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John Street Medical Practice

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

1 John Street, Oldham, Lancashire, OL8 1DF (0161) 357 2060

Provided and run by:
Hope Citadel Healthcare Community Interest Company

Important: The provider of this service changed. See old profile

All Inspections

During an assessment under our new approach

Date of Assessment: 1 July 2026. John Street Medical Practice is a GP practice and delivers services to approximately 4951 people under a contract held with NHS England. According to the latest available data, the ethnic make-up of the service area is approximately 59.4% Asian, 31.6% White, 4.4% Black, 2.4% Mixed, and 2.2% other ethnicities.

Information published by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities shows deprivation within the service population group is in the first decile (1 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.

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.

18 July 2017

During a routine inspection

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

John Street Medical Practice was acquired by Hope Citadel Healthcare in October 2016. We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection on 18 July 2017. Overall the practice is rated as good.

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

  • There was an open and transparent approach to safety and a system in place for reporting and recording significant events.
  • The practice had clearly defined systems to minimise risks to patient safety.
  • Staff were aware of current evidence based guidance. Staff had been trained to provide them with the skills and knowledge to deliver effective care and treatment.
  • Some members of staff were trained translators in response to the ethnicity of the practice population.
  • Results from the national GP patient survey showed patients were treated with compassion, dignity and respect and were involved in their care and decisions about their treatment.
  • Information about services and how to complain was available.
  • Patients we spoke with said they found it easy to make an appointment with a GP with urgent appointments available the same day.
  • The practice had good facilities and was well equipped to treat patients and meet their needs.
  • There was a clear leadership structure and staff felt supported by management. The practice proactively sought feedback from staff and patients, which it acted on.
  • The provider was aware of the requirements of the duty of candour.

We saw areas of outstanding practice:

  • The practice employed focused care workers who were able to provide social and medical care for patients in need. Staff were also able to access counsellors if they required them.
  • English lessons for female patients were provided by the focused care worker which would build confidence and help patients integrate into the community and increase employability.

The area where the provider should make improvement is:

  • Identify patients caring for others and offer support as required.

Professor Steve Field CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP 

Chief Inspector of General Practice