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Highwoods Surgery

Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SR · 01206 752010
Part of North Colchester PCN in Essex ICB · Colchester. NHS code F81679.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days

43.3%

England 58% · area 57% · ▲ 6.7 pts on Jun 2026

Routine appointments seen within 14 days

75.2%

England 77% · area 76% · ▲ 0.5 pts on Jun 2026

Urgent appointments seen the same day

79%

England 77% · area 81% · ▼ 2.2 pts on Jun 2026

Appointments in the month

3,030

395.8 per 1,000 of 7,655 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 4,055th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 19th of 29 in Essex ICB; 3,198th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 840 routine appointments, of which 43.3% took place within 7 days of being booked, 15 points below the England figure. Of 742 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 79% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 840

Same day 10%1 day 6%2 to 7 days 27%8 to 14 days 32%15 to 21 days 16%22 to 28 days 7%Over 28 days 2%

Urgent appointments 742

Same day 79%1 day 6%2 to 7 days 6%8 to 14 days 4%15 to 21 days 2%22 to 28 days 2%Over 28 days 1%

All appointments 3,030

Same day 26%1 day 10%2 to 7 days 16%8 to 14 days 20%15 to 21 days 13%22 to 28 days 9%Over 28 days 6%

Appointments with a GP 983

Same day 33%1 day 6%2 to 7 days 19%8 to 14 days 23%15 to 21 days 10%22 to 28 days 6%Over 28 days 2%

What the appointments were

Measure	This practice	England
Face to face	76.7%	60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)	32.4%	44.5%
Same day, all appointment types	25.9%	44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)	5.3%	4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients	395.8	535.2

Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)	Count
General consultation, routine	840
General consultation, acute (urgent)	742
Planned clinics	695
Planned clinical procedures	380
Unplanned clinical activity	0
Clinical triage	0
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	36.6%	74.7%	81.2%	25.3%	3,125	409
July 2026	43.3%	75.2%	79%	25.9%	3,030	395.8

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
Bluebell Surgery CO4 9YN	0.4 mi	68%	84%	92%
Turner Road Surgery CO4 5JR	0.7 mi	–	–	77%
Mill Road Surgery CO4 5LE	0.9 mi	18%	27%	82%
East Hill Surgery CO1 2RW	1.5 mi	40%	75%	72%
Colchester Medical Practice CO1 2QS	1.5 mi	63%	86%	100%
Creffield Medical Group CO2 7GH	2.3 mi	76%	95%	82%

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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.