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Blandford Medical Centre

Mace Avenue, Braintree, CM7 2AE · 01376 347100
Part of Braintree PCN LTD in Essex ICB · Braintree. NHS code F81132.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days

55.1%

England 58% · area 51% · ▼ 1.9 pts on Jun 2026

Routine appointments seen within 14 days

73.1%

England 77% · area 69% · ▼ 0.4 pts on Jun 2026

Urgent appointments seen the same day

67.4%

England 77% · area 81% · ▲ 10.3 pts on Jun 2026

Appointments in the month

7,405

430 per 1,000 of 17,220 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 3,025th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 16th of 35 in Essex ICB; 4,213th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 468 routine appointments, of which 55.1% took place within 7 days of being booked, 3 points below the England figure. Of 916 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 67.4% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 468

Same day 10%1 day 10%2 to 7 days 35%8 to 14 days 18%15 to 21 days 10%22 to 28 days 9%Over 28 days 8%

Urgent appointments 916

Same day 67%1 day 7%2 to 7 days 14%8 to 14 days 4%15 to 21 days 3%22 to 28 days 4%Over 28 days 1%

All appointments 7,333

Same day 41%1 day 5%2 to 7 days 20%8 to 14 days 12%15 to 21 days 8%22 to 28 days 7%Over 28 days 8%

72 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Appointments with a GP 2,686

Same day 47%1 day 5%2 to 7 days 21%8 to 14 days 8%15 to 21 days 7%22 to 28 days 9%Over 28 days 3%

What the appointments were

Measure	This practice	England
Face to face	50.9%	60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)	37.1%	44.5%
Same day, all appointment types	41%	44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)	2.2%	4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients	430	535.2

Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)	Count
General consultation, routine	467
General consultation, acute (urgent)	916
Planned clinics	2,682
Planned clinical procedures	1,333
Unplanned clinical activity	0
Clinical triage	205
Walk-in	0
Home and care home visits	49

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	57%	73.5%	57.1%	40.1%	7,331	424.9
July 2026	55.1%	73.1%	67.4%	41%	7,405	430

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
Mount Chambers Medical Practice CM7 9BY	0.6 mi	60%	76%	90%
Blyth's Meadow Surgery CM7 3JN	0.8 mi	54%	75%	85%
Church Lane Surgery CM7 5SN	1.1 mi	22%	28%	94%
Silver End Surgery CM8 3RQ	4.2 mi	71%	86%	93%
The Elizabeth Courtauld Surgery CO9 1EX	6 mi	83%	90%	92%
The Coggeshall Surgery CO6 1UH	6.2 mi	69%	85%	78%

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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.