About this practice

Village Medical Practice is an NHS GP surgery located at Shaw Crompton Medical Centre, Westway, Oldham, Lancashire, OL2 8BF, part of the Oldham North Pcn Primary Care Network. The practice serves 5,279 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 26 October 2017. CQC assessed the practice as Good across all five key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, Well-led. In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 75% 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 3.3 full-time equivalent GPs, giving a derived patient-to-GP ratio of approximately 1,590:1. This ratio does not by itself measure appointment availability or quality.

In June 2026, the practice delivered 1,818 appointments. The vast majority (81%) were face-to-face consultations, with 13% by telephone.

Selected Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) reported measures include: Asthma: review in the preceding 12 months (79%), COPD: review in the preceding 12 months (100%), Cervical screening: women aged 25–49 screened (81%). These percentages are indicator-specific and are not a standalone rating of the practice.

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