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Colne Medical Centre

40 Station Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester, CO7 0DT · 01206 302522
Part of Tendring PCN in Essex ICB · Tendring. NHS code F81116.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days

73.6%

England 58% · area 57% · ▼ 1.3 pts on Jun 2026

Routine appointments seen within 14 days

90.8%

England 77% · area 76% · ▼ 0.2 pts on Jun 2026

Urgent appointments seen the same day

67.3%

England 77% · area 81% · ▲ 6.6 pts on Jun 2026

Appointments in the month

6,705

616.5 per 1,000 of 10,876 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 1,463rd of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 6th of 29 in Essex ICB; 4,219th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 1,840 routine appointments, of which 73.6% took place within 7 days of being booked, 15 points above the England figure. Of 1,185 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 67.3% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 1,840

Same day 51%1 day 8%2 to 7 days 15%8 to 14 days 17%15 to 21 days 6%22 to 28 days 2%Over 28 days 2%

Urgent appointments 1,185

Same day 67%1 day 13%2 to 7 days 16%8 to 14 days 3%15 to 21 days 1%22 to 28 days 0%Over 28 days 0%

All appointments 6,705

Same day 41%1 day 9%2 to 7 days 19%8 to 14 days 17%15 to 21 days 7%22 to 28 days 4%Over 28 days 3%

Appointments with a GP 3,374

Same day 64%1 day 10%2 to 7 days 18%8 to 14 days 6%15 to 21 days 1%22 to 28 days 0%Over 28 days 0%

What the appointments were

Measure	This practice	England
Face to face	80.7%	60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)	50.3%	44.5%
Same day, all appointment types	41.4%	44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)	4.2%	4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients	616.5	535.2

Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)	Count
General consultation, routine	1,840
General consultation, acute (urgent)	1,185
Planned clinics	1,804
Planned clinical procedures	1,550
Unplanned clinical activity	0
Clinical triage	52
Walk-in	0
Home and care home visits	0

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	74.9%	91%	60.7%	41.4%	6,467	594.4
July 2026	73.6%	90.8%	67.3%	41.4%	6,705	616.5

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
Great Bentley Surgery CO7 8PJ	3.6 mi	100%	100%	82%
Wivenhoe Surgery CO7 9BA	4.1 mi	37%	62%	79%
Clacton Community Practices CO15 2NB	4.6 mi	22%	42%	80%
Rowhedge Surgery CO5 7HP	4.7 mi	52%	71%	92%
West Mersea Surgery CO5 8RA	4.9 mi	67%	81%	85%
Old Road Surgery CO15 3AU	5.5 mi	38%	60%	67%

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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.