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Garden Lane Medical Ctr.

19 Garden Lane, Garden Lane, Chester, CH1 4EN · 01244 346677
Part of Chester Central PCN in Cheshire and Merseyside ICB · Cheshire West and Chester. NHS code N81081.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days

12.6%

England 58% · area 56% · ▼ 14.1 pts on Jun 2026

Routine appointments seen within 14 days

19.3%

England 77% · area 76% · ▼ 18.3 pts on Jun 2026

Urgent appointments seen the same day

34.9%

England 77% · area 82% · ▼ 0.6 pts on Jun 2026

Appointments in the month

3,683

385 per 1,000 of 9,566 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 5,678th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 76th of 76 in Cheshire and Merseyside ICB; 5,384th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 238 routine appointments, of which 12.6% took place within 7 days of being booked, 45 points below the England figure. Of 212 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 34.9% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 238

Same day 3%1 day 1%2 to 7 days 8%8 to 14 days 7%15 to 21 days 14%22 to 28 days 50%Over 28 days 17%

Urgent appointments 212

Same day 35%1 day 4%2 to 7 days 36%8 to 14 days 17%15 to 21 days 6%22 to 28 days 2%Over 28 days 1%

All appointments 3,683

Same day 26%1 day 5%2 to 7 days 18%8 to 14 days 16%15 to 21 days 10%22 to 28 days 19%Over 28 days 7%

Appointments with a GP 1,406

Same day 49%1 day 5%2 to 7 days 13%8 to 14 days 13%15 to 21 days 6%22 to 28 days 13%Over 28 days 1%

What the appointments were

Measure	This practice	England
Face to face	77.8%	60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)	38.2%	44.5%
Same day, all appointment types	25.6%	44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)	5.5%	4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients	385	535.2

Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)	Count
General consultation, routine	238
General consultation, acute (urgent)	212
Planned clinics	1,661
Planned clinical procedures	651
Unplanned clinical activity	24
Clinical triage	568
Walk-in	0
Home and care home visits	82

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	26.7%	37.6%	35.5%	26.5%	3,711	385.2
July 2026	12.6%	19.3%	34.9%	25.6%	3,683	385

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	0.1 mi	62%	93%	67%
Northgate Medical Centre CH1 4DS	0.1 mi	68%	96%	56%
Fountains Medical Practice CH1 4DS	0.1 mi	96%	97%	81%
Northgate Village Surgery CH1 4DS	0.1 mi	57%	86%	96%
St Werburgh's Medical Practice Homeless CH1 3EQ	0.2 mi	90%	96%	–
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.