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The Garden City Practice

Birdcroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EH · 01707 321500
Part of Welwyn Garden City A PCN in Central East ICB · Welwyn Hatfield. NHS code E82041.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days

88.1%

England 58% · area 51% · ▼ 1.6 pts on Jun 2026

Routine appointments seen within 14 days

95.3%

England 77% · area 70% · ▼ 1.1 pts on Jun 2026

Urgent appointments seen the same day

90.5%

England 77% · area 76% · ▼ 2.1 pts on Jun 2026

Appointments in the month

5,944

465.8 per 1,000 of 12,762 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 484th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 2nd of 45 in Central East ICB; 1,515th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 554 routine appointments, of which 88.1% took place within 7 days of being booked, 30 points above the England figure. Of 1,600 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 90.5% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 554

Same day 7%1 day 25%2 to 7 days 56%8 to 14 days 7%15 to 21 days 3%22 to 28 days 1%Over 28 days 0%

Urgent appointments 1,600

Same day 91%1 day 3%2 to 7 days 5%8 to 14 days 1%15 to 21 days 0%22 to 28 days 0%Over 28 days 0%

All appointments 5,944

Same day 41%1 day 11%2 to 7 days 26%8 to 14 days 13%15 to 21 days 5%22 to 28 days 3%Over 28 days 1%

Appointments with a GP 2,537

Same day 49%1 day 11%2 to 7 days 23%8 to 14 days 13%15 to 21 days 2%22 to 28 days 1%Over 28 days 0%

What the appointments were

Measure	This practice	England
Face to face	69.1%	60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)	42.7%	44.5%
Same day, all appointment types	40.6%	44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)	2.3%	4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients	465.8	535.2

Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)	Count
General consultation, routine	554
General consultation, acute (urgent)	1,600
Planned clinics	2,865
Planned clinical procedures	0
Unplanned clinical activity	0
Clinical triage	0
Walk-in	0
Home and care home visits	84

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	89.7%	96.4%	92.6%	39.4%	5,858	459.2
July 2026	88.1%	95.3%	90.5%	40.6%	5,944	465.8

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
Peartree Lane Surgery AL7 3UJ	0.5 mi	13%	24%	80%
Spring House Health AL7 4HL	1.3 mi	55%	77%	45%
Hall Grove Group Practice AL7 4PL	1.3 mi	49%	59%	95%
Wrafton House Surgery AL10 0BS	2.2 mi	80%	90%	100%
Bridge Cottage Surgery AL6 9EF	2.3 mi	81%	90%	94%
Lister House Surgery AL10 0NL	2.4 mi	28%	41%	81%

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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.