About this practice

The Alastair Ross Medical Practice is an NHS GP surgery located at Breightment Health Centre, Breightmet Fold Lane, Bolton, BL2 6NT, part of the Breightmet & Little Lever Pcn Primary Care Network. The practice serves 7,561 registered patients.

The practice holds a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), meeting expected standards across all areas, based on its most recent inspection on 7 January 2019. CQC assessed the practice as Good across all five key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, Well-led. In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 67% of respondents described their overall experience as good. Survey results are based on a sample and should be read with the response count.

The practice employs 3.6 full-time equivalent GPs and 0.3 nurses, giving a derived patient-to-GP ratio of approximately 2,100:1. This ratio does not by itself measure appointment availability or quality.

In June 2026, the practice delivered 3,097 appointments. The vast majority (82%) were face-to-face consultations, with 17% by telephone.

Selected Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) reported measures include: Asthma: review in the preceding 12 months (74%), COPD: review in the preceding 12 months (94%), Cervical screening: women aged 25–49 screened (83%). These percentages are indicator-specific and are not a standalone rating of the practice.

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