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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
Meadowview Surgery’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Bee Fold Medical Centre’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
| Measure | Meadowview SurgeryM46 0LE× | Bee Fold Medical CentreM46 0BD× |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 90.9likely range 85.8 to 93.7105 survey answersClearly higher | 82.1likely range 78.3 to 85.1108 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 91.6%likely range 84.6% to 95.5%, 105 answers | 80.9%likely range 76.4% to 84.7%, 108 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 89.0%likely range 84.9% to 92.0% | 84.7%likely range 77.4% to 89.5% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 98.7%likely range 95.6% to 99.6%, 2,527 appointmentsClearly higher | 83.5%likely range 71.8% to 91.0%, 867 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 79.3%likely range 71.7% to 85.2%, 2,820 calls | 85.9%likely range 77.1% to 91.7%, 1,834 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 89.0%likely range 81.3% to 93.8%, 99 answers | 84.4%likely range 80.1% to 88.0%, 102 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 97.8%likely range 92.7% to 99.3%, 103 answers | 91.8%likely range 88.4% to 94.3%, 105 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 34.5%likely range 26.1% to 44.0%, 106 answers | 30.1%likely range 25.5% to 35.2%, 107 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 76.0%likely range 57.6% to 88.1%, 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 89.3%likely range 81.8% to 93.9%, 104 answers | 85.1%likely range 80.9% to 88.6%, 102 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 91.1%likely range 84.1% to 95.2%, 105 answers | 81.6%likely range 77.1% to 85.4%, 104 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 99.0%likely range 94.4% to 99.8%, 97 answers | 63.3%likely range 57.6% to 68.6%, 93 answers |
| Being listened to | 98.7%likely range 94.2% to 99.7%, 104 answers | 92.3%likely range 88.9% to 94.7%, 104 answers |
| Care and concern | 97.6%likely range 92.5% to 99.3%, 104 answers | 85.6%likely range 81.4% to 89.0%, 104 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 98.7%likely range 94.1% to 99.7%, 103 answers | 90.9%likely range 87.3% to 93.5%, 103 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 98.3%likely range 93.4% to 99.6%, 103 answers | 92.3%likely range 88.8% to 94.7%, 100 answers |
| Needs met | 98.6%likely range 94.0% to 99.7%, 104 answers | 84.4%likely range 80.1% to 87.9%, 104 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 90.4%likely range 81.5% to 95.3%, 73 patients | 96.9%likely range 89.3% to 99.1%, 64 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 92.9%likely range 86.0% to 96.5%, 98 patients | 94.2%likely range 84.4% to 98.0%, 52 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 86.4%likely range 77.3% to 92.2%, 81 patients | 87.0%likely range 74.3% to 93.9%, 46 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 73.0%likely range 70.4% to 75.5%, 1,149 patients | 73.5%likely range 70.3% to 76.5%, 770 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 73.8%likely range 69.8% to 77.4%, 515 patients | 69.5%likely range 63.9% to 74.6%, 282 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 6,749August 2026 | 3,809August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Taba Wigan PCN | Taba Wigan PCN |
| Phone | 01942 481060 | 01942 807870 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 100.0% good or very good48 answers, June 2026 | 93.2% good or very good44 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,223 in August 2026Same day 71.6%; face to face 49.6% | 1,362 in August 2026Same day 36.9%; face to face 58.1% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.68England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.70England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 3.4 qualified permanent8.4 including trainees and locums2,017 patients per permanent GP | 1.2 qualified permanent1.2 including trainees and locums3,284 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Good | Outstanding |
“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.