Dr S Naseef, Bolton: patient reviews and CQC rating

What patients say about Dr S Naseef

Its best result against England is the share who found it easy to contact the practice using the NHS App: 93%, above the England figure of 54%. Its result closest to England is the share who said their needs were met at their last appointment: 92%, against 90% across England. Of the 11 results in the table, 7 are above England and 0 below by more than the survey's margin of error, and 4 within it.

On overall experience it is 3rd of the 48 practices in Bolton with 50 or more responses. 88% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 5 points higher than in 2025 (88%). 95 patients answered the survey (response rate 17%).

In the Friends and Family Test for July 2026, 94% of 32 responses rated the practice good or very good (England: 92%).

2,031 patients were registered at Dr S Naseef in September 2026, down 1.4% on a year earlier (England: down 1.1%).

14% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 1.0 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 2,031 patients per GP, close to the England figure of 2,171 and Greater Manchester's 2,055. The practice also has 0.5 nurses and 0.6 other clinical staff such as pharmacists and physiotherapists (full-time equivalent).

From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 908 appointments a month, or 447 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 71% were face to face (England: 63%). 43% took place on the day they were booked and 1% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).

34% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 5% of booked patients did not attend.

Compared with England, the practice has a higher share of patients on its registers for diabetes (14.2% against 7.9%). It has a lower share for chronic kidney disease (1.5% against 4.6%), atrial fibrillation (1.2% against 2.2%) and cancer (2.1% against 3.8%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 44.0 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived).

Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 80.3 years for women and 76.2 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).

72% of the practice's patients live in the BL3 postcode district, followed by BL1 (19%), BL5 (4%) and BL6 (3%). 99% live in Bolton, the council area the practice is in.