About this practice

Modality St Helens is an NHS GP surgery located at Woodside Healthcare Centre, Woodside Road, St. Helens, WA11 0NA. The practice serves 17,132 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 24 August 2021. CQC assessed the practice as Good across all five key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, Well-led. In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 71% of respondents described their overall experience as good — 4 percentage points below the national average, which is broadly in line with the national average.

In December 2025, the practice delivered 9,722 appointments. The vast majority (91%) were face-to-face consultations, with 5% by telephone.

In terms of clinical outcomes, the practice performs well across key Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) indicators. Notable results include: COPD: review in the preceding 12 months (96%), Cervical screening: women aged 25–49 screened (96%), Cervical screening: women aged 50–64 screened (98%).

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