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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
Roby Medical Centre’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Longview Medical Centre’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
| Measure | Longview Medical CentreL36 6EB× | Roby Medical CentreL36 6GA× |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 83.5likely range 78.4 to 87.287 survey answers | 91.7likely range 88.5 to 93.5106 survey answersClearly higher |
| 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 | 83.1%likely range 76.4% to 88.2%, 87 answers | 95.9%likely range 91.8% to 98.0%, 106 answersClearly higher |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 84.2%likely range 77.4% to 87.6% | 81.8%likely range 76.6% to 85.2% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 93.7%likely range 86.9% to 97.1%, 1,469 appointments | 91.3%likely range 86.1% to 94.7%, 2,597 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 70.6%likely range 62.8% to 77.3%, 85 answers | 87.4%likely range 81.5% to 91.7%, 104 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 94.1%likely range 89.2% to 96.9%, 86 answers | 96.4%likely range 92.4% to 98.3%, 106 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 41.9%likely range 34.4% to 49.8%, 87 answers | 22.3%likely range 16.6% to 29.1%, 106 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 60.9%likely range 48.4% to 72.2%, 36 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 85.3%likely range 78.7% to 90.1%, 85 answers | 96.6%likely range 92.5% to 98.5%, 101 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 77.6%likely range 70.3% to 83.5%, 86 answers | 91.7%likely range 86.4% to 95.0%, 102 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 83.1%likely range 75.9% to 88.5%, 78 answers | 88.7%likely range 82.7% to 92.9%, 94 answers |
| Being listened to | 90.0%likely range 84.2% to 93.9%, 85 answers | 99.1%likely range 96.1% to 99.8%, 100 answers |
| Care and concern | 87.7%likely range 81.5% to 92.0%, 86 answers | 99.5%likely range 96.7% to 99.9%, 100 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 93.7%likely range 88.4% to 96.6%, 82 answers | 98.1%likely range 94.6% to 99.4%, 99 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 96.4%likely range 91.9% to 98.5%, 79 answers | 99.3%likely range 96.3% to 99.9%, 95 answers |
| Needs met | 91.1%likely range 85.4% to 94.7%, 84 answers | 98.0%likely range 94.4% to 99.3%, 98 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 76.7%likely range 59.1% to 88.2%, 30 patients | 79.3%likely range 69.6% to 86.5%, 87 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 71.9%likely range 54.6% to 84.4%, 32 patients | 79.8%likely range 70.0% to 87.0%, 84 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 67.6%likely range 51.5% to 80.4%, 37 patients | 71.1%likely range 60.0% to 80.0%, 76 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 67.8%likely range 64.1% to 71.3%, 646 patients | 72.4%likely range 69.7% to 75.1%, 1,045 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 73.5%likely range 68.7% to 77.8%, 355 patients | 82.2%likely range 78.5% to 85.4%, 472 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 3,882August 2026 | 5,670August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Knowsley Central and South PCN | Knowsley Central and South PCN |
| Phone | 0151 4892833 | 0151 4491972 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 86.8% good or very good106 answers, June 2026 | 96.8% good or very good314 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 1,580 in August 2026Same day 38.9%; face to face 73.2% | 3,118 in August 2026Same day 47.0%; face to face 58.8% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.60England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.73England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 2.1 qualified permanent2.4 including trainees and locums1,820 patients per permanent GP | 2.7 qualified permanent4.8 including trainees and locums2,126 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.