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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
Tarbock Medical Centre’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Hollies Medical Centre’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
| Measure | Tarbock Medical CentreL36 0UB× | Hollies Medical CentreL26 0TH× |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 90.2likely range 86.6 to 92.4111 survey answersClearly higher | 74.3likely range 68.0 to 79.2114 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 93.3%likely range 88.8% to 96.0%, 111 answersClearly higher | 77.2%likely range 69.5% to 83.3%, 114 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 82.8%likely range 77.0% to 86.3%Clearly higher | 67.4%likely range 56.7% to 75.5% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 92.3%likely range 86.5% to 95.8%, 2,033 appointmentsClearly higher | 76.9%likely range 66.2% to 85.0%, 1,145 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 | 85.0%likely range 79.1% to 89.4%, 107 answers | 54.8%likely range 46.5% to 62.9%, 112 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 95.5%likely range 91.6% to 97.7%, 110 answers | 84.9%likely range 78.0% to 89.9%, 114 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 44.2%likely range 37.3% to 51.2%, 111 answers | 46.3%likely range 38.3% to 54.6%, 114 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 62.5%likely range 51.8% to 72.0%, 50 answers | 32.1%likely range 21.1% to 45.4%, 45 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 85.0%likely range 79.1% to 89.4%, 105 answers | 78.0%likely range 70.3% to 84.1%, 111 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 92.4%likely range 87.7% to 95.4%, 109 answers | 62.4%likely range 54.1% to 70.0%, 114 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 81.3%likely range 74.9% to 86.4%, 102 answers | 77.7%likely range 69.9% to 84.0%, 108 answers |
| Being listened to | 95.9%likely range 92.1% to 98.0%, 109 answers | 86.9%likely range 80.4% to 91.5%, 114 answers |
| Care and concern | 95.8%likely range 92.0% to 97.9%, 110 answers | 84.7%likely range 77.9% to 89.7%, 114 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 98.4%likely range 95.5% to 99.5%, 110 answers | 86.4%likely range 79.7% to 91.1%, 113 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 97.3%likely range 93.8% to 98.9%, 105 answers | 87.6%likely range 81.0% to 92.1%, 111 answers |
| Needs met | 94.5%likely range 90.2% to 96.9%, 109 answers | 85.8%likely range 79.0% to 90.7%, 112 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 86.4%likely range 73.3% to 93.6%, 44 patients | 86.7%likely range 77.2% to 92.6%, 75 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 88.7%likely range 77.4% to 94.7%, 53 patients | 81.7%likely range 72.0% to 88.6%, 82 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 84.9%likely range 72.9% to 92.1%, 53 patients | 78.2%likely range 68.4% to 85.5%, 87 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 75.6%likely range 72.6% to 78.4%, 841 patients | 74.1%likely range 71.5% to 76.5%, 1,166 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 81.6%likely range 78.0% to 84.8%, 506 patients | 73.4%likely range 69.4% to 77.0%, 522 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 5,493August 2026 | 6,442August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Knowsley Central and South PCN | Knowsley Central and South PCN |
| Phone | 0151 4891444 | 0151 2443548 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 98.2% good or very good169 answers, June 2026 | 97.8% good or very good92 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 2,195 in August 2026Same day 62.0%; face to face 46.8% | 1,881 in August 2026Same day 50.2%; face to face 62.8% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 1.00England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.82England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 2.2 qualified permanent3.3 including trainees and locums2,452 patients per permanent GP | 2.7 qualified permanent2.7 including trainees and locums2,416 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.