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Limestone Surgery

Cross Street, Dudley, DY1 1RN · 01384 459044
Part of Dudley and Netherton PCN in Black Country ICB · Dudley. NHS code M87025.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days

75.8%

England 58% · area 64% · ▲ 2.3 pts on Jun 2026

Routine appointments seen within 14 days

87.1%

England 77% · area 81% · ▲ 1.9 pts on Jun 2026

Urgent appointments seen the same day

71.1%

England 77% · area 74% · ▲ 0.7 pts on Jun 2026

Appointments in the month

2,731

584.4 per 1,000 of 4,673 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 1,291st of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 53rd of 143 in Black Country ICB; 3,919th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 1,210 routine appointments, of which 75.8% took place within 7 days of being booked, 18 points above the England figure. Of 643 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 71.1% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 1,210

Same day 54%1 day 9%2 to 7 days 12%8 to 14 days 11%15 to 21 days 4%22 to 28 days 2%Over 28 days 8%

Urgent appointments 643

Same day 71%1 day 8%2 to 7 days 12%8 to 14 days 6%15 to 21 days 3%22 to 28 days 0%Over 28 days 0%

All appointments 2,731

Same day 54%1 day 7%2 to 7 days 15%8 to 14 days 11%15 to 21 days 5%22 to 28 days 2%Over 28 days 6%

Appointments with a GP 1,326

Same day 60%1 day 8%2 to 7 days 11%8 to 14 days 10%15 to 21 days 4%22 to 28 days 1%Over 28 days 7%

What the appointments were

Measure	This practice	England
Face to face	56.7%	60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)	48.6%	44.5%
Same day, all appointment types	53.8%	44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)	4.9%	4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients	584.4	535.2

Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)	Count
General consultation, routine	1,210
General consultation, acute (urgent)	643
Planned clinics	103
Planned clinical procedures	221
Unplanned clinical activity	0
Clinical triage	4
Walk-in	0
Home and care home visits	23

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	73.5%	85.2%	70.4%	52.8%	2,973	639.8
July 2026	75.8%	87.1%	71.1%	53.8%	2,731	584.4

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
Steppingstones Medical Practice DY1 1RT	0.1 mi	68%	87%	91%
Eve Hill Medical Practice DY1 2QD	0.4 mi	77%	87%	90%
St James Medical Practice1 DY1 2BY	0.4 mi	96%	100%	74%
St James Medical Practice2 DY1 2BY	0.4 mi	67%	92%	45%
Central Clinic DY2 7BX	0.6 mi	57%	85%	71%
Bean Medical Practice DY2 8TH	0.6 mi	92%	97%	48%

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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.