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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
Parbold Surgery’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Burscough Family Practice’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
| Measure | Parbold SurgeryWN8 7DN× | Burscough Family PracticeL40 4LA× |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 91.2likely range 88.7 to 93.0137 survey answersClearly higher | 86.4likely range 83.7 to 88.4114 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 95.9%likely range 92.9% to 97.7%, 137 answersClearly higher | 84.8%likely range 81.8% to 87.3%, 114 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 80.2%likely range 75.2% to 84.1% | 89.9%likely range 84.6% to 93.2%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 81.0%likely range 73.1% to 87.0%, 1,823 appointments | 94.9%likely range 88.6% to 97.8%, 1,486 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 79.2%likely range 73.1% to 84.2%, 4,259 calls | 84.9%likely range 76.2% to 90.8%, 1,939 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 91.9%likely range 88.0% to 94.6%, 132 answers | 85.2%likely range 82.2% to 87.8%, 107 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 98.0%likely range 95.5% to 99.1%, 135 answers | 95.3%likely range 93.3% to 96.7%, 109 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 35.5%likely range 30.1% to 41.3%, 137 answers | 26.4%likely range 23.1% to 29.9%, 114 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 26.6%likely range 18.8% to 36.2%, 49 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 97.0%likely range 94.2% to 98.5%, 134 answers | 89.2%likely range 86.6% to 91.4%, 113 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 91.6%likely range 87.7% to 94.3%, 136 answers | 84.5%likely range 81.5% to 87.1%, 114 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 72.6%likely range 66.7% to 77.7%, 124 answers | 79.1%likely range 75.7% to 82.2%, 106 answers |
| Being listened to | 96.1%likely range 93.1% to 97.9%, 132 answers | 90.1%likely range 87.5% to 92.2%, 112 answers |
| Care and concern | 96.1%likely range 93.1% to 97.9%, 132 answers | 88.2%likely range 85.4% to 90.5%, 112 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 97.9%likely range 95.4% to 99.0%, 135 answers | 92.3%likely range 89.9% to 94.1%, 109 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 97.1%likely range 94.2% to 98.6%, 126 answers | 89.7%likely range 87.1% to 91.9%, 108 answers |
| Needs met | 95.7%likely range 92.6% to 97.5%, 135 answers | 88.1%likely range 85.3% to 90.4%, 111 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 88.9%likely range 74.7% to 95.6%, 36 patients | 86.0%likely range 73.8% to 93.0%, 50 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 93.5%likely range 82.5% to 97.8%, 46 patients | 94.3%likely range 84.6% to 98.1%, 53 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 89.8%likely range 79.5% to 95.3%, 59 patients | 88.2%likely range 73.4% to 95.3%, 34 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 77.8%likely range 75.0% to 80.5%, 875 patients | 77.0%likely range 73.3% to 80.3%, 556 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 80.4%likely range 77.5% to 83.1%, 766 patients | 77.5%likely range 72.4% to 81.9%, 293 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 6,951August 2026 | 3,538August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Northern Parishes PCN | Northern Parishes PCN |
| Phone | 01257 440817 | 01704 396020 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 98.0% good or very good197 answers, June 2026 | 96.2% good or very good104 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,253 in August 2026Same day 36.7%; face to face 82.5% | 1,829 in August 2026Same day 27.7%; face to face 37.9% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.80England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.85England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.0 qualified permanent9.8 including trainees and locums1,738 patients per permanent GP | 1.1 qualified permanent1.6 including trainees and locums3,184 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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How to read it
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.