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Grove Surgery

Fairmile Road, Fairmile, Christchurch, BH23 2FQ · 01202 481192
Part of South Coastal Medical Group PCN in Dorset ICB · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. NHS code J81646.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days

50.3%

England 58% · area 39% · ▲ 9.7 pts on Jun 2026

Routine appointments seen within 14 days

72.1%

England 77% · area 59% · ▲ 1 pts on Jun 2026

Urgent appointments seen the same day

93.4%

England 77% · area 71% · ▲ 1.8 pts on Jun 2026

Appointments in the month

5,087

754.5 per 1,000 of 6,742 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 3,436th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 15th of 66 in Dorset ICB; 983rd of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 2,017 routine appointments, of which 50.3% took place within 7 days of being booked, 8 points below the England figure. Of 712 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 93.4% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 2,017

Same day 6%1 day 5%2 to 7 days 39%8 to 14 days 22%15 to 21 days 8%22 to 28 days 9%Over 28 days 11%

1 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Urgent appointments 712

Same day 93%1 day 2%2 to 7 days 4%8 to 14 days 0%15 to 21 days 0%22 to 28 days 0%Over 28 days 0%

All appointments 5,086

Same day 37%1 day 6%2 to 7 days 23%8 to 14 days 13%15 to 21 days 10%22 to 28 days 5%Over 28 days 6%

1 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Appointments with a GP 1,492

Same day 25%1 day 5%2 to 7 days 41%8 to 14 days 21%15 to 21 days 3%22 to 28 days 2%Over 28 days 2%

What the appointments were

Measure	This practice	England
Face to face	49%	60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)	29.3%	44.5%
Same day, all appointment types	37%	44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)	2.8%	4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients	754.5	535.2

Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)	Count
General consultation, routine	2,018
General consultation, acute (urgent)	712
Planned clinics	106
Planned clinical procedures	510
Unplanned clinical activity	0
Clinical triage	595
Walk-in	0
Home and care home visits	64

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	40.6%	71.1%	91.6%	34%	5,408	803.8
July 2026	50.3%	72.1%	93.4%	37%	5,087	754.5

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
Stour Surgery BH23 1PA	0.7 mi	58%	82%	84%
Farmhouse Surgery BH23 3AF	1.5 mi	32%	42%	71%
Christchurch Medical Practice BH23 3AF	1.5 mi	23%	35%	38%
Southbourne Practice BH6 5BF	1.6 mi	15%	20%	12%
Beaufort Road Surgery BH6 5AJ	1.6 mi	24%	30%	87%
The Marine & Oakridge Partnership BH6 3DB	1.7 mi	31%	71%	94%

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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.