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Shifa Surgery

Bangor Street, Blackburn, BB1 6DY · 01254 617440
Part of Blackburn North PCN in Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB · Blackburn with Darwen. NHS code P81622.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days

46.9%

England 58% · area 68% · ▼ 1.3 pts on Jun 2026

Routine appointments seen within 14 days

70%

England 77% · area 79% · ▲ 5.7 pts on Jun 2026

Urgent appointments seen the same day

58.5%

England 77% · area 76% · ▼ 2 pts on Jun 2026

Appointments in the month

4,687

407.2 per 1,000 of 11,510 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 3,730th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 17th of 19 in Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB; 4,703rd of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 1,124 routine appointments, of which 46.9% took place within 7 days of being booked, 11 points below the England figure. Of 1,486 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 58.5% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 1,124

Same day 16%1 day 6%2 to 7 days 25%8 to 14 days 23%15 to 21 days 23%22 to 28 days 5%Over 28 days 2%

Urgent appointments 1,486

Same day 59%1 day 7%2 to 7 days 12%8 to 14 days 12%15 to 21 days 5%22 to 28 days 2%Over 28 days 2%

All appointments 4,686

Same day 33%1 day 6%2 to 7 days 16%8 to 14 days 16%15 to 21 days 16%22 to 28 days 8%Over 28 days 5%

1 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Appointments with a GP 1,525

Same day 43%1 day 9%2 to 7 days 19%8 to 14 days 13%15 to 21 days 11%22 to 28 days 3%Over 28 days 3%

What the appointments were

Measure	This practice	England
Face to face	80.5%	60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)	32.5%	44.5%
Same day, all appointment types	32.7%	44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)	10.2%	4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients	407.2	535.2

Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)	Count
General consultation, routine	1,124
General consultation, acute (urgent)	1,486
Planned clinics	587
Planned clinical procedures	936
Unplanned clinical activity	0
Clinical triage	20
Walk-in	0
Home and care home visits	62

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	48.2%	64.3%	60.5%	35.5%	4,868	423.5
July 2026	46.9%	70%	58.5%	32.7%	4,687	407.2

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
Primrose Bank Medical Centre BB1 5ER	0.3 mi	48%	58%	90%
Little Harwood Health Centre BB1 6PH	0.4 mi	78%	87%	75%
Olive Medical Centre BB1 7EP	0.5 mi	50%	79%	50%
Blakewater Healthcare BB1 9SR	0.6 mi	91%	94%	44%
Family Practice BB2 1AX	0.7 mi	38%	46%	53%
Oakenhurst Medical Practice BB2 1AX	0.7 mi	79%	86%	90%

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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.