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Biddlestone Health Group

Biddlestone Road, Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 5SL · 0191 2655755
Part of Newcastle East PCN in North East and North Cumbria ICB · Newcastle upon Tyne. NHS code A86010.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days
34.9%
England 58% · area 55% · ▼ 1.8 pts on Jun 2026
Routine appointments seen within 14 days
55.7%
England 77% · area 72% · ▲ 6.2 pts on Jun 2026
Urgent appointments seen the same day
76.3%
England 77% · area 71% · ▲ 5.5 pts on Jun 2026
Appointments in the month
7,869
743.8 per 1,000 of 10,579 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 4,748th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 45th of 51 in North East and North Cumbria ICB; 3,449th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 564 routine appointments, of which 34.9% took place within 7 days of being booked, 23 points below the England figure. Of 1,361 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 76.3% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 564

Same day 14%1 day 5%2 to 7 days 16%8 to 14 days 21%15 to 21 days 22%22 to 28 days 14%Over 28 days 8%

Urgent appointments 1,361

Same day 76%1 day 3%2 to 7 days 6%8 to 14 days 8%15 to 21 days 4%22 to 28 days 1%Over 28 days 2%

All appointments 7,868

Same day 56%1 day 3%2 to 7 days 9%8 to 14 days 10%15 to 21 days 9%22 to 28 days 6%Over 28 days 8%

1 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Appointments with a GP 3,221

Same day 57%1 day 4%2 to 7 days 11%8 to 14 days 12%15 to 21 days 9%22 to 28 days 4%Over 28 days 3%

What the appointments were

MeasureThis practiceEngland
Face to face51.3%60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)40.9%44.5%
Same day, all appointment types55.6%44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)2.1%4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients743.8535.2
Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)Count
General consultation, routine517
General consultation, acute (urgent)1,361
Planned clinics986
Planned clinical procedures892
Unplanned clinical activity0
Clinical triage3,407
Walk-in0
Home and care home visits115

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 202636.7%49.5%70.8%51.8%8,340784.1
July 202634.9%55.7%76.3%55.6%7,869743.8

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
Benfield Park Medical Group
NE6 4QD
0.6 mi72%84%38%
Heaton Road Surgery
NE6 1SA
0.7 mi60%81%86%
Thornfield Medical Group
NE6 1SG
0.9 mi48%71%43%
A860411.2 mi
A860161.4 mi
Jesmond Health Partnership
NE2 3LD
1.4 mi50%52%64%

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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.