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Watling Street Surgery

2 Watling Street, Northwich, CW9 5EX · 01606 42452
Part of Northwich PCN in Cheshire and Merseyside ICB · Cheshire West and Chester. NHS code N81055.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days

48%

England 58% · area 56% · ▲ 4.4 pts on Jun 2026

Routine appointments seen within 14 days

56.2%

England 77% · area 76% · ▲ 4.2 pts on Jun 2026

Urgent appointments seen the same day

89.2%

England 77% · area 82% · ▲ 0.8 pts on Jun 2026

Appointments in the month

1,926

284.1 per 1,000 of 6,780 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 3,620th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 50th of 76 in Cheshire and Merseyside ICB; 1,741st of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 500 routine appointments, of which 48% took place within 7 days of being booked, 10 points below the England figure. Of 1,140 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 89.2% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 500

Same day 17%1 day 11%2 to 7 days 20%8 to 14 days 8%15 to 21 days 15%22 to 28 days 17%Over 28 days 12%

Urgent appointments 1,140

Same day 89%1 day 3%2 to 7 days 4%8 to 14 days 1%15 to 21 days 1%22 to 28 days 1%Over 28 days 0%

All appointments 1,926

Same day 58%1 day 5%2 to 7 days 9%8 to 14 days 4%15 to 21 days 5%22 to 28 days 6%Over 28 days 14%

Appointments with a GP 1,464

Same day 69%1 day 5%2 to 7 days 8%8 to 14 days 3%15 to 21 days 5%22 to 28 days 6%Over 28 days 3%

What the appointments were

Measure	This practice	England
Face to face	75.6%	60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)	76%	44.5%
Same day, all appointment types	58.5%	44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)	3.9%	4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients	284.1	535.2

Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)	Count
General consultation, routine	439
General consultation, acute (urgent)	1,140
Planned clinics	191
Planned clinical procedures	80
Unplanned clinical activity	0
Clinical triage	0
Walk-in	0
Home and care home visits	65

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	43.6%	52%	88.4%	58.4%	1,847	272.6
July 2026	48%	56.2%	89.2%	58.5%	1,926	284.1

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
Danebridge Medical Centre CW9 5HR	0.2 mi	45%	77%	91%
Witton Street Surgery CW9 5QU	0.4 mi	37%	84%	99%
Middlewich Road Surgery CW9 7DB	1 mi	31%	48%	97%
Firdale Medical Centre CW8 4AZ	1.1 mi	49%	63%	99%
Oakwood Medical Centre CW8 4LF	1.5 mi	56%	76%	99%
The Weaverham Surgery CW8 3EU	2.7 mi	64%	91%	94%

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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.