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The Forest Edge Practice

Hainault Health Centre, Manford Way, Chigwell, IG7 4DF · 020 85009938
Part of Fairlop PCN in North East London ICB · Redbridge. NHS code F86007.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days

90.2%

England 58% · area 68% · ▼ 2 pts on Jun 2026

Routine appointments seen within 14 days

97.3%

England 77% · area 86% · ▼ 0.7 pts on Jun 2026

Urgent appointments seen the same day

63.5%

England 77% · area 71% · ▲ 0.9 pts on Jun 2026

Appointments in the month

7,386

544.4 per 1,000 of 13,566 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 358th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 29th of 245 in North East London ICB; 4,434th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 408 routine appointments, of which 90.2% took place within 7 days of being booked, 32 points above the England figure. Of 2,107 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 63.5% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 408

Same day 25%1 day 16%2 to 7 days 49%8 to 14 days 7%15 to 21 days 1%22 to 28 days 0%Over 28 days 1%

Urgent appointments 2,107

Same day 64%1 day 7%2 to 7 days 16%8 to 14 days 6%15 to 21 days 4%22 to 28 days 1%Over 28 days 2%

All appointments 7,355

Same day 45%1 day 8%2 to 7 days 32%8 to 14 days 8%15 to 21 days 3%22 to 28 days 1%Over 28 days 1%

31 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Appointments with a GP 4,015

Same day 68%1 day 8%2 to 7 days 16%8 to 14 days 3%15 to 21 days 3%22 to 28 days 1%Over 28 days 1%

What the appointments were

Measure	This practice	England
Face to face	54.3%	60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)	54.4%	44.5%
Same day, all appointment types	44.6%	44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)	4.2%	4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients	544.4	535.2

Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)	Count
General consultation, routine	408
General consultation, acute (urgent)	2,107
Planned clinics	291
Planned clinical procedures	593
Unplanned clinical activity	0
Clinical triage	2,918
Walk-in	0
Home and care home visits	88

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	92.2%	98%	62.6%	44.2%	7,267	531.6
July 2026	90.2%	97.3%	63.5%	44.6%	7,386	544.4

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
The Willows Practice IG7 4DF	0 mi	95%	98%	100%
Hainault Surgery IG6 2XG	0.9 mi	83%	97%	68%
F81062	0.9 mi	–	–	–
Fence Piece Road Medical Centre IG6 2NB	1 mi	83%	93%	66%
Fullwell Cross Med. Ctr. IG6 2HG	1.2 mi	81%	95%	62%
The Fullwell Avenue Surgery IG5 0SB	1.6 mi	83%	96%	93%

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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.