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Lea Vale Medical Practice

9 Mersey Place, Liverpool Road, Luton, LU1 1HH · 01582 722525
Part of Lea Vale PCN in Central East ICB · Luton. NHS code E81032.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days

42.8%

England 58% · area 54% · ▲ 1.2 pts on Jun 2026

Routine appointments seen within 14 days

73.4%

England 77% · area 74% · ▲ 3 pts on Jun 2026

Urgent appointments seen the same day

45.2%

England 77% · area 74% · ▼ 0.5 pts on Jun 2026

Appointments in the month

22,564

475.8 per 1,000 of 47,419 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 4,097th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 48th of 75 in Central East ICB; 5,162nd of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 6,133 routine appointments, of which 42.8% took place within 7 days of being booked, 15 points below the England figure. Of 6,831 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 45.2% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 6,133

Same day 8%1 day 9%2 to 7 days 26%8 to 14 days 31%15 to 21 days 15%22 to 28 days 8%Over 28 days 3%

Urgent appointments 6,831

Same day 45%1 day 11%2 to 7 days 22%8 to 14 days 17%15 to 21 days 3%22 to 28 days 1%Over 28 days 0%

All appointments 22,556

Same day 23%1 day 9%2 to 7 days 27%8 to 14 days 23%15 to 21 days 9%22 to 28 days 5%Over 28 days 3%

8 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Appointments with a GP 9,856

Same day 27%1 day 8%2 to 7 days 21%8 to 14 days 27%15 to 21 days 10%22 to 28 days 5%Over 28 days 2%

What the appointments were

Measure	This practice	England
Face to face	81.1%	60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)	43.7%	44.5%
Same day, all appointment types	23.4%	44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)	6.7%	4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients	475.8	535.2

Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)	Count
General consultation, routine	6,133
General consultation, acute (urgent)	6,831
Planned clinics	5,947
Planned clinical procedures	865
Unplanned clinical activity	141
Clinical triage	97
Walk-in	63
Home and care home visits	305

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	41.6%	70.4%	45.7%	23.4%	22,325	470
July 2026	42.8%	73.4%	45.2%	23.4%	22,564	475.8

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
Bute House Medical Centre LU1 1RW	0.1 mi	56%	79%	84%
Bell House Medical Centre LU1 1BW	0.2 mi	65%	78%	85%
The Town Centre Practice LU1 2SE	0.4 mi	–	–	59%
Malzeard Road Practice LU3 1BD	0.4 mi	77%	96%	55%
The Medici Medical Practice LU1 3UA	0.6 mi	71%	88%	86%
Castle Medical Group Practice LU1 3AG	0.6 mi	40%	60%	63%

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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.