About this practice

Halliwell Surgery 3 is an NHS GP surgery located at Lindfield Drive, Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 3RG, part of the Hwl Network Pcn Primary Care Network. The practice serves 5,123 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 11 August 2023. CQC assessed the practice as Good across all five key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, Well-led. In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 81% 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 5.1 full-time equivalent GPs and 1.1 nurses, giving a derived patient-to-GP ratio of approximately 999:1. This ratio does not by itself measure appointment availability or quality.

In June 2026, the practice delivered 2,734 appointments. 64% were face-to-face consultations, with 27% by telephone.

Selected Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) reported measures include: Asthma: review in the preceding 12 months (90%), COPD: review in the preceding 12 months (94%), Cervical screening: women aged 25–49 screened (68%). These percentages are indicator-specific and are not a standalone rating of the practice.

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