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Waterbeach and Cottenham Surgeries

Rosalind Franklin House, Bannold Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9LQ · 01223 860387
Part of Cambridge North Villages PCN in Central East ICB · South Cambridgeshire. NHS code D81042.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days
35.2%
England 58% · area 55% · ▲ 4.1 pts on Jun 2026
Routine appointments seen within 14 days
55.1%
England 77% · area 74% · ▼ 1.6 pts on Jun 2026
Urgent appointments seen the same day
69%
England 77% · area 82% · ▼ 2.1 pts on Jun 2026
Appointments in the month
4,257
439.8 per 1,000 of 9,680 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 4,719th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 73rd of 81 in Central East ICB; 4,090th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 1,596 routine appointments, of which 35.2% took place within 7 days of being booked, 23 points below the England figure. Of 2,144 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 69% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 1,596

Same day 8%1 day 7%2 to 7 days 20%8 to 14 days 20%15 to 21 days 20%22 to 28 days 15%Over 28 days 9%

Urgent appointments 2,144

Same day 69%1 day 5%2 to 7 days 12%8 to 14 days 8%15 to 21 days 3%22 to 28 days 2%Over 28 days 2%

1 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

All appointments 4,256

Same day 44%1 day 6%2 to 7 days 16%8 to 14 days 13%15 to 21 days 10%22 to 28 days 7%Over 28 days 4%

1 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Appointments with a GP 1,987

Same day 62%1 day 5%2 to 7 days 11%8 to 14 days 7%15 to 21 days 6%22 to 28 days 5%Over 28 days 3%

What the appointments were

MeasureThis practiceEngland
Face to face54.7%60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)46.7%44.5%
Same day, all appointment types44.1%44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)3.4%4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients439.8535.2
Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)Count
General consultation, routine1,524
General consultation, acute (urgent)2,145
Planned clinics0
Planned clinical procedures0
Unplanned clinical activity0
Clinical triage36
Walk-in0
Home and care home visits145

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 202631.1%56.7%71.1%44.9%4,355451.9
July 202635.2%55.1%69%44.1%4,257439.8

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
Milton Surgery
CB24 6BL
2.4 mi73%86%93%
Nuffield Road Medical Centre
CB4 1GL
3.6 mi64%81%68%
Firs House Surgery
CB24 9NP
4 mi37%56%90%
East Barnwell Health Centre
CB5 8SP
4.1 mi51%76%65%
Arbury Road Surgery
CB4 2JG
4.2 mi37%65%
Bottisham Medical Practice
CB25 9DU
4.2 mi53%77%77%

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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.