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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
Silverdale Medical Centre’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Thurmaston Health Centre’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
| Measure | Silverdale Medical CentreLE4 8NN× | Thurmaston Health CentreLE4 8EA× |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 79.0likely range 73.4 to 83.3115 survey answersClearly higher | 62.7likely range 54.6 to 69.885 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 78.6%likely range 71.2% to 84.5%, 115 answers | 65.0%likely range 54.1% to 74.6%, 85 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 79.7%likely range 73.0% to 84.1%Clearly higher | 57.1%likely range 47.8% to 65.2% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 89.2%likely range 82.5% to 93.6%, 1,857 appointmentsClearly higher | 66.6%likely range 57.3% to 74.7%, 1,666 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 61.7%likely range 53.5% to 69.3%, 113 answers | 27.9%likely range 19.0% to 38.9%, 80 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 80.5%likely range 73.2% to 86.2%, 113 answers | 81.6%likely range 71.6% to 88.7%, 83 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 32.4%likely range 25.3% to 40.5%, 114 answers | 24.5%likely range 16.2% to 35.4%, 80 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 15.8%likely range 7.6% to 29.9%, 34 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 77.4%likely range 69.7% to 83.6%, 109 answers | 89.5%likely range 80.0% to 94.8%, 73 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 70.6%likely range 62.5% to 77.5%, 112 answers | 58.6%likely range 47.5% to 68.8%, 84 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 58.9%likely range 50.2% to 67.0%, 103 answers | 71.0%likely range 58.9% to 80.7%, 69 answers |
| Being listened to | 86.0%likely range 79.2% to 90.8%, 110 answers | 83.9%likely range 73.8% to 90.5%, 79 answers |
| Care and concern | 84.0%likely range 76.9% to 89.2%, 108 answers | 85.4%likely range 75.6% to 91.7%, 79 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 95.7%likely range 90.8% to 98.0%, 108 answers | 89.8%likely range 80.6% to 94.9%, 76 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 94.0%likely range 88.5% to 97.0%, 101 answers | 86.8%likely range 77.0% to 92.8%, 76 answers |
| Needs met | 95.3%likely range 90.2% to 97.8%, 106 answers | 89.2%likely range 80.0% to 94.5%, 78 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 96.3%likely range 89.8% to 98.7%, 82 patients | 90.6%likely range 75.8% to 96.8%, 32 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 86.5%likely range 78.2% to 91.9%, 96 patients | 90.2%likely range 77.5% to 96.1%, 41 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 92.0%likely range 84.5% to 96.1%, 88 patients | 80.0%likely range 66.2% to 89.1%, 45 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 67.8%likely range 65.4% to 70.2%, 1,473 patients | 62.7%likely range 59.6% to 65.8%, 942 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 81.4%likely range 78.1% to 84.3%, 612 patients | 70.4%likely range 66.2% to 74.2%, 493 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 8,289August 2026 | 5,325August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Watermead PCN | Watermead PCN |
| Phone | 0116 3662020 | 0116 2608844 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | No results for June 2026 | 85.9% good or very good78 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,814 in August 2026Same day 30.7%; face to face 78.2% | 3,569 in August 2026Same day 42.4%; face to face 69.2% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.79England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.61England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 2.6 qualified permanent4.8 including trainees and locums3,238 patients per permanent GP | 2.1 qualified permanent2.1 including trainees and locums2,577 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Good | Requires improvement |
“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.