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Benfield Park Medical Group

Benfield Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 4QD · 0191 2821010
Part of Newcastle East PCN in North East and North Cumbria ICB · Newcastle upon Tyne. NHS code A86023.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days
72.3%
England 58% · area 55% · ▲ 3.9 pts on Jun 2026
Routine appointments seen within 14 days
83.5%
England 77% · area 72% · ▲ 0.1 pts on Jun 2026
Urgent appointments seen the same day
37.5%
England 77% · area 71% · ▼ 1.3 pts on Jun 2026
Appointments in the month
7,179
698.6 per 1,000 of 10,277 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 1,559th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 10th of 51 in North East and North Cumbria ICB; 5,339th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 3,157 routine appointments, of which 72.3% took place within 7 days of being booked, 14 points above the England figure. Of 136 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 37.5% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 3,157

Same day 39%1 day 12%2 to 7 days 22%8 to 14 days 11%15 to 21 days 7%22 to 28 days 5%Over 28 days 4%

10 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Urgent appointments 136

Same day 38%1 day 18%2 to 7 days 34%8 to 14 days 7%15 to 21 days 2%22 to 28 days 2%Over 28 days 0%

All appointments 7,169

Same day 55%1 day 7%2 to 7 days 14%8 to 14 days 7%15 to 21 days 6%22 to 28 days 5%Over 28 days 6%

10 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Appointments with a GP 4,533

Same day 75%1 day 6%2 to 7 days 8%8 to 14 days 4%15 to 21 days 3%22 to 28 days 2%Over 28 days 2%

What the appointments were

MeasureThis practiceEngland
Face to face57.5%60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)63.1%44.5%
Same day, all appointment types54.8%44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)4.3%4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients698.6535.2
Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)Count
General consultation, routine3,088
General consultation, acute (urgent)136
Planned clinics1,082
Planned clinical procedures27
Unplanned clinical activity0
Clinical triage2,331
Walk-in0
Home and care home visits79

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 202668.4%83.4%38.8%53.5%7,005682
July 202672.3%83.5%37.5%54.8%7,179698.6

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
Biddlestone Health Group
NE6 5SL
0.6 mi35%56%76%
A870291 mi
Heaton Road Surgery
NE6 1SA
1.1 mi60%81%86%
Thornfield Medical Group
NE6 1SG
1.2 mi48%71%43%
Walker Medical Group
NE6 3BS
1.4 mi60%65%6%
A860411.4 mi

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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.