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Guidepost Medical Group

North Parade, Choppington, Choppington, NE62 5RA · 01670 822071
Part of Wansbeck PCN in North East and North Cumbria ICB · Northumberland. NHS code A84020.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days
45.4%
England 58% · area 49% · ▲ 3.3 pts on Jun 2026
Routine appointments seen within 14 days
63.9%
England 77% · area 68% · ▼ 0.9 pts on Jun 2026
Urgent appointments seen the same day
59.2%
England 77% · area 76% · ▼ 1.6 pts on Jun 2026
Appointments in the month
4,721
583.6 per 1,000 of 8,090 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 3,865th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 12th of 28 in North East and North Cumbria ICB; 4,650th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 606 routine appointments, of which 45.4% took place within 7 days of being booked, 13 points below the England figure. Of 1,807 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 59.2% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 606

Same day 16%1 day 8%2 to 7 days 22%8 to 14 days 18%15 to 21 days 15%22 to 28 days 8%Over 28 days 14%

Urgent appointments 1,807

Same day 59%1 day 8%2 to 7 days 16%8 to 14 days 10%15 to 21 days 4%22 to 28 days 1%Over 28 days 1%

1 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

All appointments 4,720

Same day 28%1 day 6%2 to 7 days 13%8 to 14 days 11%15 to 21 days 7%22 to 28 days 10%Over 28 days 25%

1 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Appointments with a GP 1,561

Same day 55%1 day 5%2 to 7 days 13%8 to 14 days 15%15 to 21 days 10%22 to 28 days 1%Over 28 days 0%

What the appointments were

MeasureThis practiceEngland
Face to face73.6%60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)33.1%44.5%
Same day, all appointment types27.6%44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)6.9%4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients583.6535.2
Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)Count
General consultation, routine606
General consultation, acute (urgent)1,808
Planned clinics1,117
Planned clinical procedures1,060
Unplanned clinical activity0
Clinical triage0
Walk-in0
Home and care home visits0

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 202642.1%64.8%60.8%27.3%4,535558.8
July 202645.4%63.9%59.2%27.6%4,721583.6

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
Bedlingtonshire Med.group
NE22 6JX
1.7 mi43%70%95%
Seaton Park Medical Group
NE63 0NG
1.9 mi68%83%96%
The Gables Medical Group
NE22 7DU
1.9 mi15%60%36%
Greystoke Surgery
NE61 1JX
3.3 mi32%60%93%
Gas House Lane Surgery
NE61 1JX
3.3 mi50%94%88%
Npc Central Northumberland
NE61 1BJ
3.5 mi35%59%56%

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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.