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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
Ormskirk Medical Practice and The Elms 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 | Ormskirk Medical PracticeL39 2BY× | The Elms PracticeL39 2BY× |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 81.2likely range 75.5 to 85.5136 survey answers | 86.9likely range 83.2 to 89.6105 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 | 80.7%likely range 72.8% to 86.7%, 136 answers | 90.7%likely range 86.2% to 93.9%, 105 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 82.1%likely range 78.5% to 84.9% | 77.8%likely range 71.6% to 82.7% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 91.3%likely range 86.1% to 94.7%, 2,546 appointmentsClearly higher | 72.2%likely range 61.7% to 80.7%, 1,255 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 72.7%likely range 67.8% to 77.2%, 7,118 calls | 83.3%likely range 76.6% to 88.4%, 3,226 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 57.2%likely range 48.3% to 65.8%, 133 answers | 71.9%likely range 65.5% to 77.5%, 99 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 91.3%likely range 84.9% to 95.1%, 135 answers | 96.8%likely range 93.6% to 98.5%, 104 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 31.7%likely range 24.1% to 40.4%, 136 answers | 37.4%likely range 31.3% to 43.9%, 104 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 27.3%likely range 16.2% to 42.1%, 49 answers | 63.9%likely range 52.7% to 73.8%, 37 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 79.4%likely range 71.2% to 85.7%, 131 answers | 89.8%likely range 85.1% to 93.1%, 104 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 73.8%likely range 65.2% to 80.8%, 134 answers | 85.4%likely range 80.2% to 89.5%, 103 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 79.9%likely range 71.4% to 86.3%, 122 answers | 81.7%likely range 75.8% to 86.3%, 97 answers |
| Being listened to | 89.8%likely range 83.1% to 94.0%, 135 answers | 95.0%likely range 91.2% to 97.2%, 102 answers |
| Care and concern | 88.6%likely range 81.6% to 93.2%, 131 answers | 92.1%likely range 87.8% to 95.0%, 104 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 98.4%likely range 94.1% to 99.6%, 133 answers | 97.7%likely range 94.7% to 99.0%, 102 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 97.2%likely range 92.4% to 99.0%, 127 answers | 95.7%likely range 92.1% to 97.7%, 101 answers |
| Needs met | 94.5%likely range 88.9% to 97.4%, 135 answers | 97.1%likely range 94.0% to 98.7%, 103 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 93.6%likely range 85.9% to 97.2%, 78 patients | 90.3%likely range 75.1% to 96.7%, 31 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 91.4%likely range 83.2% to 95.8%, 81 patients | 78.4%likely range 62.8% to 88.6%, 37 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 95.0%likely range 87.8% to 98.0%, 80 patients | 91.9%likely range 78.7% to 97.2%, 37 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 68.4%likely range 65.8% to 70.8%, 1,340 patients | 70.4%likely range 66.5% to 73.9%, 587 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 69.9%likely range 66.8% to 72.7%, 942 patients | 77.1%likely range 72.9% to 80.9%, 420 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 9,662August 2026 | 4,495August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Ormskirk PCN | Ormskirk PCN |
| Phone | 01695 317234 | 01695 588710 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 92.5% good or very good201 answers, June 2026 | 97.3% good or very good112 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,304 in August 2026Same day 56.8%; face to face 64.6% | 1,602 in August 2026Same day 43.9%; face to face 63.3% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.83England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.67England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.5 qualified permanent4.5 including trainees and locums2,131 patients per permanent GP | 2.0 qualified permanent2.0 including trainees and locums2,218 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.