A GP surgery in Bolton has been given a good report by the health watchdog. 

The Dunstan Partnership on Breightmet Fold Lane was visited by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). 

The health watchdog's report rated the GP as 'good'. 

The practice also received 'good' ratings for each of the individual criteria, those being safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led. 

The report says: "We carried out an announced assessment of one quality statement, equity in access, under the responsive key question.

"We found the practice had organised services to meet patients’ needs, particularly those who were most likely to have difficulty accessing care.

"The practice sought out and used feedback and other data and information to monitor and improve access." 

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It adds: "People were positive about the quality of their care and treatment. Recent survey results, including from the National GP Patient Survey and the NHS Friends and Family Test, showed people were satisfied with services.

"There was an active patient participation group (PPG) who represented the views of people using the service. 

"Representatives from the PPG described how managers made positive changes because of feedback, such as having a new telephone system installed which allowed staff to monitor live demand and allocate resources during busy periods. 

"In the 2023 National GP patient Survey, the practice’s data demonstrated that patient satisfaction was good overall." 

It cited that 59 per cent of participants were satisfied with their GP appointment times, 58 per cent were happy at how easy it was to get through to someone on the telephone 56 per cent were satisfied with the overall experience of making an appointment and 73 per cent were satisfied with the appointment they were offered. 

The report adds: "The data for these indicators also highlighted that the performance achieved by the practice was usually higher than both the national and local averages."