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Old Forge Surgery

Hill Terrace, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Forest in Teesdale, Barnard Castle, DL12 0QE · 01833 640217
Part of Teesdale PCN in North East and North Cumbria ICB · County Durham. NHS code A83043.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days

86%

England 58% · area 58% · ▲ 17.6 pts on Jun 2026

Routine appointments seen within 14 days

95.9%

England 77% · area 79% · ▲ 11.5 pts on Jun 2026

Urgent appointments seen the same day

86.3%

England 77% · area 73% · ▼ 6.9 pts on Jun 2026

Appointments in the month

2,235

821.7 per 1,000 of 2,720 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 610th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 4th of 61 in North East and North Cumbria ICB; 2,203rd of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 364 routine appointments, of which 86% took place within 7 days of being booked, 28 points above the England figure. Of 387 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 86.3% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 364

Same day 15%1 day 23%2 to 7 days 48%8 to 14 days 10%15 to 21 days 3%22 to 28 days 1%Over 28 days 0%

Urgent appointments 387

Same day 86%1 day 9%2 to 7 days 5%8 to 14 days 0%15 to 21 days 0%22 to 28 days 0%Over 28 days 0%

All appointments 2,235

Same day 41%1 day 7%2 to 7 days 17%8 to 14 days 11%15 to 21 days 7%22 to 28 days 6%Over 28 days 11%

Appointments with a GP 942

Same day 62%1 day 12%2 to 7 days 21%8 to 14 days 4%15 to 21 days 1%22 to 28 days 0%Over 28 days 0%

What the appointments were

Measure	This practice	England
Face to face	56.4%	60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)	42.1%	44.5%
Same day, all appointment types	41.3%	44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)	2.8%	4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients	821.7	535.2

Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)	Count
General consultation, routine	364
General consultation, acute (urgent)	387
Planned clinics	284
Planned clinical procedures	187
Unplanned clinical activity	498
Clinical triage	0
Walk-in	0
Home and care home visits	0

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	68.4%	84.4%	93.2%	42.3%	1,862	687.6
July 2026	86%	95.9%	86.3%	41.3%	2,235	821.7

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
Barnard Castle Surgery DL12 8HT	8.5 mi	20%	59%	60%
The Weardale Practice DL13 2XD	9 mi	42%	58%	94%
Pinfold Medical Practice DL13 5NX	9.8 mi	42%	78%	89%
Woodview Medical Practice DL13 5AF	11.1 mi	63%	85%	69%
Evenwood Medical Practice DL14 9SU	12.9 mi	41%	59%	74%
North House Surgery DL15 9HU	14.8 mi	77%	79%	37%

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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.