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Villages Medical Group
21 Gardiner Crescent, Pelton Fell, Chester Le Street, DH2 2NJ · 01913 873558
Part of Chester Le Street PCN in North East and North Cumbria ICB · County Durham. NHS code A83637.
July 2026 at a glance
Ranked 3,220th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 35th of 61 in North East and North Cumbria ICB; 1,666th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.
In July 2026 the practice recorded 869 routine appointments, of which 52.8% took place within 7 days of being booked, 5 points below the England figure. Of 326 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 89.6% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).
How long between booking and the appointment
Routine appointments 869
Urgent appointments 326
All appointments 2,391
1 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.
Appointments with a GP 617
What the appointments were
| Measure | This practice | England |
|---|---|---|
| Face to face | 73.2% | 60.1% |
| With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff) | 25.8% | 44.5% |
| Same day, all appointment types | 46.1% | 44.7% |
| Missed by the patient (did not attend) | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Appointments per 1,000 registered patients | 582.1 | 535.2 |
| Appointment type (as recorded by the practice) | Count |
|---|---|
| General consultation, routine | 814 |
| General consultation, acute (urgent) | 326 |
| Planned clinics | 286 |
| Planned clinical procedures | 47 |
| Unplanned clinical activity | 26 |
| Clinical triage | 690 |
| Walk-in | 0 |
| Home and care home visits | 55 |
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 | 29.2% | 58% | 87.5% | 47.6% | 2,056 | 502.9 |
| July 2026 | 52.8% | 84.3% | 89.6% | 46.1% | 2,392 | 582.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cestria Health Centre DH2 3DJ | 0.6 mi | 46% | 61% | 85% |
| Pelton & Fellrose Medical Group DH2 1HS | 1.1 mi | 73% | 90% | 86% |
| Bridge End Surgery DH3 3SL | 1.4 mi | 61% | 83% | 88% |
| Middle Chare Medical Group DH3 3QD | 1.5 mi | 71% | 74% | 59% |
| A85008 | 2.7 mi | – | – | – |
| Sacriston Medical Centre DH7 6JW | 2.7 mi | 70% | 79% | 84% |
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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.