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Handforth Health Centre

The Green, Wilmslow Road, Handforth, Wilmslow, SK9 3HL · 01625 529421
Part of Chaw (Chelford, Handforth, Alderley Edge, Wilmslow) PCN in Cheshire and Merseyside ICB · Cheshire East. NHS code N81070.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days

44.9%

England 58% · area 56% · ▲ 8.3 pts on Jun 2026

Routine appointments seen within 14 days

66.9%

England 77% · area 76% · ▲ 12.4 pts on Jun 2026

Urgent appointments seen the same day

95.9%

England 77% · area 82% · ▲ 0.7 pts on Jun 2026

Appointments in the month

5,978

577.2 per 1,000 of 10,357 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 3,925th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 56th of 76 in Cheshire and Merseyside ICB; 538th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 1,618 routine appointments, of which 44.9% took place within 7 days of being booked, 13 points below the England figure. Of 1,477 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 95.9% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 1,618

Same day 22%1 day 6%2 to 7 days 17%8 to 14 days 22%15 to 21 days 14%22 to 28 days 12%Over 28 days 7%

Urgent appointments 1,477

Same day 96%1 day 1%2 to 7 days 1%8 to 14 days 1%15 to 21 days 1%22 to 28 days 0%Over 28 days 0%

All appointments 5,977

Same day 42%1 day 5%2 to 7 days 13%8 to 14 days 13%15 to 21 days 10%22 to 28 days 8%Over 28 days 10%

1 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Appointments with a GP 3,061

Same day 67%1 day 3%2 to 7 days 8%8 to 14 days 6%15 to 21 days 7%22 to 28 days 6%Over 28 days 3%

What the appointments were

Measure	This practice	England
Face to face	59%	60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)	51.2%	44.5%
Same day, all appointment types	41.9%	44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)	4.8%	4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients	577.2	535.2

Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)	Count
General consultation, routine	1,375
General consultation, acute (urgent)	1,477
Planned clinics	412
Planned clinical procedures	1,668
Unplanned clinical activity	0
Clinical triage	0
Walk-in	0
Home and care home visits	383

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	36.6%	54.5%	95.2%	43.7%	5,648	545.7
July 2026	44.9%	66.9%	95.9%	41.9%	5,978	577.2

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
P88025	1.6 mi	–	–	–
P88007	1.6 mi	–	–	–
P88042	1.7 mi	–	–	–
P88023	1.7 mi	–	–	–
Kenmore Medical Centre SK9 1PA	1.9 mi	39%	53%	98%
Wilmslow Health Centre SK9 5HX	1.9 mi	48%	73%	92%

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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.