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Four Acre Health Centre

Burnage Avenue, Clock Face, St. Helens, WA9 4QB · 01744 819884
Part of St Helens South PCN in Cheshire and Merseyside ICB · St. Helens. NHS code N83021.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days
74%
England 58% · area 63% · ▼ 6.1 pts on Jun 2026
Routine appointments seen within 14 days
86.8%
England 77% · area 84% · ▼ 10 pts on Jun 2026
Urgent appointments seen the same day
87.7%
England 77% · area 79% · ▼ 1.7 pts on Jun 2026
Appointments in the month
4,333
544.8 per 1,000 of 7,954 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 1,438th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 7th of 25 in Cheshire and Merseyside ICB; 1,980th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 1,540 routine appointments, of which 74% took place within 7 days of being booked, 16 points above the England figure. Of 537 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 87.7% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 1,540

Same day 39%1 day 8%2 to 7 days 27%8 to 14 days 13%15 to 21 days 11%22 to 28 days 2%Over 28 days 0%

Urgent appointments 537

Same day 88%1 day 1%2 to 7 days 4%8 to 14 days 5%15 to 21 days 1%22 to 28 days 0%Over 28 days 0%

All appointments 4,333

Same day 69%1 day 3%2 to 7 days 13%8 to 14 days 8%15 to 21 days 6%22 to 28 days 1%Over 28 days 0%

Appointments with a GP 971

Same day 69%1 day 4%2 to 7 days 7%8 to 14 days 10%15 to 21 days 10%22 to 28 days 1%Over 28 days 0%

What the appointments were

MeasureThis practiceEngland
Face to face53.9%60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)22.4%44.5%
Same day, all appointment types68.5%44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)4.4%4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients544.8535.2
Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)Count
General consultation, routine1,435
General consultation, acute (urgent)537
Planned clinics151
Planned clinical procedures28
Unplanned clinical activity0
Clinical triage266
Walk-in63
Home and care home visits166

Appointments recorded under other categories, or not mapped to a category, are not listed here but are included in the totals.

Month by month

MonthRoutine within 7 daysRoutine within 14 daysUrgent same daySame day, allAppointmentsPer 1,000 patients
June 202680.1%96.8%89.4%67.6%4,274537.5
July 202674%86.8%87.7%68.5%4,333544.8

The urgent and routine measures were first published for June 2026. Earlier months will appear as they are added.

Practices nearby

PracticeDistanceRoutine 7 daysRoutine 14 daysUrgent same day
Rainbow Medical Centre
WA9 3PN
1.4 mi59%80%60%
Marshalls Cross Medical Centre
WA9 3DA
1.4 mi34%61%69%
Rainhill Village Surgery
L35 4LP
1.7 mi75%85%92%
The Bowery Medical Centre
WA9 5PR
1.9 mi87%96%88%
Longton Medical Centre
L35 4LL
1.9 mi65%92%92%
Berrymead Family Med.ctr.
WA9 3RP
2 mi61%74%65%

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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.