The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has given an Oldham GP a ‘good’ rating.

Littletown Family Medical Practice, on Manchester Road, has received a rating of ‘good’ from the CQC, the body tasked with inspecting and rating GPs.

The GP was also commended for areas of ‘outstanding practice’, including educational events held at a local mosque, a targeted prostate cancer screening programme, and for holding a weekly walking group.

As part of its report, the CQC asks five ‘key questions’ – whether services are safe, effective, caring, responsive to people’s needs, and well-led.

The GP received a ‘good’ rating in all areas – the second highest rating behind ‘outstanding’.

Other possible ratings are ‘requires improvement’ and ‘inadequate’.

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The report was published on Thursday, September 14, based on an inspection completed in August. The inspection was announced in advance after changes to the registration of the practice from an individual to a partnership.

Dr Sean O’Kelly, chief inspector of health care, wrote that the team found ‘areas of outstanding practice’, including for holding educational events at a local mosque.

Topics discussed at the events included the importance of childhood vaccinations and women’s health, with clinicians speaking in Urdu and English to help all access information.

The practice was also commended for its ‘targeted prostate cancer screening programme’ for male patients, with evidence the practice had diagnosed prostate cancer early as a result.

The practice nurse was also praised for holding a weekly walking group for patients, encouraging exercise and providing an opportunity for informal discussion during the walks. The nurse was able to identify patients who would benefit from additional support in these walks.

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The practice was commended for providing care “in a way that kept patients safe and protected them from avoidable harm,” with patients said to receive “effective care and treatment that met their needs.”

Staff were also praised for treating patients with ‘kindness and respect’ and for involving them in decisions about their care.

Care was praised as person-centred, and inspectors said patients could access treatment in a timely way.

The full report can be read on the CQC website.

Littletown Family Medical Practice was contacted for comment.