Changing GP practice
Changing GP practice in Rochdale 2026
Changing GP practice in England is free, and you do not have to tell your current practice: it is told once your new practice has registered you. Here are the 36 GP practices in Rochdale, highest Practice Grade first, each with a link to its page on the NHS website, where it says how to register.
How to change, in three steps
- Compare the options. The list below orders the practices by the Practice Grade: what patients say in the 2026 GP Patient Survey together with how soon appointments take place and calls are answered. Want to weigh what matters most to you? Use Help me choose.
- Register online, in the NHS App or on paper. The link on each card goes to the practice’s page on the NHS website. Most practices let you register online; you can also fill in a paper form at the practice.
- Wait to hear back. You should be told when you have been registered, usually within 5 days of the practice getting your details.
A practice may refuse to register you if it is not accepting new patients, if you live outside its area, or if you have been removed from its list before; it must then write to you within 14 days. The whole process, step by step, is in the guide How to change your GP practice.
GP practices you can change to in Rochdale, highest Practice Grade first
Practices without enough answers for a Practice Grade come last, A to Z. The links go to the NHS website; we are not a booking service and have no ties to the practices.
Milnrow Village Practice
Practice Grade 93.9Dr Gwd Bhima
Practice Grade 93.7The Village Medical Ctr.
Practice Grade 92.9Pennine Surgery
Practice Grade 91.4Trinity Medical Centre
Practice Grade 90.2The Kingsway Practice
Practice Grade 89.9Birtle View Medical Practice
Practice Grade 88.9Hopwood Medical Centre
Practice Grade 88.9Family Practice
Practice Grade 88.7Windermere Surgery
Practice Grade 88.7Stonefield Street Surgery
Practice Grade 87.9Littleborough Group Practice
Practice Grade 86.8Rochdale Road Medical Centre
Practice Grade 85.3The Hive Health Centre
Practice Grade 84.2Heady Hill Surgery
Practice Grade 83.9The Junction Surgery
Practice Grade 83.1Kirkholt Medical Practice
Practice Grade 82.7Middleton Health Centre
Practice Grade 82.0Durnford Medical Centre
Practice Grade 81.6Castleton Health Centre
Practice Grade 80.6Ashworth Street Surgery
Practice Grade 80.5Longford Street Medical Centre
Practice Grade 80.3The Dale Medical Practice
Practice Grade 79.6Yorkshire St Surgery
Practice Grade 79.6Wellfield Health Centre
Practice Grade 78.9Healey Surgery
Practice Grade 78.3Peterloo Medical Centre
Practice Grade 77.9Mark Street Surgery
Practice Grade 77.3The Dawes Family Practice
Practice Grade 76.9Edenfield Road Surgery
Practice Grade 75.8Woodside Medical Centre
Practice Grade 75.4Dr Mb Ghafoor & Partners
Practice Grade 74.2Heywood Health
Practice Grade 72.2Inspire Medical Centre
Practice Grade 69.6Dr A Hamid
Practice Grade 67.6Croft Shifa Health Centre
Practice Grade 52.3
Good to know before you change
- You can register outside Rochdale, for example near where you work, but not every practice accepts patients from outside its area, and it may affect home visits and community services. See all areas on GP practices by area.
- Away for a while? You can register with a practice as a temporary patient for up to 3 months without changing practice.
- If you have problems registering, the NHS website suggests contacting your local integrated care board, Citizens Advice or your local Healthwatch.
- We order by the Practice Grade. The grade weighs patients’ answers and access, and a practice gets one only with enough answers; each practice page shows how many answered.
Source: the NHS website, Register with a GP surgery (how to register), and the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS England’s appointment and phone data (the Practice Grade).