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Northam Surgery

Bay View Road, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1AZ · 01237 474994
Part of Torridge PCN in Devon ICB · Torridge. NHS code L83050.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days

80.4%

England 58% · area 48% · ▼ 10.2 pts on Jun 2026

Routine appointments seen within 14 days

86.9%

England 77% · area 70% · ▼ 7.9 pts on Jun 2026

Urgent appointments seen the same day

93.2%

England 77% · area 82% · ▲ 1.2 pts on Jun 2026

Appointments in the month

6,257

471.4 per 1,000 of 13,272 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 950th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 6th of 111 in Devon ICB; 1,027th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 567 routine appointments, of which 80.4% took place within 7 days of being booked, 22 points above the England figure. Of 1,365 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 93.2% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 567

Same day 63%1 day 5%2 to 7 days 13%8 to 14 days 7%15 to 21 days 8%22 to 28 days 3%Over 28 days 1%

Urgent appointments 1,365

Same day 93%1 day 3%2 to 7 days 3%8 to 14 days 1%15 to 21 days 0%22 to 28 days 0%Over 28 days 0%

All appointments 6,257

Same day 30%1 day 4%2 to 7 days 14%8 to 14 days 17%15 to 21 days 11%22 to 28 days 16%Over 28 days 8%

Appointments with a GP 3,973

Same day 42%1 day 4%2 to 7 days 9%8 to 14 days 15%15 to 21 days 9%22 to 28 days 12%Over 28 days 8%

What the appointments were

Measure	This practice	England
Face to face	72%	60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)	63.5%	44.5%
Same day, all appointment types	30%	44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)	3.7%	4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients	471.4	535.2

Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)	Count
General consultation, routine	567
General consultation, acute (urgent)	1,365
Planned clinics	3,835
Planned clinical procedures	339
Unplanned clinical activity	0
Clinical triage	0
Walk-in	0
Home and care home visits	0

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	90.6%	94.8%	92%	32.4%	5,644	425.7
July 2026	80.4%	86.9%	93.2%	30%	6,257	471.4

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
Bideford Medical Centre EX39 3AF	1.4 mi	59%	97%	86%
Wooda Surgery EX39 4AU	1.6 mi	29%	55%	85%
Fremington Medical Centre EX31 2PG	4.6 mi	20%	32%	87%
Caen Medical Centre EX33 1LR	5.3 mi	63%	71%	99%
Torrington Health Centre EX38 8EL	6.8 mi	–	–	90%
Castle Gardens Surgery EX38 8EU	6.8 mi	6%	7%	84%

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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.