About this practice

Woodlands Medical Practice is an NHS GP surgery located at Chadderton Town Health Centre, Middleton Road, Oldham, Lancashire, OL9 0LH, part of the Milltown Alliance Pcn Primary Care Network. The practice serves 14,026 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 July 2016. CQC assessed the practice as Good across all five key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, Well-led. In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 70% 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 10.2 full-time equivalent GPs and 5.0 nurses, giving a derived patient-to-GP ratio of approximately 1,379:1. This ratio does not by itself measure appointment availability or quality.

In June 2026, the practice delivered 6,855 appointments. 51% were face-to-face consultations, with 47% 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 (96%), Cervical screening: women aged 25–49 screened (80%). These percentages are indicator-specific and are not a standalone rating of the practice.

Other GP practices nearby include Chadderton Medical Practice (0 miles, CQC: Good), Block Lane Surgery (0.7 miles), and Kapur Family Care (0.7 miles, CQC: Good). Compare these practices side by side →