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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
Desford Medical Centre’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Ratby Medical Centre’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
| Measure | Ratby Medical CentreLE6 0LE× | Desford Medical CentreLE9 9GR× |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 76.3likely range 68.7 to 82.275 survey answers | 92.4likely range 88.2 to 94.790 survey answersClearly higher |
| Label (against the England average) | Patients: cannot be told apart from the England average | Patients: clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 75.6%likely range 65.0% to 83.8%, 75 answers | 93.8%likely range 88.2% to 96.8%, 90 answersClearly higher |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 77.8%likely range 72.5% to 82.1% | 88.9%likely range 84.3% to 91.8%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 78.6%likely range 71.8% to 84.1%, 2,587 appointments | 94.9%likely range 88.4% to 97.8%, 1,438 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 76.9%likely range 68.8% to 83.4%, 2,612 calls | 82.9%likely range 76.4% to 87.9%, 3,433 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 60.0%likely range 48.1% to 70.8%, 66 answers | 95.0%likely range 89.7% to 97.7%, 88 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 90.5%likely range 81.8% to 95.3%, 72 answers | 96.2%likely range 91.2% to 98.4%, 89 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 33.1%likely range 23.7% to 44.0%, 76 answers | 41.7%likely range 33.5% to 50.4%, 89 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 45.1%likely range 31.9% to 59.1%, 35 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 88.0%likely range 78.6% to 93.6%, 71 answers | 94.6%likely range 89.0% to 97.4%, 85 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 64.2%likely range 53.2% to 73.9%, 76 answers | 92.8%likely range 86.9% to 96.2%, 88 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 52.1%likely range 40.8% to 63.1%, 71 answers | 92.8%likely range 86.7% to 96.2%, 85 answers |
| Being listened to | 88.1%likely range 78.6% to 93.7%, 69 answers | 98.3%likely range 94.2% to 99.5%, 89 answers |
| Care and concern | 89.6%likely range 80.4% to 94.7%, 70 answers | 96.9%likely range 92.2% to 98.8%, 89 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 94.9%likely range 87.4% to 98.1%, 72 answers | 98.2%likely range 94.2% to 99.5%, 89 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 94.8%likely range 87.0% to 98.0%, 70 answers | 96.5%likely range 91.5% to 98.6%, 83 answers |
| Needs met | 95.7%likely range 88.4% to 98.5%, 71 answers | 98.3%likely range 94.2% to 99.5%, 89 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 86.6%likely range 77.6% to 92.3%, 82 patients | 91.3%likely range 79.7% to 96.6%, 46 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 91.5%likely range 84.1% to 95.6%, 94 patients | 93.5%likely range 82.5% to 97.8%, 46 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 92.1%likely range 83.8% to 96.3%, 76 patients | 96.8%likely range 89.0% to 99.1%, 62 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 76.9%likely range 74.5% to 79.2%, 1,197 patients | 77.5%likely range 74.6% to 80.2%, 840 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 78.0%likely range 74.2% to 81.3%, 513 patients | 80.7%likely range 76.9% to 84.0%, 476 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 6,600August 2026 | 5,456August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Bosworth PCN | Bosworth PCN |
| Phone | 0116 2394960 | 01455 828947 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 91.6% good or very good190 answers, June 2026 | 92.7% good or very good96 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,954 in August 2026Same day 60.9%; face to face 61.2% | 2,456 in August 2026Same day 52.6%; face to face 70.7% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.62England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.96England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.4 qualified permanent4.4 including trainees and locums1,495 patients per permanent GP | 2.5 qualified permanent2.5 including trainees and locums2,154 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.