During an assessment under our new approach
Date of Assessment: 20 May 2026. Stainland Road Medical Centre is a GP practice and delivers services to approximately 11,500 people under a contract held with NHS England. According to the latest available data, the ethnic make-up of the practice area is approximately 95.5% White, 2.2% Asian, 1.5% Mixed, 0.4% Black and 0.4% Other. Information published by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities shows deprivation within the practice population group is in the 7th decile (7 of 10). The lower the decile, the more deprived the practice population is relative to others.
This was a focused assessment. We undertook this 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 practice, the context the practice was working within and how this impacted service delivery. Where relevant, further commentary is provided in the quality statements section of this report.
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. Routinely there were enough staff with the right skills, qualifications and experience. However, it was noted that at the time of our assessment, we saw that nursing team capacity was restricted. We saw that the practice had put in place measures to manage this situation. In addition, during our checks of staff personnel files we found that the practice had only limited assurance of the vaccination and immunisation status of staff.
Staff supported people to live healthier lives, monitoring their care and treatment to ensure they received positive and consistent outcomes.
Staff treated people with kindness, empathy and compassion, and respected their privacy and dignity.
People could generally 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 practice and sought ways to address any barriers.
The practice had a clear vision and strategy, which considered the needs of the people who used their services, 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. At the time of our assessment the practice was in the process of appointing a new registered manager.