About this practice

Shanti Medical Centre is an NHS GP surgery located at 160 St. Helens Road, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 3PH, part of the Rumworth Pcn Primary Care Network. The practice serves 6,388 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 27 December 2021. CQC assessed the practice as Good across all five key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive. In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 69% 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 0.3 full-time equivalent GPs and 0.3 nurses, giving a derived patient-to-GP ratio of approximately 19,963:1. This ratio does not by itself measure appointment availability or quality.

In June 2026, the practice delivered 2,630 appointments. 66% were face-to-face consultations, with 30% by telephone.

Selected Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) reported measures include: Asthma: review in the preceding 12 months (86%), COPD: review in the preceding 12 months (98%), Cervical screening: women aged 25–49 screened (99%). These percentages are indicator-specific and are not a standalone rating of the practice.

Other GP practices nearby include St Helens Road Practice (0.4 miles, CQC: Good), Swan Lane Medical Centre (0.4 miles, CQC: Good), and Orient House Medical Centre (0.5 miles, CQC: Good). Compare these practices side by side →