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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
Lambert Medical Centre and Thirsk Doctors Surgery 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 | Lambert Medical CentreYO7 1LU× | Thirsk Doctors SurgeryYO7 1LG× |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 83.1likely range 76.9 to 87.7110 survey answers | 85.2likely range 78.9 to 89.299 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 80.6%likely range 71.9% to 87.1%, 110 answers | 88.0%likely range 79.2% to 93.4%, 99 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 88.8%likely range 85.4% to 91.3%Clearly higher | 78.6%likely range 73.3% to 82.7% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 98.7%likely range 95.4% to 99.7%, 2,351 appointmentsClearly higher | 86.9%likely range 79.1% to 92.0%, 1,621 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 78.7%likely range 72.8% to 83.6%, 4,633 calls | 70.3%likely range 63.1% to 76.7%, 3,604 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 74.6%likely range 65.2% to 82.2%, 105 answers | 65.3%likely range 54.3% to 74.9%, 97 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 88.3%likely range 80.6% to 93.2%, 110 answers | 94.4%likely range 86.9% to 97.7%, 95 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 15.5%likely range 9.8% to 23.6%, 112 answers | 19.4%likely range 12.2% to 29.4%, 98 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 90.8%likely range 83.7% to 95.0%, 111 answers | 96.5%likely range 89.8% to 98.9%, 96 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 78.7%likely range 69.9% to 85.5%, 111 answers | 80.9%likely range 71.1% to 88.0%, 99 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 70.1%likely range 60.1% to 78.5%, 99 answers | 87.9%likely range 78.2% to 93.6%, 86 answers |
| Being listened to | 91.5%likely range 84.5% to 95.5%, 110 answers | 94.1%likely range 86.5% to 97.6%, 95 answers |
| Care and concern | 89.5%likely range 82.0% to 94.1%, 109 answers | 91.0%likely range 82.5% to 95.6%, 94 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 94.2%likely range 87.8% to 97.3%, 109 answers | 97.1%likely range 90.6% to 99.2%, 95 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 91.8%likely range 84.6% to 95.8%, 104 answers | 92.3%likely range 83.8% to 96.6%, 88 answers |
| Needs met | 91.2%likely range 84.0% to 95.3%, 109 answers | 92.8%likely range 84.7% to 96.8%, 93 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 98.0%likely range 89.3% to 99.6%, 49 patients | 95.2%likely range 88.3% to 98.1%, 83 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 96.7%likely range 88.6% to 99.1%, 60 patients | 92.2%likely range 83.0% to 96.6%, 64 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 94.4%likely range 86.6% to 97.8%, 72 patients | 88.7%likely range 78.5% to 94.4%, 62 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 74.6%likely range 72.0% to 77.0%, 1,154 patients | 74.0%likely range 71.5% to 76.4%, 1,197 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 76.5%likely range 73.6% to 79.1%, 927 patients | 78.3%likely range 75.3% to 81.0%, 801 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 8,573August 2026 | 8,239August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Hambleton South PCN | Hambleton South PCN |
| Phone | 01845 523157 | 01845 440462 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | No results for June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,803 in August 2026Same day 44.2%; face to face 59.6% | 3,846 in August 2026Same day 54.3%; face to face 50.5% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.91England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.72England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.5 qualified permanent8.0 including trainees and locums1,925 patients per permanent GP | 4.3 qualified permanent8.3 including trainees and locums1,928 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.