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The Cottons Medical Centre

The Cottons, Meadow Lane, Raunds, Wellingborough, NN9 6UA · 01933 623327
Part of East Northants PCN in Northamptonshire ICB · North Northamptonshire. NHS code K83030.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days
71.6%
England 58% · area 61% · ▲ 4.6 pts on Jun 2026
Routine appointments seen within 14 days
78.8%
England 77% · area 79% · ▲ 5.3 pts on Jun 2026
Urgent appointments seen the same day
68.3%
England 77% · area 73% · ▲ 14.9 pts on Jun 2026
Appointments in the month
4,365
469.9 per 1,000 of 9,289 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 1,615th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 13th of 58 in Northamptonshire ICB; 4,135th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 1,629 routine appointments, of which 71.6% took place within 7 days of being booked, 13 points above the England figure. Of 104 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 68.3% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 1,629

Same day 57%1 day 5%2 to 7 days 10%8 to 14 days 7%15 to 21 days 7%22 to 28 days 10%Over 28 days 5%

Urgent appointments 104

Same day 68%1 day 2%2 to 7 days 7%8 to 14 days 13%15 to 21 days 6%22 to 28 days 2%Over 28 days 2%

All appointments 4,364

Same day 36%1 day 5%2 to 7 days 14%8 to 14 days 10%15 to 21 days 14%22 to 28 days 11%Over 28 days 10%

1 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Appointments with a GP 1,823

Same day 59%1 day 5%2 to 7 days 11%8 to 14 days 6%15 to 21 days 7%22 to 28 days 8%Over 28 days 4%

What the appointments were

MeasureThis practiceEngland
Face to face91%60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)41.8%44.5%
Same day, all appointment types36%44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)3.7%4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients469.9535.2
Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)Count
General consultation, routine1,629
General consultation, acute (urgent)104
Planned clinics1,110
Planned clinical procedures735
Unplanned clinical activity0
Clinical triage166
Walk-in0
Home and care home visits198

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 202667%73.5%53.4%36.5%4,097440.2
July 202671.6%78.8%68.3%36%4,365469.9

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
Marshalls Road Surgery
NN9 6ET
0.4 mi80%99%
Spinney Brook Medical Centre
NN9 5GA
3.2 mi48%70%80%
Higham Ferrers Surgery
NN10 8ED
3.2 mi76%95%87%
The Meadows Surgery
NN14 4GD
3.7 mi63%72%64%
Nene Valley Surgery
NN14 4QL
3.8 mi77%99%71%
Harborough Field Surgery
NN10 0GP
4.3 mi27%57%92%

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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.