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Shefford Health Centre
Robert Lucas Drive, Shefford, SG17 5FS · 01462 818620
Part of Ivel Valley South PCN in Central East ICB · Central Bedfordshire. NHS code E81033.
July 2026 at a glance
Ranked 4,833rd of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 57th of 75 in Central East ICB; 2,540th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.
In July 2026 the practice recorded 982 routine appointments, of which 33.8% took place within 7 days of being booked, 24 points below the England figure. Of 233 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 84.1% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).
How long between booking and the appointment
Routine appointments 982
Urgent appointments 233
All appointments 9,356
1 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.
Appointments with a GP 3,203
What the appointments were
| Measure | This practice | England |
|---|---|---|
| Face to face | 64% | 60.1% |
| With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff) | 34.2% | 44.5% |
| Same day, all appointment types | 26.3% | 44.7% |
| Missed by the patient (did not attend) | 4.1% | 4.3% |
| Appointments per 1,000 registered patients | 454.7 | 535.2 |
| Appointment type (as recorded by the practice) | Count |
|---|---|
| General consultation, routine | 982 |
| General consultation, acute (urgent) | 233 |
| Planned clinics | 1,274 |
| Planned clinical procedures | 917 |
| Unplanned clinical activity | 35 |
| Clinical triage | 5,263 |
| Walk-in | 0 |
| Home and care home visits | 3 |
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 | 49.4% | 70.9% | 83.4% | 30.1% | 8,066 | 392.4 |
| July 2026 | 33.8% | 60% | 84.1% | 26.3% | 9,357 | 454.7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR Carragher and Neal and Akhtar SG16 6JJ | 2 mi | 52% | 72% | 56% |
| Larksfield and Arlesey Medical Practice SG5 4HB | 3.9 mi | 46% | 79% | 61% |
| Saffron Health Partnership SG18 8DJ | 4.2 mi | 67% | 81% | 76% |
| Ivel Medical Centre SG18 0RA | 4.5 mi | 60% | 88% | 44% |
| E82008 | 5.4 mi | – | – | – |
| E82082 | 5.5 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.