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Beacon Primary Care

Sandy Lane Health Centre, Sandy Lane, Skelmersdale, WN8 8LA · 01695 736000
Part of Skelmersdale PCN in Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB · West Lancashire. NHS code P81112.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days

47%

England 58% · area 59% · ▲ 3.5 pts on Jun 2026

Routine appointments seen within 14 days

71.2%

England 77% · area 76% · ▲ 8.9 pts on Jun 2026

Urgent appointments seen the same day

68.2%

England 77% · area 74% · ▲ 34.5 pts on Jun 2026

Appointments in the month

14,594

871.2 per 1,000 of 16,751 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 3,719th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 10th of 14 in Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB; 4,146th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 2,681 routine appointments, of which 47% took place within 7 days of being booked, 11 points below the England figure. Of 598 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 68.2% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 2,681

Same day 9%1 day 6%2 to 7 days 33%8 to 14 days 24%15 to 21 days 10%22 to 28 days 7%Over 28 days 12%

Urgent appointments 598

Same day 68%1 day 13%2 to 7 days 16%8 to 14 days 2%15 to 21 days 0%22 to 28 days 1%Over 28 days 0%

All appointments 14,436

Same day 33%1 day 18%2 to 7 days 23%8 to 14 days 13%15 to 21 days 6%22 to 28 days 3%Over 28 days 4%

158 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Appointments with a GP 5,502

Same day 51%1 day 18%2 to 7 days 15%8 to 14 days 6%15 to 21 days 3%22 to 28 days 2%Over 28 days 5%

What the appointments were

Measure	This practice	England
Face to face	26.6%	60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)	37.9%	44.5%
Same day, all appointment types	33.4%	44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)	2.6%	4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients	871.2	535.2

Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)	Count
General consultation, routine	2,681
General consultation, acute (urgent)	598
Planned clinics	910
Planned clinical procedures	1,602
Unplanned clinical activity	50
Clinical triage	2,152
Walk-in	0
Home and care home visits	352

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	43.5%	62.3%	33.7%	36.3%	14,808	882.4
July 2026	47%	71.2%	68.2%	33.4%	14,594	871.2

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
DR A Bisarya WN8 8LA	0 mi	96%	99%	91%
Ashurst Primary Care WN8 6QS	1.7 mi	57%	64%	66%
Manor Primary Care WN8 6DS	1.7 mi	66%	82%	51%
Excel Primary Care WN8 9BW	2.1 mi	76%	86%	89%
Hall Green Surgery WN8 0AB	2.7 mi	48%	62%	95%
Parbold Surgery WN8 7DN	3.2 mi	40%	75%	89%

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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.