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Woodley Village Surgery

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

Hyde Road, Woodley, Stockport, Cheshire, SK6 1ND (0161) 983 9494

Provided and run by:
Dr Amjad Kalim Choudry

Important: The provider of this service changed - see old profile

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During an assessment under our new approach

Date of Assessment: 12 October 2026. Woodley Village Surgery is a GP practice and delivers services to approximately 3025 people under a contract held with NHS England. According to the latest available data, the ethnic make-up of the service area is approximately 93.6% White, 3.2% Asian, 1.9% Mixed, 0.7% Black and 0.6% Other.

Information published by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities shows deprivation within the service population group is in the 6 decile (6 of 10). The lower the decile, the more deprived the service population is relative to others.

This was a focused assessment. We undertook this assessment due to the length of time since our last assessment. We assessed 10 quality statements from across all 5 key questions. This assessment considered the demographics of the people using the service, the context the service was working within and how this impacted service delivery. Where relevant, further commentary is provided in the quality statements section of this report.

This was a focused assessment. We undertook this assessment due to the length of time since our last assessment. We assessed 10 quality statements from across all 5 key questions. This assessment considered the demographics of the people using the service, the context the service was working within and how this impacted service delivery. Where relevant, further commentary is provided in the quality statements section of this report.

SAFE- Staff kept facilities clean and maintained equipment appropriately to ensure people were kept safe. They assessed and managed the risk of infection well and took steps to control the risk of it spreading. There were enough staff with the right skills, qualifications and experience.

EFFECTIVE- Staff supported people to live healthier lives, monitoring their care and treatment to ensure they received positive and consistent outcomes.

CARING - Staff treated people with kindness, empathy and compassion, and respected their privacy and dignity.

RESPONSIVE - People could access care, treatment and support when they needed it. Leaders and staff were alert to discrimination and inequality that could disadvantage groups of people who used the service and sought ways to address any barriers.

WELL-LED - The service had a clear vision and strategy, which considered the needs of the people who used their service and the wider community. Staff understood their individual roles and responsibilities. Leaders accounted for the actions, behaviours and performance of staff through clear and effective governance processes.

6 June 2007

During a routine inspection

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Woodley Village Surgery on 6 June 2017.

The practice had undergone changes in its registration and the current GP single provider took over the leadership and management at the practice in September 2015. However the data referred to in this report for the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) refers to data collected and collated between April 2015 and March 2016. Data for the GP patient survey is from between July 2015 and March 2016. This was a period of significant change at the practice.

Overall the practice is rated as good.

Our key findings across all the areas we inspected were as follows:

  • The practice had a strong vision, which put working with patients to ensure high quality care and treatment as its top priority.
  • The strategy to deliver this vision had been produced with stakeholders and was regularly reviewed and discussed with staff.
  • There was a clear leadership structure and staff felt supported by management. The practice had undergone a period of change which had resulted in improved services for patients. The practice proactively sought feedback from staff and patients, which it acted on.
  • The GP ensured all staff were supported to develop their skills and abilities and undertook a quarterly analysis of the different aspects of the service provided. Action was implemented to ensure improvements were undertaken. As a result, all business and clinical matters were delivered effectively at the practice.
  • The practice had clearly defined and embedded systems to minimise risks to patient safety. The culture of the practice had changed so that there was an open and transparent approach to safety and a system in place for reporting and recording significant events.
  • The practice was committed to evidence based practice to improve the quality of care and treatment. Clinical auditing was based on up to date guidance and research to reflect innovation and the changing clinical needs of patients.
  • Staff had been trained to provide them with the skills and knowledge to deliver effective care and treatment.
  • Information about services and how to complain was available. Improvements were made to the quality of care as a result of complaints and concerns.
  • Patients we spoke with said they found it easy to make an appointment with a named GP and there was continuity of care. The practice had reviewed its appointment system. The improvements undertaken had reduced the waiting time for a routine appointment from up to four weeks to between one and three days.
  • The practice had an active patient participation group (PPG) who were supported and encouraged to participate in the development and improvement of the practice.
  • The practice had good facilities and was well equipped to treat patients and meet their needs.
  • The GP was aware of the requirements of the duty of candour. Examples we reviewed showed the practice complied with these requirements.

The area where the provider should make improvement included:

  • Continued implementation of the planned programme to identify those patients who were also a carer.

Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP) 

Chief Inspector of General Practice