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Dolphins Practice

Nightingale Primary Care Centre, Butlers Green Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 4BN · 01444 414767
Part of Haywards Heath Central PCN in Surrey and Sussex ICB · Mid Sussex. NHS code H82044.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days
58.5%
England 58% · area 53% · ▲ 3.9 pts on Jun 2026
Routine appointments seen within 14 days
62.1%
England 77% · area 70% · ▲ 2.5 pts on Jun 2026
Urgent appointments seen the same day
86.5%
England 77% · area 78% · ▼ 7.7 pts on Jun 2026
Appointments in the month
4,877
464.4 per 1,000 of 10,501 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 2,735th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 25th of 70 in Surrey and Sussex ICB; 2,168th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 589 routine appointments, of which 58.5% took place within 7 days of being booked, about the England figure. Of 251 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 86.5% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 589

Same day 39%1 day 7%2 to 7 days 18%8 to 14 days 4%15 to 21 days 4%22 to 28 days 12%Over 28 days 16%

54 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Urgent appointments 251

Same day 86%1 day 2%2 to 7 days 6%8 to 14 days 2%15 to 21 days 0%22 to 28 days 2%Over 28 days 1%

All appointments 4,822

Same day 42%1 day 4%2 to 7 days 13%8 to 14 days 14%15 to 21 days 11%22 to 28 days 9%Over 28 days 7%

55 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Appointments with a GP 1,047

Same day 61%1 day 3%2 to 7 days 12%8 to 14 days 4%15 to 21 days 3%22 to 28 days 8%Over 28 days 10%

What the appointments were

MeasureThis practiceEngland
Face to face63.9%60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)22.6%44.5%
Same day, all appointment types42.1%44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)1.8%4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients464.4535.2
Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)Count
General consultation, routine290
General consultation, acute (urgent)251
Planned clinics1,349
Planned clinical procedures934
Unplanned clinical activity0
Clinical triage1,263
Walk-in0
Home and care home visits354

Appointments recorded under other categories, or not mapped to a category, are not listed here but are included in the totals.

Month by month

MonthRoutine within 7 daysRoutine within 14 daysUrgent same daySame day, allAppointmentsPer 1,000 patients
June 202654.6%59.6%94.2%44.9%4,894466.4
July 202658.5%62.1%86.5%42.1%4,877464.4

The urgent and routine measures were first published for June 2026. Earlier months will appear as they are added.

Practices nearby

PracticeDistanceRoutine 7 daysRoutine 14 daysUrgent same day
Newtons Practice
RH16 3BB
0.6 mi72%78%69%
Cuckfield Medical Centre
RH17 5BQ
1.1 mi54%69%94%
Northlands Wood Surgery
RH16 3TG
1.6 mi47%66%73%
Lindfield Medical Centre
RH16 2HX
1.7 mi36%45%91%
Meadows Surgery
RH15 9XN
3 mi58%75%79%
Brow Medical Centre
RH15 9BS
3.2 mi79%87%54%

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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.