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Bentham Medical Practice

Grasmere Drive, High Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7JP · 01524 261202
Part of Western Dales PCN in Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB · North Yorkshire. NHS code B82061.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days

58.6%

England 58% · area 46% · ▲ 12.7 pts on Jun 2026

Routine appointments seen within 14 days

73.8%

England 77% · area 66% · ▲ 5.1 pts on Jun 2026

Urgent appointments seen the same day

71.6%

England 77% · area 84% · ▲ 20.4 pts on Jun 2026

Appointments in the month

4,417

594.2 per 1,000 of 7,434 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 2,714th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 8th of 31 in Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB; 3,871st of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 309 routine appointments, of which 58.6% took place within 7 days of being booked, about the England figure. Of 1,192 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 71.6% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 309

Same day 11%1 day 9%2 to 7 days 39%8 to 14 days 15%15 to 21 days 15%22 to 28 days 7%Over 28 days 4%

Urgent appointments 1,192

Same day 72%1 day 9%2 to 7 days 14%8 to 14 days 4%15 to 21 days 1%22 to 28 days 1%Over 28 days 0%

All appointments 4,416

Same day 50%1 day 6%2 to 7 days 18%8 to 14 days 13%15 to 21 days 7%22 to 28 days 4%Over 28 days 2%

1 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Appointments with a GP 2,813

Same day 71%1 day 7%2 to 7 days 13%8 to 14 days 5%15 to 21 days 2%22 to 28 days 1%Over 28 days 1%

What the appointments were

Measure	This practice	England
Face to face	89.1%	60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)	63.7%	44.5%
Same day, all appointment types	50.4%	44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)	2.7%	4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients	594.2	535.2

Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)	Count
General consultation, routine	309
General consultation, acute (urgent)	1,192
Planned clinics	183
Planned clinical procedures	1,013
Unplanned clinical activity	0
Clinical triage	1,086
Walk-in	0
Home and care home visits	99

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	45.9%	68.7%	51.2%	50%	4,697	631.4
July 2026	58.6%	73.8%	71.6%	50.4%	4,417	594.2

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
Lunesdale Surgery LA6 2HQ	6.7 mi	37%	46%	88%
B82007	10.1 mi	–	–	–
Ash Trees Surgery LA5 9JU	10.4 mi	30%	58%	85%
P81620	10.8 mi	–	–	–
Lancaster Medical Practice LA1 1PN	12.6 mi	51%	70%	94%
Queen Square Medical Practice LA1 1RP	12.8 mi	28%	68%	73%

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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.