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Orchard Court Surgery

Orchard Court, Orchard Road, Darlington, DL3 6HZ · 01325 465285
Part of Darlington PCN in North East and North Cumbria ICB · Darlington. NHS code A83006.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days

23.3%

England 58% · area 54% · ▼ 2.5 pts on Jun 2026

Routine appointments seen within 14 days

42.8%

England 77% · area 75% · ▲ 3.3 pts on Jun 2026

Urgent appointments seen the same day

86.4%

England 77% · area 77% · ▲ 9.5 pts on Jun 2026

Appointments in the month

4,938

568.4 per 1,000 of 8,687 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 5,424th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 64th of 70 in North East and North Cumbria ICB; 2,181st of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 1,033 routine appointments, of which 23.3% took place within 7 days of being booked, 35 points below the England figure. Of 521 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 86.4% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 1,033

Same day 3%1 day 4%2 to 7 days 16%8 to 14 days 19%15 to 21 days 16%22 to 28 days 12%Over 28 days 29%

Urgent appointments 521

Same day 86%1 day 5%2 to 7 days 3%8 to 14 days 2%15 to 21 days 1%22 to 28 days 0%Over 28 days 2%

All appointments 4,936

Same day 48%1 day 4%2 to 7 days 9%8 to 14 days 10%15 to 21 days 8%22 to 28 days 8%Over 28 days 13%

2 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Appointments with a GP 1,982

Same day 68%1 day 2%2 to 7 days 3%8 to 14 days 6%15 to 21 days 5%22 to 28 days 4%Over 28 days 12%

What the appointments were

Measure	This practice	England
Face to face	54.3%	60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)	40.1%	44.5%
Same day, all appointment types	48.3%	44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)	6.5%	4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients	568.4	535.2

Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)	Count
General consultation, routine	1,033
General consultation, acute (urgent)	521
Planned clinics	30
Planned clinical procedures	1,210
Unplanned clinical activity	0
Clinical triage	1,272
Walk-in	0
Home and care home visits	17

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

Month by month

Month	Routine within 7 days	Routine within 14 days	Urgent same day	Same day, all	Appointments	Per 1,000 patients
June 2026	25.8%	39.5%	76.9%	55%	5,733	659.6
July 2026	23.3%	42.8%	86.4%	48.3%	4,938	568.4

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

Practices nearby

Practice	Distance	Routine 7 days	Routine 14 days	Urgent same day
Moorlands Surgery DL3 9JP	0.4 mi	12%	32%	39%
Blacketts Medical Practice DL3 7JR	0.5 mi	35%	49%	79%
Carmel Medical Practice DL3 8SQ	0.6 mi	29%	53%	78%
Denmark Street Surgery DL3 0PD	0.7 mi	35%	58%	–
Parkgate Surgery DL1 5LW	0.9 mi	68%	81%	90%
Clifton Court Medical Practice DL1 5JN	1.1 mi	46%	74%	90%

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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.