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Northgate Medical Centre

Fountains Health, Delamere Street, Chester, CH1 4DS · 01244 385553
Part of Chester Central PCN in Cheshire and Merseyside ICB · Cheshire West and Chester. NHS code N81080.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days

67.6%

England 58% · area 56% · ▼ 1.8 pts on Jun 2026

Routine appointments seen within 14 days

96%

England 77% · area 76% · ▼ 0.9 pts on Jun 2026

Urgent appointments seen the same day

56.2%

England 77% · area 82% · ▼ 1.9 pts on Jun 2026

Appointments in the month

3,365

397.5 per 1,000 of 8,465 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 1,936th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 18th of 76 in Cheshire and Merseyside ICB; 4,808th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 991 routine appointments, of which 67.6% took place within 7 days of being booked, 9 points above the England figure. Of 169 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 56.2% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 991

Same day 56%1 day 4%2 to 7 days 8%8 to 14 days 28%15 to 21 days 3%22 to 28 days 1%Over 28 days 0%

Urgent appointments 169

Same day 56%1 day 11%2 to 7 days 22%8 to 14 days 9%15 to 21 days 2%22 to 28 days 0%Over 28 days 0%

All appointments 3,365

Same day 41%1 day 6%2 to 7 days 15%8 to 14 days 19%15 to 21 days 9%22 to 28 days 6%Over 28 days 3%

Appointments with a GP 2,194

Same day 54%1 day 7%2 to 7 days 13%8 to 14 days 19%15 to 21 days 4%22 to 28 days 2%Over 28 days 1%

What the appointments were

Measure	This practice	England
Face to face	64.2%	60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)	65.2%	44.5%
Same day, all appointment types	41.4%	44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)	8.4%	4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients	397.5	535.2

Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)	Count
General consultation, routine	991
General consultation, acute (urgent)	169
Planned clinics	927
Planned clinical procedures	261
Unplanned clinical activity	0
Clinical triage	735
Walk-in	0
Home and care home visits	26

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	69.4%	96.9%	58.1%	41.4%	3,552	415.2
July 2026	67.6%	96%	56.2%	41.4%	3,365	397.5

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
The Elms Medical Centre CH1 4DS	0 mi	62%	93%	67%
Fountains Medical Practice CH1 4DS	0 mi	96%	97%	81%
Northgate Village Surgery CH1 4DS	0 mi	57%	86%	96%
St Werburgh's Medical Practice Homeless CH1 3EQ	0.1 mi	90%	96%	–
Garden Lane Medical Ctr. CH1 4EN	0.1 mi	13%	19%	35%
City Walls Medical Centre CH1 2NR	0.2 mi	35%	54%	84%

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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.