More than a dozen GP surgeries in Greater Manchester received an “inadequate” or “requires improvement” rating in their latest inspection by the Care Quality Commission.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. The CQC inspects health providers and gives them one of four overall ratings - outstanding, good, requires improvement, or inadequate.
A total of two GPs surgeries in Greater Manchester received the “inadequate” rating at their latest inspection, while a further 11 were deemed to require improvement, as of February 1, the most recent date available. You can can see if your surgery is among them using our interactive map below.
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You can find the practices in your area with the lowest ratings using our interactive map. Enter your postcode to zoom into your area:
Across England as a whole, a total of 51 GPs surgeries received the “inadequate” rating, while a further 251 were deemed to require improvement. The CQC does not rate GPs surgeries alone - patients have their say as well.
Every year, the NHS carries out a survey where patients give their opinions on their GP surgery. Exclusive analysis of these ratings has been carried out by the Reach Data Unit to rank all 6,418 practices across England.
You can see how your local practice ranked using our gadget.
The NHS also publishes data regarding the number of face-to-face appointments offered. You can find your local practice using this gadget and see how it compares.
Fewer than three quarters of appointments at GP surgeries in Greater Manchester took place face-to-face last month. A total of 1.4 million appointments were made at practices in our area in January, according to the latest data from the NHS.
Some 972,372 of those took place face-to-face. That works out as 70 per cent of all appointments in our region. That’s marginally better than the national average of 69 per cent.
A total of 44 GP surgeries in Greater Manchester saw fewer than half of patients in face-to-face appointments according to the NHS data:
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