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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
Heart of Lincoln Health Group and Brayford Medical Practice 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 | Heart of Lincoln Health GroupLN5 7LB× | Brayford Medical PracticeLN1 1XP× |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 61.1likely range 36.9 to 81.2107 survey answers | 79.9likely range 70.9 to 86.5108 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Patients: cannot be told apart from the England average | Patients: cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 57.3%likely range 22.7% to 86.0%, 107 answers | 76.3%likely range 63.4% to 85.7%, 108 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 69.9%likely range 67.0% to 72.6% | 88.3%likely range 85.7% to 89.5%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 82.4%likely range 79.4% to 85.0%, 10,804 appointments | 97.8%likely range 95.2% to 99.0%, 4,067 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 57.3%likely range 52.3% to 62.1%, 8,148 calls | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 44.7%likely range 14.5% to 79.3%, 100 answers | 80.7%likely range 67.9% to 89.2%, 103 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 82.7%likely range 41.2% to 97.0%, 103 answers | 89.0%likely range 77.6% to 95.0%, 103 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 24.1%likely range 5.4% to 64.0%, 106 answers | 22.3%likely range 13.2% to 35.1%, 108 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 71.9%likely range 32.0% to 93.3%, 100 answers | 82.8%likely range 70.4% to 90.7%, 105 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 55.9%likely range 21.5% to 85.5%, 104 answers | 82.3%likely range 70.1% to 90.3%, 108 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 61.1%likely range 23.6% to 88.9%, 94 answers | 83.9%likely range 70.7% to 91.9%, 92 answers |
| Being listened to | 83.2%likely range 41.1% to 97.2%, 100 answers | 92.8%likely range 82.2% to 97.3%, 101 answers |
| Care and concern | 81.1%likely range 39.5% to 96.6%, 101 answers | 89.5%likely range 78.0% to 95.3%, 101 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 92.1%likely range 49.5% to 99.3%, 101 answers | 95.8%likely range 86.3% to 98.8%, 100 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 89.7%likely range 45.7% to 98.9%, 94 answers | 93.1%likely range 81.9% to 97.6%, 92 answers |
| Needs met | 88.4%likely range 45.9% to 98.5%, 101 answers | 91.1%likely range 79.8% to 96.4%, 98 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 90.1%likely range 84.9% to 93.7%, 182 patients | 94.4%likely range 89.0% to 97.3%, 126 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 77.4%likely range 70.7% to 82.9%, 177 patients | 91.2%likely range 84.1% to 95.3%, 102 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 72.8%likely range 66.1% to 78.6%, 191 patients | 86.9%likely range 79.2% to 92.0%, 107 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 49.1%likely range 47.6% to 50.6%, 4,492 patients | 64.8%likely range 62.8% to 66.6%, 2,423 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 66.6%likely range 64.2% to 68.9%, 1,525 patients | 71.9%likely range 68.1% to 75.3%, 604 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 25,848August 2026 | 11,005August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Lincoln Health Partnership PCN | Lincoln Health Partnership PCN |
| Phone | 01522 876800 | 01522 543943 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | No results for June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 12,056 in August 2026Same day 43.9%; face to face 49.7% | 6,196 in August 2026Same day 47.5%; face to face 51.1% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.64England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.79England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 9.7 qualified permanent13.7 including trainees and locums2,668 patients per permanent GP | 2.5 qualified permanent2.5 including trainees and locums4,321 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.