Enter and view: Brookvale Practice

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Healthwatch Halton undertook an enter and view visit to Brookvale Practice in October 2025.

Brookvale Practice provides a friendly and supportive service, with staff observed interacting with patients in a helpful and efficient manner. The waiting area is clean, bright and recently refurbished, and the wider health centre environment appeared well maintained during the visit. 

Patients shared a broad mix of experiences. Many described positive interactions with staff and found the online system straightforward to use, particularly for booking appointments and requesting repeat prescriptions. Others reported challenges linked to digital access, early morning appointment availability and delays with administrative tasks such as repeat prescriptions and fit notes. Some patients also described varying experiences of communication and follow-up, including for more complex or ongoing health needs. 

Overall, Brookvale Practice was described by most patients as approachable and supportive, though there are opportunities to strengthen access for those who struggle with digital systems and to ensure consistent communication and timely administrative processes.

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Local Healthwatch
Healthwatch Halton
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Key themes
Access to services
Accessibility and reasonable adjustments
Booking appointments
Building, Decor and Facilities, including health and safety
Caring, kindness, respect and dignity
Communication with patients; treatment explanation; verbal advice
Consent, choice, user involvement and being listened to
Medication, prescriptions and dispensing
Remote appointments and digital services

Methodology and approach

Was the work undertaken in partnership with another organisation?
No
Primary research method used
Observation (eg Enter and View)
If an Enter and View methodology was applied, was the visit announced or unannounced?
Not Known

Details of health and care services included in the report

Details of health and care services included in the report
General Practice (GP)
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