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The Wellbridge Practice

Meadow Lane, Wool, Wareham, BH20 6DR · 01929 462376
Part of Purbeck PCN in Dorset ICB · Dorset. NHS code J81025.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days

25.6%

England 58% · area 39% · ▲ 0.9 pts on Jun 2026

Routine appointments seen within 14 days

53.4%

England 77% · area 59% · ▼ 2.8 pts on Jun 2026

Urgent appointments seen the same day

76.6%

England 77% · area 71% · ▼ 2.6 pts on Jun 2026

Appointments in the month

3,772

624.6 per 1,000 of 6,039 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 5,321st of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 47th of 66 in Dorset ICB; 3,425th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 684 routine appointments, of which 25.6% took place within 7 days of being booked, 32 points below the England figure. Of 696 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 76.6% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 684

Same day 5%1 day 5%2 to 7 days 16%8 to 14 days 28%15 to 21 days 13%22 to 28 days 21%Over 28 days 13%

Urgent appointments 696

Same day 77%1 day 9%2 to 7 days 12%8 to 14 days 1%15 to 21 days 0%22 to 28 days 0%Over 28 days 1%

All appointments 3,772

Same day 54%1 day 4%2 to 7 days 10%8 to 14 days 14%15 to 21 days 5%22 to 28 days 6%Over 28 days 7%

Appointments with a GP 1,607

Same day 61%1 day 5%2 to 7 days 7%8 to 14 days 9%15 to 21 days 4%22 to 28 days 9%Over 28 days 4%

What the appointments were

Measure	This practice	England
Face to face	58.1%	60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)	42.6%	44.5%
Same day, all appointment types	53.6%	44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)	2.3%	4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients	624.6	535.2

Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)	Count
General consultation, routine	684
General consultation, acute (urgent)	696
Planned clinics	333
Planned clinical procedures	593
Unplanned clinical activity	0
Clinical triage	1,347
Walk-in	0
Home and care home visits	19

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	24.7%	56.2%	79.2%	54.8%	4,052	668.2
July 2026	25.6%	53.4%	76.6%	53.6%	3,772	624.6

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
Wareham Surgery BH20 4PG	4.8 mi	33%	53%	96%
Bere Regis Surgery BH20 7HB	5.1 mi	46%	74%	83%
Sandford Surgery BH20 7BQ	6.1 mi	62%	85%	57%
Puddletown Surgery DT2 8FY	6.9 mi	–	–	–
Corfe Castle Surgery BH20 5HH	7.8 mi	26%	46%	36%
Fordington Surgery DT1 1LD	9.1 mi	23%	36%	77%

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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.