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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
Ulverston Medical Practice and Ulverston Community Health Centre 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 | Ulverston Medical PracticeLA12 7BT× | Ulverston Community Health CentreLA12 7BT× |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 77.2likely range 66.8 to 83.5110 survey answers | 82.7likely range 78.3 to 85.9106 survey answers |
| 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 | 83.4%likely range 69.2% to 91.9%, 110 answers | 89.2%likely range 84.7% to 92.6%, 106 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 62.4%likely range 53.2% to 70.1% | 67.2%likely range 57.4% to 74.8% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 71.9%likely range 62.7% to 79.6%, 1,618 appointments | 76.7%likely range 66.9% to 84.3%, 1,349 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 | 65.7%likely range 49.9% to 78.7%, 105 answers | 74.6%likely range 68.6% to 79.8%, 101 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 97.5%likely range 87.1% to 99.6%, 109 answers | 90.7%likely range 86.4% to 93.8%, 106 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 28.4%likely range 16.9% to 43.7%, 111 answers | 34.4%likely range 28.7% to 40.5%, 107 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 36.6%likely range 16.8% to 62.2%, 39 answers | 64.1%likely range 53.4% to 73.6%, 38 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 97.5%likely range 86.8% to 99.6%, 105 answers | 80.5%likely range 74.9% to 85.1%, 101 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 85.4%likely range 71.3% to 93.2%, 109 answers | 75.5%likely range 69.6% to 80.6%, 104 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 74.6%likely range 58.6% to 86.0%, 99 answers | 76.8%likely range 70.9% to 81.8%, 100 answers |
| Being listened to | 94.4%likely range 82.3% to 98.4%, 105 answers | 93.9%likely range 90.0% to 96.3%, 104 answers |
| Care and concern | 94.5%likely range 82.5% to 98.4%, 105 answers | 92.9%likely range 88.9% to 95.5%, 105 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 96.4%likely range 85.1% to 99.2%, 104 answers | 96.3%likely range 93.0% to 98.1%, 104 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 96.1%likely range 84.2% to 99.1%, 99 answers | 92.6%likely range 88.5% to 95.3%, 103 answers |
| Needs met | 94.5%likely range 82.5% to 98.4%, 106 answers | 91.7%likely range 87.4% to 94.6%, 102 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 97.5%likely range 91.4% to 99.3%, 81 patients | 90.5%likely range 77.9% to 96.2%, 42 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 92.5%likely range 84.6% to 96.5%, 80 patients | 94.1%likely range 80.9% to 98.4%, 34 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 96.5%likely range 90.1% to 98.8%, 85 patients | 89.2%likely range 75.3% to 95.7%, 37 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 68.8%likely range 66.5% to 70.9%, 1,710 patients | 73.1%likely range 69.7% to 76.3%, 696 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 73.6%likely range 71.0% to 76.0%, 1,222 patients | 75.6%likely range 71.6% to 79.1%, 499 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 11,855August 2026 | 4,817August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Mid Furness PCN | Mid Furness PCN |
| Phone | 01229 484141 | 01229 484100 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 96.3% good or very good841 answers, June 2026 | 95.3% good or very good128 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,538 in August 2026Same day 16.6%; face to face 81.0% | 1,795 in August 2026Same day 18.1%; face to face 82.0% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.87England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.84England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 7.1 qualified permanent10.3 including trainees and locums1,662 patients per permanent GP | 2.5 qualified permanent3.6 including trainees and locums1,922 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.