Woodside Surgery

Updated 22 July 2026

Date of Assessment: 11 August 2026. Woodside surgery is a GP practice which delivers services to approximately 7865 patients under a contract held with NHS England. The practice operates from Woodside Road, Boothtown, Halifax, HX3 6EL.Thepractice has 2 branch surgeries, in Shelf Health Centre and Mixenden Stones Surgery. We visited the Woodside surgery site as part of the assessment. The National General Practice Profiles states that the ethnic make-up of the practice is approximately, 90.6% White, 6% Asian, 0.8% Black, 1.9% Mixed and 0.7% Other. Information published by Office for Health Improvement and Disparities shows that deprivation within the practice population group is in the 1st decile (1 of 10). The lower the decile, the more deprived the practice population is relative to others. 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 assessment was a focused responsive assessment following the CQC receiving information of concern about the practice.

The practice had a culture of safety and staff felt able to raise concerns and report incidents. We found the practice had a good management of referrals and test results. The practice used locum GPs to provide care and treatment and had enough staff. Some areas requiring improvement were identified, including the management of pathology test results, oversight of agency staff training, gaps in recruitment records, and some infection prevention and control (IPC) issues. The practice worked collaboratively with other healthcare providers to support continuity of care and positive outcomes. There were systems in place to invite eligible patients and families to attend health screening and for childhood immunisations; however, there were opportunities to strengthen engagement and improve participation rates across these areas. The practice offered patients a range of ways to access care and support.

Updated 22 July 2026

As part of our assessment, we reviewed feedback from people who used the service to understand their views and experience of the service. This included the most recent National GP Patient Survey, reviewing feedback from Give Feedback on Care (GFoC), and recent survey results from the NHS Friends and Family Test (FFT). The 2026 National GP Patient Survey was carried out across the provider's wider group of practices and does not solely reflect patients’ experience at this practice. The survey showed 67% described patients’ overall experience of this GP practice as good, the national average for this was 77%. However, the practice submitted unverified FFT data for January to June 2026 which showed patients consistently rated their experience as very good. Feedback received from GFoC was mixed. Some patients described positive experiences at the practice, whilst others reported their experience had not been as good.