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Bishops Close Medical Practice
Spennymoor Health Centre, Bishops Close, Spennymoor, DL16 6ED · 01388 811455
Part of Sedgefield North PCN in North East and North Cumbria ICB · County Durham. NHS code A83052.
July 2026 at a glance
Ranked 2,250th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 20th of 61 in North East and North Cumbria ICB; 1,009th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.
In July 2026 the practice recorded 1,694 routine appointments, of which 63.8% took place within 7 days of being booked, 6 points above the England figure. Of 488 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 93.2% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).
How long between booking and the appointment
Routine appointments 1,694
Urgent appointments 488
All appointments 4,594
Appointments with a GP 2,237
What the appointments were
| Measure | This practice | England |
|---|---|---|
| Face to face | 77.1% | 60.1% |
| With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff) | 48.7% | 44.5% |
| Same day, all appointment types | 30.8% | 44.7% |
| Missed by the patient (did not attend) | 5.5% | 4.3% |
| Appointments per 1,000 registered patients | 533.6 | 535.2 |
| Appointment type (as recorded by the practice) | Count |
|---|---|
| General consultation, routine | 1,653 |
| General consultation, acute (urgent) | 488 |
| Planned clinics | 1,758 |
| Planned clinical procedures | 46 |
| Unplanned clinical activity | 0 |
| Clinical triage | 0 |
| Walk-in | 0 |
| Home and care home visits | 44 |
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 | 74.9% | 97.1% | 95.9% | 30.3% | 4,247 | 494.7 |
| July 2026 | 63.8% | 95.9% | 93.2% | 30.8% | 4,594 | 533.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's Medical Practice DL16 6QA | 0.1 mi | 77% | 88% | 74% |
| Ferryhill and Chilton Medical Practice DL17 8JJ | 1.8 mi | 15% | 59% | 84% |
| West Cornforth Medical Centre DL17 9LH | 3 mi | 29% | 74% | 43% |
| The Medical Group DH7 8NH | 3.5 mi | 50% | 59% | 63% |
| Bowburn Medical Centre DH6 5AL | 3.8 mi | 49% | 67% | 32% |
| Willington Medical Group DL15 0EQ | 3.9 mi | 31% | 56% | 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.