About this practice

Stuart Road is an NHS GP surgery located at The Surgery, Stuart Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4PQ. The practice serves 7,330 registered patients.

The practice holds a Requires Improvement rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), indicating areas where the practice needs to make changes, based on its most recent inspection on 26 June 2025. CQC rated the practice as: Safe (Requires Improvement), Effective (Good), Caring (Good), Responsive (Good), Well-led (Requires Improvement). In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 64% of respondents described their overall experience as good — 11 percentage points below the national average, which is below the national average.

In December 2025, the practice delivered 4,077 appointments. 64% were face-to-face consultations, with 3% by telephone.

In terms of clinical outcomes, the practice performs well across key Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) indicators. Notable results include: Asthma: review in the preceding 12 months (92%), COPD: review in the preceding 12 months (89%), Cervical screening: women aged 25–49 screened (91%).

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