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St Andrew's Medical Practice

Sensier House, St. Andrew's Lane, Spennymoor, DL16 6QA · 01388 817777
Part of Sedgefield North PCN in North East and North Cumbria ICB · County Durham. NHS code A83001.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days
76.5%
England 58% · area 58% · ▼ 0.7 pts on Jun 2026
Routine appointments seen within 14 days
88.2%
England 77% · area 79% · ▼ 1.9 pts on Jun 2026
Urgent appointments seen the same day
73.9%
England 77% · area 73% · ▲ 2 pts on Jun 2026
Appointments in the month
11,880
742.3 per 1,000 of 16,004 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 1,238th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 7th of 61 in North East and North Cumbria ICB; 3,669th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 1,362 routine appointments, of which 76.5% took place within 7 days of being booked, 18 points above the England figure. Of 2,014 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 73.9% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 1,362

Same day 32%1 day 11%2 to 7 days 33%8 to 14 days 12%15 to 21 days 3%22 to 28 days 3%Over 28 days 6%

2 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Urgent appointments 2,014

Same day 74%1 day 7%2 to 7 days 8%8 to 14 days 3%15 to 21 days 2%22 to 28 days 2%Over 28 days 5%

All appointments 11,878

Same day 37%1 day 12%2 to 7 days 18%8 to 14 days 7%15 to 21 days 4%22 to 28 days 5%Over 28 days 17%

2 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Appointments with a GP 5,293

Same day 47%1 day 17%2 to 7 days 13%8 to 14 days 4%15 to 21 days 3%22 to 28 days 5%Over 28 days 11%

What the appointments were

MeasureThis practiceEngland
Face to face62%60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)44.6%44.5%
Same day, all appointment types36.8%44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)4.3%4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients742.3535.2
Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)Count
General consultation, routine1,364
General consultation, acute (urgent)2,014
Planned clinics4,921
Planned clinical procedures0
Unplanned clinical activity0
Clinical triage2,536
Walk-in0
Home and care home visits82

Appointments recorded under other categories, or not mapped to a category, are not listed here but are included in the totals.

Month by month

MonthRoutine within 7 daysRoutine within 14 daysUrgent same daySame day, allAppointmentsPer 1,000 patients
June 202677.2%90.1%71.9%37.1%11,926745.3
July 202676.5%88.2%73.9%36.8%11,880742.3

The urgent and routine measures were first published for June 2026. Earlier months will appear as they are added.

Practices nearby

PracticeDistanceRoutine 7 daysRoutine 14 daysUrgent same day
Bishops Close Medical Practice
DL16 6ED
0.1 mi64%96%93%
Ferryhill and Chilton Medical Practice
DL17 8JJ
1.8 mi15%59%84%
West Cornforth Medical Centre
DL17 9LH
3 mi29%74%43%
The Medical Group
DH7 8NH
3.6 mi50%59%63%
Bowburn Medical Centre
DH6 5AL
3.8 mi49%67%32%
Coxhoe Medical Practice
DH6 4DH
3.9 mi43%58%72%

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These figures show recorded appointments and the gap between booking and attending. They do not show how hard it was to get through to the practice, and the gap includes appointments patients chose to book weeks ahead. Practices classify appointments themselves, so the urgent and routine counts are not perfectly consistent between practices. Read the full caveats. Spotted a problem? Tell us.

Source: NHS England, Appointments in General Practice, July 2026, Annex 1 practice-level data (published 27 August 2026); practice details from the NHS Organisation Data Service. Open Government Licence v3.0.