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Birchills Health Centre

23-37 Old Birchills, Walsall, WS2 8QH · 01922 614896
Part of Walsall North PCN in Black Country ICB · Walsall. NHS code M91629.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days

80%

England 58% · area 64% · ▼ 4.8 pts on Jun 2026

Routine appointments seen within 14 days

94.6%

England 77% · area 81% · ▼ 1.8 pts on Jun 2026

Urgent appointments seen the same day

100%

England 77% · area 74% · small numbers

Appointments in the month

3,493

495 per 1,000 of 7,056 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 987th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 40th of 143 in Black Country ICB. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 1,636 routine appointments, of which 80% took place within 7 days of being booked, 22 points above the England figure. Of 1 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 100% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 1,636

Same day 38%1 day 9%2 to 7 days 34%8 to 14 days 15%15 to 21 days 3%22 to 28 days 1%Over 28 days 1%

Urgent appointments 1

Same day 100%1 day 0%2 to 7 days 0%8 to 14 days 0%15 to 21 days 0%22 to 28 days 0%Over 28 days 0%

All appointments 3,489

Same day 30%1 day 9%2 to 7 days 34%8 to 14 days 17%15 to 21 days 6%22 to 28 days 2%Over 28 days 2%

4 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Appointments with a GP 1,784

Same day 37%1 day 13%2 to 7 days 31%8 to 14 days 11%15 to 21 days 4%22 to 28 days 2%Over 28 days 2%

What the appointments were

Measure	This practice	England
Face to face	64.8%	60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)	51.1%	44.5%
Same day, all appointment types	30%	44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)	7.9%	4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients	495	535.2

Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)	Count
General consultation, routine	1,636
General consultation, acute (urgent)	1
Planned clinics	456
Planned clinical procedures	455
Unplanned clinical activity	86
Clinical triage	163
Walk-in	0
Home and care home visits	22

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	84.8%	96.4%	–	35%	3,306	468.9
July 2026	80%	94.6%	100%	30%	3,493	495

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
Forrester Street Medical Centre WS2 9PL	0.4 mi	49%	86%	78%
St Peter's Surgery WS2 8DA	0.5 mi	58%	66%	88%
Saddlers Health Centre WS1 1AF	0.7 mi	34%	42%	39%
Umbrella Medical WS1 1AF	0.7 mi	41%	53%	90%
Beechdale Centre WS2 7HS	0.8 mi	77%	90%	74%
Brace Street HC- Kumar WS1 3PS	1.1 mi	97%	98%	58%

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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.