Brinnington Surgery, Stockport: patient reviews and CQC rating

What patients say about Brinnington Surgery

Its best result against England is the share who found it easy to get through to the practice by phone: 93%, above the England figure of 57%. Its weakest is the share who said their needs were met at their last appointment: 87%, against 90% across England. Of the 11 results in the table, 5 are above England and 0 below by more than the survey's margin of error, and 6 within it.

On overall experience it is 17th of the 25 practices in Stockport with 50 or more responses. 93% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 3 points lower than in 2025 (89%). 104 patients answered the survey (response rate 16%).

In the Friends and Family Test for July 2026, 95% of 265 responses rated the practice good or very good (England: 92%).

CQC's overall rating for Brinnington Surgery is Outstanding, published in November 2016. 3 key questions are rated differently: Safe Good, Well-led Good and Caring Good.

9,448 patients were registered at Brinnington Surgery in September 2026, down 0.7% on a year earlier (England: down 1.1%).

13% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 9.5 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 992 patients per GP, fewer than the England figure of 2,171 and Greater Manchester's 2,055. The practice also has 2.6 nurses and 1.9 other clinical staff such as pharmacists and physiotherapists (full-time equivalent).

From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 4,535 appointments a month, or 480 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 77% were face to face (England: 63%). 27% took place on the day they were booked and 5% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).

59% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 10% of booked patients did not attend.

Compared with England, the practice has a higher share of patients on its registers for dementia (2.3% against 0.8%), depression (33.8% against 14.3%) and osteoporosis (2.6% against 1.2%). It has a lower share for chronic kidney disease (3.4% against 4.6%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 55.9 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived).

Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 76.5 years for women and 71.6 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).

83% of the practice's patients live in the SK5 postcode district, followed by SK1 (7%), SK6 (6%) and SK4 (1%). 99% live in Stockport, the council area the practice is in.

Brinnington Surgery, Brinnington Health Centre, Brinnington Road, Brinnington, Stockport, SK5 8BS. Phone: 0161 983 3300. Website: www.brinningtonsurgeries.nhs.uk.