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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
New Street Surgery and Linkway 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 | New Street SurgeryB70 0HN× | Linkway Medical PracticeB70 7AW× |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 63.6likely range 57.4 to 69.373 survey answers | 64.1likely range 48.4 to 78.294 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | No label | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 63.8%likely range 55.4% to 71.4%, 73 answers | 56.3%likely range 33.9% to 76.4%, 94 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 63.1%likely range 56.0% to 69.5% | 82.0%likely range 79.2% to 84.6%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 67.0%likely range 56.8% to 75.8%, 1,393 appointments | 98.1%likely range 96.4% to 99.1%, 6,669 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 59.0%likely range 49.1% to 68.3%, 2,019 calls | 65.8%likely range 60.4% to 70.8%, 6,671 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 28.0%likely range 20.9% to 36.4%, 68 answers | 18.8%likely range 6.8% to 42.4%, 93 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 67.1%likely range 58.7% to 74.6%, 71 answers | 74.6%likely range 50.8% to 89.3%, 93 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 26.8%likely range 20.1% to 34.9%, 73 answers | 36.9%likely range 18.6% to 60.0%, 95 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 9.4%likely range 1.2% to 46.3%, 40 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 73.7%likely range 64.6% to 81.1%, 58 answers | 64.2%likely range 38.5% to 83.7%, 76 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 51.8%likely range 43.3% to 60.1%, 71 answers | 47.3%likely range 26.2% to 69.4%, 92 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 54.1%likely range 45.3% to 62.7%, 66 answers | 47.9%likely range 26.0% to 70.6%, 85 answers |
| Being listened to | 86.6%likely range 79.6% to 91.4%, 70 answers | 76.5%likely range 53.0% to 90.4%, 95 answers |
| Care and concern | 87.6%likely range 80.8% to 92.3%, 69 answers | 77.8%likely range 54.3% to 91.2%, 95 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 95.3%likely range 90.1% to 97.8%, 69 answers | 90.9%likely range 68.5% to 97.9%, 91 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 93.4%likely range 87.4% to 96.6%, 65 answers | 94.3%likely range 72.6% to 99.1%, 89 answers |
| Needs met | 86.4%likely range 79.3% to 91.3%, 68 answers | 80.0%likely range 56.3% to 92.5%, 93 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 88.2%likely range 73.4% to 95.3%, 34 patients | 81.4%likely range 74.3% to 86.9%, 145 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 65.8%likely range 49.9% to 78.8%, 38 patients | 80.6%likely range 73.1% to 86.4%, 134 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 76.5%likely range 60.0% to 87.6%, 34 patients | 69.5%likely range 61.5% to 76.5%, 141 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 58.0%likely range 54.0% to 61.8%, 609 patients | 67.9%likely range 66.0% to 69.8%, 2,349 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 70.8%likely range 65.2% to 75.9%, 271 patients | 71.8%likely range 69.1% to 74.4%, 1,122 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 3,440August 2026 | 13,522August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Swb Together4healthcare PCN | Swb Together4healthcare PCN |
| Phone | 0121 5560190 | 0121 5534000 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 100.0% good or very good36 answers, June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 1,431 in August 2026Same day 33.0%; face to face 75.3% | 8,277 in August 2026Same day 58.2%; face to face 36.7% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 1.05England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.68England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 3.1 qualified permanent3.8 including trainees and locums1,107 patients per permanent GP | 10.3 qualified permanent14.2 including trainees and locums1,307 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.