Home › Kent and Medway ICB › River Darent Medical Group

River Darent Medical Group

Gorse Hill, Farningham, Dartford, DA4 0JU · 01322 862110
Part of Swanley & Rural PCN in Kent and Medway ICB · Sevenoaks. NHS code G82218.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days

73.1%

England 58% · area 55% · ▲ 1.3 pts on Jun 2026

Routine appointments seen within 14 days

81.4%

England 77% · area 74% · ▲ 1.2 pts on Jun 2026

Urgent appointments seen the same day

49.4%

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

Appointments in the month

11,041

894.7 per 1,000 of 12,340 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 1,497th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 32nd of 165 in Kent and Medway ICB; 5,045th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 700 routine appointments, of which 73.1% took place within 7 days of being booked, 15 points above the England figure. Of 1,708 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 49.4% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 700

Same day 46%1 day 10%2 to 7 days 17%8 to 14 days 8%15 to 21 days 4%22 to 28 days 3%Over 28 days 11%

Urgent appointments 1,708

Same day 49%1 day 7%2 to 7 days 7%8 to 14 days 8%15 to 21 days 5%22 to 28 days 6%Over 28 days 19%

All appointments 11,038

Same day 33%1 day 15%2 to 7 days 17%8 to 14 days 8%15 to 21 days 8%22 to 28 days 4%Over 28 days 15%

3 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Appointments with a GP 4,847

Same day 39%1 day 26%2 to 7 days 17%8 to 14 days 6%15 to 21 days 3%22 to 28 days 3%Over 28 days 7%

What the appointments were

Measure	This practice	England
Face to face	31.5%	60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)	43.9%	44.5%
Same day, all appointment types	33.4%	44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)	1.8%	4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients	894.7	535.2

Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)	Count
General consultation, routine	700
General consultation, acute (urgent)	1,708
Planned clinics	275
Planned clinical procedures	1,542
Unplanned clinical activity	0
Clinical triage	678
Walk-in	0
Home and care home visits	18

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	71.8%	80.2%	45%	31.8%	11,118	901
July 2026	73.1%	81.4%	49.4%	33.4%	11,041	894.7

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
Swanley Medical Practice BR8 7AH	2.8 mi	70%	86%	27%
Jubilee Medical Centre DA3 7QD	3.4 mi	38%	65%	92%
Swanscombe Health Centre DA2 8BS	4.1 mi	87%	97%	90%
Pilgrims Way Surgery DA1 1QY	4.4 mi	62%	98%	96%
DR Cj Shimmins & Partners DA1 1QY	4.4 mi	71%	88%	50%
Lowfield Medical Centre DA1 1HP	4.5 mi	58%	76%	87%

More practices near DA4 0JU · All practices in Kent and Medway ICB

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.