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St Paul's Medical Practice

222 St. Pauls Road, Smethwick, B66 1HB · 0121 5580431
Part of Oldbury & Smethwick PCN in Black Country ICB · Sandwell. NHS code M88040.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days
87.9%
England 58% · area 64% · ▲ 18.9 pts on Jun 2026
Routine appointments seen within 14 days
98.1%
England 77% · area 81% · ▲ 7.6 pts on Jun 2026
Urgent appointments seen the same day
72.7%
England 77% · area 74% · ▲ 4.1 pts on Jun 2026
Appointments in the month
2,155
335.9 per 1,000 of 6,416 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 504th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 18th of 143 in Black Country ICB; 3,782nd of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 214 routine appointments, of which 87.9% took place within 7 days of being booked, 30 points above the England figure. Of 1,242 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 72.7% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 214

Same day 30%1 day 23%2 to 7 days 35%8 to 14 days 10%15 to 21 days 0%22 to 28 days 1%Over 28 days 0%

1 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Urgent appointments 1,242

Same day 73%1 day 8%2 to 7 days 14%8 to 14 days 3%15 to 21 days 1%22 to 28 days 0%Over 28 days 0%

All appointments 2,153

Same day 51%1 day 9%2 to 7 days 25%8 to 14 days 10%15 to 21 days 3%22 to 28 days 2%Over 28 days 1%

2 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Appointments with a GP 1,475

Same day 62%1 day 9%2 to 7 days 22%8 to 14 days 4%15 to 21 days 2%22 to 28 days 0%Over 28 days 0%

What the appointments were

MeasureThis practiceEngland
Face to face61.3%60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)68.5%44.5%
Same day, all appointment types50.8%44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)5%4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients335.9535.2
Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)Count
General consultation, routine138
General consultation, acute (urgent)1,242
Planned clinics519
Planned clinical procedures46
Unplanned clinical activity0
Clinical triage8
Walk-in0
Home and care home visits88

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 202669%90.5%68.6%50.4%2,137331.9
July 202687.9%98.1%72.7%50.8%2,155335.9

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
Lodge Road Surgery
B67 7LU
0.2 mi78%93%84%
Rood End Medical Practice
B68 8JB
0.7 mi94%99%89%
Warley Road Surgery
B68 9SZ
0.7 mi84%94%
Dog Kennel Lane Surgery
B68 9LZ
0.8 mi47%
St Pauls Partners
B70 6JX
0.9 mi17%46%53%
DR Ui Haque N
B70 6JX
0.9 mi73%86%68%

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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.