PCN-level consideration

Explore variation with your member practices.

Find a PCN directly—or search for a practice—to compare recorded access patterns across the network and frame a constructive local conversation.

Compare the pattern

One network, several recorded positions

See each member practice alongside a denominator-weighted PCN result, England and the local Sub-ICB benchmark.

Support a conversation

Variation is the starting point

Use the prompts to explore coding, workflows, capacity, patient choice and opportunities for shared learning.

How this page works

PCN comparisons in context

PCN weighted results

Each PCN figure is calculated from the published member-practice percentages weighted by the corresponding appointment denominator. It is not a simple average of percentages.

Appointments per 1,000 patients

The member value is published in Table 1. The PCN figure is total recorded appointments divided by total registered list size, multiplied by 1,000. It gives essential volume context, but does not show unmet demand, total workload or whether capacity was sufficient.

Direction indicators

For these three timeliness measures, a higher percentage is directionally favourable: more appointments were dealt with within the stated time. Up means above the 75th percentile, down means below the 25th, and a dash means the national middle 50%. This is useful context, not an overall rating of practice quality.

Responsible use

Consider several months, denominators, patient experience and local operational knowledge. GPAD does not measure total workload, unmet demand, available capacity or care quality.