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Fern House Surgery

Fern House, 125-129 Newland Street, Witham, CM8 1BH · 01376 502108
Part of Maldon & Witham PCN in Essex ICB · Braintree. NHS code F81030.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days

40%

England 58% · area 51% · ▲ 7.3 pts on Jun 2026

Routine appointments seen within 14 days

51.2%

England 77% · area 69% · ▲ 4.4 pts on Jun 2026

Urgent appointments seen the same day

80.1%

England 77% · area 81% · ▲ 0.6 pts on Jun 2026

Appointments in the month

8,626

501.1 per 1,000 of 17,215 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 4,333rd of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 22nd of 35 in Essex ICB; 3,072nd of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 3,400 routine appointments, of which 40% took place within 7 days of being booked, 18 points below the England figure. Of 1,718 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 80.1% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 3,400

Same day 14%1 day 5%2 to 7 days 21%8 to 14 days 11%15 to 21 days 15%22 to 28 days 14%Over 28 days 19%

Urgent appointments 1,718

Same day 80%1 day 4%2 to 7 days 10%8 to 14 days 3%15 to 21 days 1%22 to 28 days 1%Over 28 days 1%

All appointments 8,626

Same day 32%1 day 4%2 to 7 days 14%8 to 14 days 10%15 to 21 days 15%22 to 28 days 10%Over 28 days 14%

Appointments with a GP 3,359

Same day 40%1 day 5%2 to 7 days 16%8 to 14 days 6%15 to 21 days 13%22 to 28 days 8%Over 28 days 12%

What the appointments were

Measure	This practice	England
Face to face	68.1%	60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)	38.9%	44.5%
Same day, all appointment types	32.4%	44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)	3.5%	4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients	501.1	535.2

Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)	Count
General consultation, routine	3,311
General consultation, acute (urgent)	1,718
Planned clinics	394
Planned clinical procedures	1,537
Unplanned clinical activity	26
Clinical triage	219
Walk-in	0
Home and care home visits	211

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	32.7%	46.8%	79.5%	32.1%	8,574	498.3
July 2026	40%	51.2%	80.1%	32.4%	8,626	501.1

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
Witham Health Centre CM8 2UX	0.3 mi	44%	77%	88%
Collingwood Road Surgery CM8 2DZ	0.4 mi	76%	87%	65%
Douglas Grove Surgery CM8 1TE	0.7 mi	78%	90%	85%
Silver End Surgery CM8 3RQ	3.4 mi	71%	86%	93%
Kelvedon & Feering Health Centre CO5 9AG	3.6 mi	54%	73%	97%
The Laurels Surgery CM3 3DX	4.8 mi	27%	52%	86%

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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.