About this practice

Fernclough Surgery is an NHS GP surgery located at Tavistock Square, Manchester, Lancashire, M9 5RD, part of the H-Blackley Harpurhey & Charlestown Pcn Primary Care Network. The practice serves 1,990 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 1 June 2026. CQC rated the practice as: Safe (Requires Improvement), Effective (Good), Caring (Good), Responsive (Good), Well-led (Requires Improvement). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 85% 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 0.5 full-time equivalent GPs and 0.7 nurses, giving a derived patient-to-GP ratio of approximately 3,755:1. This ratio does not by itself measure appointment availability or quality.

In June 2026, the practice delivered 611 appointments. The vast majority (80%) were face-to-face consultations, with 20% by telephone.

Selected Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) reported measures include: Asthma: review in the preceding 12 months (96%), COPD: review in the preceding 12 months (98%), Cervical screening: women aged 25–49 screened (85%). These percentages are indicator-specific and are not a standalone rating of the practice.

Other GP practices nearby include Conran Medical Centre (0.4 miles, CQC: Good), Northern Health Gppo Hub 2 (0.4 miles), and Willowbank Surgery (0.4 miles, CQC: Good). Compare these practices side by side →