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West Cornforth Medical Centre

Reading Street, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9LH · 01740 656578
Part of Sedgefield North PCN in North East and North Cumbria ICB · County Durham. NHS code A83634.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days
28.6%
England 58% · area 58% · ▲ 4.5 pts on Jun 2026
Routine appointments seen within 14 days
73.6%
England 77% · area 79% · ▲ 29.6 pts on Jun 2026
Urgent appointments seen the same day
43.1%
England 77% · area 73% · ▼ 7.7 pts on Jun 2026
Appointments in the month
3,300
1,159.5 per 1,000 of 2,846 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 5,170th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 58th of 61 in North East and North Cumbria ICB; 5,213th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 311 routine appointments, of which 28.6% took place within 7 days of being booked, 29 points below the England figure. Of 589 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 43.1% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 311

Same day 6%1 day 9%2 to 7 days 14%8 to 14 days 45%15 to 21 days 17%22 to 28 days 7%Over 28 days 3%

Urgent appointments 589

Same day 43%1 day 9%2 to 7 days 31%8 to 14 days 9%15 to 21 days 3%22 to 28 days 3%Over 28 days 1%

All appointments 3,300

Same day 22%1 day 10%2 to 7 days 29%8 to 14 days 18%15 to 21 days 9%22 to 28 days 8%Over 28 days 3%

Appointments with a GP 675

Same day 32%1 day 10%2 to 7 days 19%8 to 14 days 29%15 to 21 days 7%22 to 28 days 3%Over 28 days 1%

What the appointments were

MeasureThis practiceEngland
Face to face69.2%60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)20.5%44.5%
Same day, all appointment types22.4%44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)3.9%4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients1,159.5535.2
Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)Count
General consultation, routine311
General consultation, acute (urgent)589
Planned clinics1,548
Planned clinical procedures0
Unplanned clinical activity0
Clinical triage362
Walk-in0
Home and care home visits66

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 202624.1%44%50.8%25.5%2,834999.6
July 202628.6%73.6%43.1%22.4%3,3001,159.5

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
Coxhoe Medical Practice
DH6 4DH
1.1 mi43%58%72%
Ferryhill and Chilton Medical Practice
DL17 8JJ
1.6 mi15%59%84%
Bowburn Medical Centre
DH6 5AL
2.3 mi49%67%32%
St Andrew's Medical Practice
DL16 6QA
3 mi77%88%74%
Bishops Close Medical Practice
DL16 6ED
3 mi64%96%93%
Skerne Medical Group
TS21 3BN
4.5 mi68%74%58%

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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.