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Firdale Medical Centre

Firdale Road, Northwich, CW8 4AZ · 01606 544300
Part of Northwich PCN in Cheshire and Merseyside ICB · Cheshire West and Chester. NHS code N81025.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days

48.9%

England 58% · area 56% · ▲ 6.9 pts on Jun 2026

Routine appointments seen within 14 days

62.5%

England 77% · area 76% · ▲ 8.4 pts on Jun 2026

Urgent appointments seen the same day

98.5%

England 77% · area 82% · ▼ 0.3 pts on Jun 2026

Appointments in the month

6,288

540.2 per 1,000 of 11,640 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 3,552nd of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 48th of 76 in Cheshire and Merseyside ICB; 146th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 1,670 routine appointments, of which 48.9% took place within 7 days of being booked, 9 points below the England figure. Of 1,787 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 98.5% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 1,670

Same day 23%1 day 9%2 to 7 days 17%8 to 14 days 14%15 to 21 days 15%22 to 28 days 10%Over 28 days 13%

Urgent appointments 1,787

Same day 98%1 day 1%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 6,284

Same day 66%1 day 4%2 to 7 days 9%8 to 14 days 7%15 to 21 days 6%22 to 28 days 3%Over 28 days 4%

4 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Appointments with a GP 2,931

Same day 78%1 day 5%2 to 7 days 6%8 to 14 days 3%15 to 21 days 2%22 to 28 days 2%Over 28 days 4%

What the appointments were

Measure	This practice	England
Face to face	37.8%	60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)	46.7%	44.5%
Same day, all appointment types	66.2%	44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)	3.5%	4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients	540.2	535.2

Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)	Count
General consultation, routine	1,607
General consultation, acute (urgent)	1,787
Planned clinics	521
Planned clinical procedures	44
Unplanned clinical activity	0
Clinical triage	141
Walk-in	0
Home and care home visits	86

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	42%	54.1%	98.8%	64.4%	6,057	521.1
July 2026	48.9%	62.5%	98.5%	66.2%	6,288	540.2

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
Watling Street Surgery CW9 5EX	1.1 mi	48%	56%	89%
Danebridge Medical Centre CW9 5HR	1.1 mi	45%	77%	91%
Oakwood Medical Centre CW8 4LF	1.2 mi	56%	76%	99%
Witton Street Surgery CW9 5QU	1.5 mi	37%	84%	99%
The Weaverham Surgery CW8 3EU	1.7 mi	64%	91%	94%
Middlewich Road Surgery CW9 7DB	2 mi	31%	48%	97%

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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.