% to 81.9%, 93 answers | 36.2%likely range 21.8% to 53.5%, 92 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 89.8%likely range 76.4% to 96.0%, 99 answers | 81.5%likely range 65.9% to 90.9%, 103 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 23.7%likely range 13.2% to 38.9%, 101 answers | 24.7%likely range 13.5% to 40.9%, 103 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 92.3%likely range 79.2% to 97.4%, 94 answers | 76.8%likely range 60.3% to 87.8%, 98 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 77.1%likely range 61.9% to 87.5%, 100 answers | 66.4%likely range 49.8% to 79.7%, 101 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 78.3%likely range 62.3% to 88.7%, 91 answers | 49.7%likely range 32.8% to 66.7%, 86 answers |
| Being listened to | 88.1%likely range 74.3% to 95.0%, 98 answers | 90.5%likely range 76.3% to 96.6%, 100 answers |
| Care and concern | 87.3%likely range 73.3% to 94.5%, 98 answers | 88.5%likely range 73.8% to 95.5%, 99 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 90.4%likely range 77.0% to 96.4%, 97 answers | 100.0%likely range 89.9% to 100.0%, 99 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 90.1%likely range 76.2% to 96.3%, 93 answers | 95.8%likely range 83.2% to 99.0%, 98 answers |
| Needs met | 87.3%likely range 73.3% to 94.5%, 98 answers | 97.1%likely range 85.4% to 99.5%, 100 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 93.9%likely range 88.8% to 96.8%, 148 patients | 92.3%likely range 87.0% to 95.5%, 155 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 93.5%likely range 88.5% to 96.5%, 155 patients | 86.8%likely range 80.5% to 91.3%, 152 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 88.4%likely range 82.4% to 92.5%, 155 patients | 87.6%likely range 82.0% to 91.7%, 178 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 71.2%likely range 69.5% to 72.9%, 2,740 patients | 75.0%likely range 73.3% to 76.5%, 2,852 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 78.2%likely range 75.8% to 80.4%, 1,256 patients | 76.5%likely range 74.2% to 78.6%, 1,400 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 15,246August 2026 | 16,837August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Red Kite Healthcare PCN | Red Kite Healthcare PCN |
| Phone | 01536 526526 | 01536 481734 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 95.9% good or very good197 answers, June 2026 | 91.4% good or very good451 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,979 in August 2026Same day 48.3%; face to face 83.5% | 4,270 in August 2026Same day 20.3%; face to face 77.8% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.84England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.64England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 8.1 qualified permanent11.7 including trainees and locums1,890 patients per permanent GP | 5.9 qualified permanent13.0 including trainees and locums2,844 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.