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Fordington Surgery

91 High Street, Fordington, Dorchester, DT1 1LD · 01305 250515
Part of Mid Dorset PCN in Dorset ICB · Dorset. NHS code J81626.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days

23.2%

England 58% · area 39% · ▲ 2.3 pts on Jun 2026

Routine appointments seen within 14 days

35.7%

England 77% · area 59% · ▲ 5.6 pts on Jun 2026

Urgent appointments seen the same day

76.7%

England 77% · area 71% · ▲ 1.9 pts on Jun 2026

Appointments in the month

3,181

591.3 per 1,000 of 5,380 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 5,430th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 55th of 66 in Dorset ICB; 3,420th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 1,509 routine appointments, of which 23.2% took place within 7 days of being booked, 35 points below the England figure. Of 906 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 76.7% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 1,509

Same day 6%1 day 5%2 to 7 days 12%8 to 14 days 12%15 to 21 days 16%22 to 28 days 19%Over 28 days 30%

Urgent appointments 906

Same day 77%1 day 7%2 to 7 days 7%8 to 14 days 4%15 to 21 days 2%22 to 28 days 1%Over 28 days 3%

All appointments 3,180

Same day 32%1 day 8%2 to 7 days 11%8 to 14 days 9%15 to 21 days 11%22 to 28 days 11%Over 28 days 17%

1 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Appointments with a GP 1,542

Same day 42%1 day 9%2 to 7 days 9%8 to 14 days 10%15 to 21 days 9%22 to 28 days 11%Over 28 days 10%

What the appointments were

Measure	This practice	England
Face to face	71.3%	60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)	48.5%	44.5%
Same day, all appointment types	31.9%	44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)	3.3%	4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients	591.3	535.2

Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)	Count
General consultation, routine	1,509
General consultation, acute (urgent)	906
Planned clinics	88
Planned clinical procedures	103
Unplanned clinical activity	0
Clinical triage	255
Walk-in	0
Home and care home visits	17

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	20.9%	30.1%	74.8%	32.4%	3,109	578.4
July 2026	23.2%	35.7%	76.7%	31.9%	3,181	591.3

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
Atrium Health Centre DT1 1QR	0.5 mi	23%	35%	68%
Queens Avenue Surgery DT1 2EW	0.8 mi	41%	55%	91%
Prince of Wales Surgery DT1 2FD	1.3 mi	52%	78%	93%
Poundbury Doctors Surgery DT1 2FD	1.3 mi	42%	56%	71%
Puddletown Surgery DT2 8FY	4.4 mi	–	–	–
Weymouth Bay Medical Practice DT4 7BY	6.8 mi	56%	69%	0%

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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.