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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
Kirkby Health Centre’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Family Medical Centre (Kirkby)’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
| Measure | Family Medical Centre (Kirkby)NG17 7BG× | Kirkby Health CentreNG17 7LG× |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 80.5likely range 77.0 to 83.2110 survey answers | 89.2likely range 85.7 to 91.5100 survey answersClearly higher |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 85.9%likely range 81.5% to 89.4%, 110 answers | 89.8%likely range 85.9% to 92.7%, 100 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 67.7%likely range 62.4% to 71.7% | 87.5%likely range 80.5% to 91.3%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 87.6%likely range 78.9% to 93.0%, 1,294 appointments | 94.3%likely range 83.2% to 98.2%, 665 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 47.7%likely range 41.8% to 53.7%, 5,569 calls | 80.6%likely range 71.9% to 87.1%, 2,143 callsClearly higher |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 73.8%likely range 68.3% to 78.6%, 102 answers | 78.1%likely range 73.1% to 82.4%, 99 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 81.9%likely range 77.1% to 85.9%, 107 answers | 96.7%likely range 94.0% to 98.2%, 99 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 36.1%likely range 30.7% to 41.7%, 107 answers | 51.6%likely range 46.0% to 57.2%, 100 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 36.1%likely range 27.0% to 46.4%, 35 answers | 34.5%likely range 26.9% to 43.1%, 44 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 87.4%likely range 83.1% to 90.8%, 107 answers | 77.3%likely range 72.1% to 81.7%, 95 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 83.5%likely range 78.9% to 87.3%, 110 answers | 90.2%likely range 86.3% to 93.1%, 99 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 88.2%likely range 83.9% to 91.5%, 102 answers | 71.8%likely range 66.2% to 76.8%, 90 answers |
| Being listened to | 92.9%likely range 89.3% to 95.3%, 106 answers | 92.5%likely range 88.9% to 94.9%, 99 answers |
| Care and concern | 96.0%likely range 93.1% to 97.7%, 107 answers | 86.1%likely range 81.7% to 89.6%, 99 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 94.5%likely range 91.3% to 96.6%, 106 answers | 93.7%likely range 90.3% to 95.9%, 98 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 93.7%likely range 90.3% to 96.0%, 103 answers | 98.2%likely range 95.9% to 99.2%, 97 answers |
| Needs met | 96.6%likely range 93.8% to 98.1%, 106 answers | 92.6%likely range 89.1% to 95.1%, 99 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 98.1%likely range 89.9% to 99.7%, 52 patients | 89.2%likely range 75.3% to 95.7%, 37 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 93.0%likely range 81.4% to 97.6%, 43 patients | 96.2%likely range 81.1% to 99.3%, 26 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 78.0%likely range 63.3% to 88.0%, 41 patients | 91.2%likely range 77.0% to 97.0%, 34 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 68.6%likely range 65.5% to 71.5%, 945 patients | 66.6%likely range 62.8% to 70.2%, 623 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 71.9%likely range 67.6% to 75.9%, 449 patients | 75.7%likely range 71.3% to 79.5%, 415 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 5,470August 2026 | 4,026August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Ashfield South PCN | Ashfield South PCN |
| Phone | 01623 757219 | 01623 752454 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 98.2% good or very good171 answers, June 2026 | 95.9% good or very good535 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 2,588 in August 2026Same day 26.2%; face to face 74.8% | 1,854 in August 2026Same day 31.7%; face to face 99.5% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.97England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.84England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 1.2 qualified permanent6.1 including trainees and locums4,662 patients per permanent GP | 2.6 qualified permanent2.6 including trainees and locums1,541 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.