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Dunster & Porlock Surgeries

West Street, Dunster, Minehead, TA24 6SN · 01643 821244
Part of West Somerset PCN in Somerset ICB · Somerset. NHS code L85065.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days

37.5%

England 58% · area 52% · ▲ 6.8 pts on Jun 2026

Routine appointments seen within 14 days

50.5%

England 77% · area 68% · ▲ 5.2 pts on Jun 2026

Urgent appointments seen the same day

78%

England 77% · area 83% · ▼ 0.3 pts on Jun 2026

Appointments in the month

5,073

595 per 1,000 of 8,526 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 4,569th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 38th of 56 in Somerset ICB; 3,304th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 1,482 routine appointments, of which 37.5% took place within 7 days of being booked, 21 points below the England figure. Of 699 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 78% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 1,482

Same day 10%1 day 6%2 to 7 days 21%8 to 14 days 13%15 to 21 days 24%22 to 28 days 18%Over 28 days 7%

Urgent appointments 699

Same day 78%1 day 11%2 to 7 days 10%8 to 14 days 1%15 to 21 days 1%22 to 28 days 0%Over 28 days 0%

All appointments 5,071

Same day 36%1 day 6%2 to 7 days 14%8 to 14 days 11%15 to 21 days 13%22 to 28 days 9%Over 28 days 10%

2 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Appointments with a GP 1,900

Same day 37%1 day 8%2 to 7 days 15%8 to 14 days 7%15 to 21 days 17%22 to 28 days 13%Over 28 days 2%

What the appointments were

Measure	This practice	England
Face to face	88.5%	60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)	37.5%	44.5%
Same day, all appointment types	35.6%	44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)	2%	4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients	595	535.2

Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)	Count
General consultation, routine	1,482
General consultation, acute (urgent)	699
Planned clinics	193
Planned clinical procedures	1,272
Unplanned clinical activity	0
Clinical triage	72
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	30.7%	45.3%	78.3%	36.4%	4,843	571.3
July 2026	37.5%	50.5%	78%	35.6%	5,073	595

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
Minehead Medical Centre TA24 5DL	2.1 mi	90%	93%	31%
West Somerset Healthcare TA4 4QE	5.7 mi	50%	66%	94%
Exmoor Medical Centre TA22 9EN	10.7 mi	71%	89%	82%
Lister House Partnership TA4 2BF	11.3 mi	49%	72%	95%
Quantock Medical Centre TA5 1NW	12.9 mi	56%	80%	78%
Quantock Vale Surgery TA4 3LH	14.2 mi	21%	27%	44%

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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.