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Swanage Medical Practice

Railway Station Approach, Swanage, BH19 1HB · 01929 422231
Part of Purbeck PCN in Dorset ICB · Dorset. NHS code J81010.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days

22.8%

England 58% · area 39% · ▼ 1.1 pts on Jun 2026

Routine appointments seen within 14 days

47%

England 77% · area 59% · ▲ 2 pts on Jun 2026

Urgent appointments seen the same day

83.4%

England 77% · area 71% · ▲ 0.1 pts on Jun 2026

Appointments in the month

5,289

498.3 per 1,000 of 10,614 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 5,447th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 57th of 66 in Dorset ICB; 2,655th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 1,125 routine appointments, of which 22.8% took place within 7 days of being booked, 35 points below the England figure. Of 1,280 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 83.4% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 1,125

Same day 6%1 day 4%2 to 7 days 13%8 to 14 days 24%15 to 21 days 34%22 to 28 days 8%Over 28 days 11%

Urgent appointments 1,280

Same day 83%1 day 6%2 to 7 days 6%8 to 14 days 2%15 to 21 days 1%22 to 28 days 0%Over 28 days 0%

All appointments 5,289

Same day 38%1 day 4%2 to 7 days 11%8 to 14 days 10%15 to 21 days 11%22 to 28 days 5%Over 28 days 21%

Appointments with a GP 2,355

Same day 42%1 day 5%2 to 7 days 11%8 to 14 days 12%15 to 21 days 15%22 to 28 days 3%Over 28 days 11%

What the appointments were

Measure	This practice	England
Face to face	78%	60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)	44.5%	44.5%
Same day, all appointment types	38.4%	44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)	3.5%	4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients	498.3	535.2

Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)	Count
General consultation, routine	1,125
General consultation, acute (urgent)	1,280
Planned clinics	1,251
Planned clinical procedures	529
Unplanned clinical activity	0
Clinical triage	410
Walk-in	249
Home and care home visits	84

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	23.9%	45%	83.3%	35.1%	5,454	513.3
July 2026	22.8%	47%	83.4%	38.4%	5,289	498.3

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
Corfe Castle Surgery BH20 5HH	4.7 mi	26%	46%	36%
The Newman Practice (DR Newmans Surgery) BH15 2PG	7.6 mi	30%	41%	82%
Poole Town Surgery BH15 2PG	7.6 mi	40%	73%	96%
Evergreen Oak Surgery BH14 0HU	7.9 mi	70%	81%	86%
The Adam Practice BH15 4JQ	8 mi	29%	47%	37%
Shore Medical BH14 0DJ	8.2 mi	48%	60%	69%

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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.