Local authority area
GP practices in Bolton
49 open practices in this local authority area, 49 with enough survey answers to be graded.
Bolton as a whole
England 77.2 · likely range 78.8 to 80.9
The area’s Practice Grade is the average over its 49 graded practices. On average they are 2.8 points above the England average (likely range: 1.6 to 3.7 points above). The Practice Grade weighs patient experience, the share of patients who describe their practice as good (70%), and access (30%): the share of appointments within two weeks of booking and the share of calls the practice answers, from NHS England’s latest monthly data.
Clearly above the England average
This compares patients’ answers in the area as a whole with England’s, every graded practice counting equally, as each practice’s label compares its patients’ answers. Access moves the figure above, not this. It says nothing about any single practice: see each practice’s own page.
Highest-graded GP practices in Bolton
Top-rated in Bolton 2026: Dr S Naseef. 4 practices in Bolton are in the top 10% in England. How the awards work.
By Practice Grade, highest first, among the 43 practices in Bolton with a label. Each grade has a margin of error, and neighbouring grades often overlap, so nearby places can be close calls.
| Place | Practice | Survey answers | Practice Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr S NaseefTop-rated in Bolton 2026 | 95 | 92.590.2 to 93.9 |
| 2 | Edgworth Medical CentreTop 10% in England 2026 | 121 | 91.488.8 to 93.2 |
| 3 | Crompton View SurgeryTop 10% in England 2026 | 95 | 89.385.2 to 91.2 |
| 4 | Bradford Street SurgeryTop 10% in England 2026 | 79 | 89.085.8 to 91.2 |
| 5 | Tonge Fold Health CentreClearly above the England average | 97 | 87.180.0 to 91.2 |
| 6 | Orient House Medical CentreClearly above the England average | 83 | 86.981.2 to 89.9 |
| 7 | Halliwell Surgery 2Clearly above the England average | 105 | 86.783.2 to 89.2 |
| 8 | Bromley Meadows SurgeryClearly above the England average | 113 | 86.381.7 to 89.2 |
| 9 | St Helens Road PracticeClearly above the England average | 107 | 86.179.4 to 90.2 |
| 10 | Pikes Lane 1 | 97 | 85.878.2 to 90.2 |
The line under each grade is its likely range. The Practice Grade weighs patient experience, the share of patients who describe their practice as good (70%), and access (30%): the share of appointments within two weeks of booking and the share of calls the practice answers, from NHS England’s latest monthly data. The label compares patients’ answers with England’s; access moves the grade, never the label.
Only practices with a label are placed. Practices without one are in the full list below, with their figures.
All GP practices in Bolton, A to Z
In alphabetical order. The list is not a ranking. Each Practice Grade is shown with its likely range; a label appears only when the margin of error supports it.
| Practice | Practice Grade | Survey answers | Response rate | Access | Trend 2024–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
72.0 | 42 | 4.1% | 86.4% | ||
66.5 | 91 | 8.3% | 78.2% | ||
72.5 | 77 | 10.5% | 79.7% | ||
Bolton Community PracticeCannot be told apart from the England average | 74.9 | 108 | 22.1% | 83.1% | |
Bolton General PracticeCannot be told apart from the England average | 77.4 | 63 | 9.0% | 75.4% | |
Bolton Medical CentreCannot be told apart from the England average | 82.8 | 86 | 8.8% | 86.3% | |
Bradford Street SurgeryClearly above the England average | 89.0 | 79 | 15.5% | 88.4% | |
Bromley Meadows SurgeryClearly above the England average | 86.3 | 113 | 29.7% | 72.7% | |
Burnside SurgeryClearly above the England average | 82.1 | 124 | 21.6% | 71.8% | |
Cornerstone SurgeryClearly above the England average | 85.1 | 106 | 22.2% | 82.3% | |
Crompton View SurgeryClearly above the England average | 89.3 | 95 | 23.9% | 68.6% | |
Dalefield SurgeryCannot be told apart from the England average | 79.0 | 112 | 20.5% | 81.6% | |
67.7 | 130 | 14.1% | 82.8% | ||
Deane Medical CentreCannot be told apart from the England average | 79.2 | 81 | 8.0% | 80.8% | |
Dr Rizwan and Dr AwanCannot be told apart from the England average | 81.4 | 93 | 16.3% | 73.2% | |
Dr S NaseefClearly above the England average | 92.5 | 95 | 17.1% | 91.1% | |
76.6 | 76 | 7.2% | 87.8% | ||
Edgworth Medical CentreClearly above the England average | 91.4 | 121 | 35.5% | 81.6% | |
Farnworth Family PracticeClearly above the England average | 83.2 | 117 | 18.2% | 70.2% | |
Fig Tree Medical PracticeCannot be told apart from the England average | 76.4 | 100 | 20.0% | 86.0% | |
75.4 | 87 | 10.9% | 84.2% | ||
Halliwell Surgery 2Clearly above the England average | 86.7 | 105 | 18.1% | 85.6% | |
Halliwell Surgery 3Cannot be told apart from the England average | 76.4 | 97 | 14.8% | 65.5% | |
Harwood Medical CentreCannot be told apart from the England average | 73.3 | 126 | 32.3% | 75.8% | |
Heaton Medical CentreCannot be told apart from the England average | 78.7 | 114 | 27.7% | 77.5% | |
Kearsley Medical CentreCannot be told apart from the England average | 81.8 | 123 | 23.1% | 89.9% | |
Kildonan HouseCannot be told apart from the England average | 77.8 | 114 | 23.8% | 94.0% | |
Little Lever Health Centre 1Clearly above the England average | 85.3 | 94 | 13.4% | 86.5% | |
Little Lever Health Centre 2Cannot be told apart from the England average | 76.6 | 101 | 23.3% | 83.6% | |
Mandalay Medical CentreCannot be told apart from the England average | 78.2 | 109 | 29.6% | 75.8% | |
Octagon Medical CentreCannot be told apart from the England average | 82.2 | 91 | 18.2% | 83.9% | |
Olive Family PracticeCannot be told apart from the England average | 78.3 | 67 | 8.5% | 84.2% | |
Orient House Medical CentreClearly above the England average | 86.9 | 83 | 12.2% | 89.2% | |
Pike View, Dr Malhotra & PartnersCannot be told apart from the England average | 84.5 | 111 | 26.0% | 73.8% | |
Pikes Lane 1Cannot be told apart from the England average | 85.8 | 97 | 18.3% | 82.7% | |
Shanti Medical CentreCannot be told apart from the England average | 75.0 | 92 | 10.1% | 89.8% | |
Spring House SurgeryCannot be told apart from the England average | 80.4 | 96 | 26.8% | 77.7% | |
Spring View Medical CentreCannot be told apart from the England average | 82.1 | 100 | 20.5% | 90.6% | |
St Helens Road PracticeClearly above the England average | 86.1 | 107 | 22.0% | 83.1% | |
Stable Fold SurgeryCannot be told apart from the England average | 77.9 | 100 | 27.9% | 79.6% | |
Stonehill Medical CentreCannot be told apart from the England average | 77.4 | 109 | 20.5% | 85.9% | |
Swan Lane Medical CentreCannot be told apart from the England average | 82.6 | 98 | 13.1% | 86.1% | |
The Alastair Ross Medical PracticeCannot be told apart from the England average | 69.8 | 82 | 15.2% | 76.3% | |
The Bolton Family PracticeCannot be told apart from the England average | 82.3 | 86 | 13.1% | 84.8% | |
The Dunstan PartnershipCannot be told apart from the England average | 82.2 | 115 | 24.7% | 80.3% | |
The Oaks Family PracticeCannot be told apart from the England average | 73.4 | 96 | 25.9% | 80.8% | |
Tonge Fold Health CentreClearly above the England average | 87.1 | 97 | 25.7% | 83.8% | |
Unsworth Group PracticeCannot be told apart from the England average | 73.8 | 77 | 24.3% | 81.3% | |
Wyresdale Road SurgeryCannot be told apart from the England average | 78.5 | 109 | 17.3% | 87.3% |
The trend column shows overall experience (the share of patients who describe the practice as good), 2024–2026, from the GP Patient Survey (question 32). It is the survey part of the Practice Grade, not the grade itself. Practices with fewer than 3 yearly results are shown without a curve.
Bolton on the map
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About Bolton
Background
Background on Bolton as context for the practices above. Not part of the Practice Grade.
- Residents
- 310,085
- Aged 65 and over
- 16.9%
- Aged 80 and over
- 4.4%
Deprivation, income and life expectancy
| Measure | Bolton | England |
|---|---|---|
| Deprivation score (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)2025 | 31.4 | 21.8 |
| Children under 16 in relative low income families2024/25, likely range 32.7 to 33.8 | 33.2% | 19.8% |
| Life expectancy at birth, men2022 to 2024, likely range 76.5 to 77.3 | 76.9 years | 79.5 years |
| Life expectancy at birth, women2022 to 2024, likely range 81.0 to 81.8 | 81.4 years | 83.3 years |
Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Fingertips: residents and ages 2024 (Office for National Statistics), deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government), children in low income families 2024/25 (Department for Work and Pensions), life expectancy 2022 to 2024 (Office for National Statistics). Open Government Licence v3.0.
Older people in Bolton
Background
Background on people aged 65 and over in Bolton, with England beside it. No figure here says an area is doing better or worse. Not part of the Practice Grade.
Hospital care and dementia
| Measure | Bolton | England |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency hospital admissions for falls, per 100,000 people aged 65 and over2024/25, age-standardised, likely range 1,803 to 2,048 | 1,923 | 1,958 |
| Hip fractures, per 100,000 people aged 65 and over2024/25, age-standardised, likely range 591 to 736 | 661 | 536 |
| Estimated dementia diagnosis rate, people aged 65 and over2026, as at 31 March, likely range 62.5 to 76.6 | 70.2% | 66.3% |
The hospital figures are age-standardised, so an older population does not raise them. Since 2022/23 some hospital trusts report same-day emergency care in another dataset, which can lower the admissions counted.
The dementia rate is the number of people with a recorded diagnosis out of the number estimated to have dementia. It is counted by where the practice is, not where patients live.
Care homes
| Measure | Bolton | England |
|---|---|---|
| Care home beds per 100 people aged 75 and over2025 | 7.3 | 8.3 |
Beds are counted where the home is, not where its residents come from, and people under 75 also live in care homes.
Life expectancy at 65
| Measure | Bolton | England |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at 65, men2022 to 2024, likely range 17.4 to 17.9 | 17.7 years | 18.9 years |
| Life expectancy at 65, women2022 to 2024, likely range 19.8 to 20.3 | 20.1 years | 21.4 years |
Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Fingertips: hospital admissions 2024/25 (NHS England), dementia diagnosis 2026 (as at 31 March) (NHS England), care home beds 2025 (Care Quality Commission), life expectancy 2022 to 2024 (Office for National Statistics). Open Government Licence v3.0.
Talking therapies for the NHS area covering Bolton, August 2026
About 95 people finished a course of NHS Talking Therapies in the NHS area that covers Bolton in August 2026. Of them, 86% started treatment within 6 weeks of referral and 88% within 18 weeks. The national standards are 75% and 95%.
Bolton is covered by NHS Greater Manchester ICB (sub-ICB 00T).
England: 83.4% started within 6 weeks and 97.5% within 18 weeks (51,269 people finished a course in August 2026).
These figures are for the NHS area that commissions the service, not for Bolton and not for any GP practice. Most people refer themselves, so they say nothing about the quality of a practice.
Only people who finished a course in the month are counted, so people still waiting are not. Counts are rounded to the nearest 5, rates to the nearest whole per cent, and NHS England hides numbers under 5. One month can move by several points.
Source: NHS England Digital, NHS Talking Therapies Monthly Statistics (August 2026, published 8 October 2026), Open Government Licence. Areas are matched to NHS areas with the Office for National Statistics lookup from neighbourhoods to sub-ICBs and local authorities (April 2026).
Flu vaccination in Bolton, winter 2025 to 2026
71.4% of patients aged 65 and over registered with GP practices in Bolton had a flu vaccine between 1 September 2025 and 28 February 2026 (39,608 of 55,465). England: 74.5%.
| Who | Bolton | England |
|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 and over39,608 of 55,465 | 71.4% | 74.5% |
| Under 65 in a clinical risk group20,649 of 54,965 | 37.6% | 40.6% |
| Pregnant women1,285 of 3,256 | 39.5% | 38.4% |
| Children aged 21,278 of 3,663 | 34.9% | 43.5% |
| Children aged 31,378 of 3,852 | 35.8% | 44.8% |
The counts follow the GP practice, not where people live. They include vaccinations given in GP practices, pharmacies and other places that are recorded in the GP record. 99.3% of practices sent data. UKHSA says the number counted as pregnant may be too high, so uptake among pregnant women is probably understated.
This card shows flu only. We have not found local authority figures for last winter’s COVID-19 vaccination from UKHSA.
Source: UK Health Security Agency, Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in GP patients: winter season 2025 to 2026 (final data, published 28 May 2026). Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data updated
The month each source’s data runs to, and when its publisher released it.
- GP Patient Survey: (published 9 July 2026)
- Appointments in General Practice: (published 24 September 2026)
- Cloud Based Telephony Data in General Practice:
- GP Patient Survey, earlier years (2024 and 2025): (published July 2025)
- Seasonal flu vaccine uptake in GP patients, by local authority: (published 28 May 2026)
- Area background figures: population, deprivation, life expectancy, older people (Fingertips): (published May 2026)
- NHS Talking Therapies monthly statistics: (published 8 October 2026)
- NHS organisation data (ODS):
- Postcode locations and local authority areas:
Sources
- 2026 GP Patient Survey: https://www.gp-patient.co.uk/
- 2024 GP Patient Survey: https://www.gp-patient.co.uk/
- 2025 GP Patient Survey: https://www.gp-patient.co.uk/
- Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence
- Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
- Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
- Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Area figures: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (Fingertips), from Office for National Statistics, Department for Work and Pensions, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, NHS England and Care Quality Commission data.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Flu vaccine uptake: UK Health Security Agency, Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in GP patients (final data, winter season 2025 to 2026). Contains Office for National Statistics data (local authority lookup) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence. NHS Talking Therapies monthly statistics. Contains Office for National Statistics data (LSOA to sub-ICB to ICB to local authority lookup) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.