Home › Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB › Family Practice

Family Practice

Barbara Castle Way HC, Simmons Street, Blackburn, BB2 1AX · 01254 617301
Part of Blackburn West PCN in Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB · Blackburn with Darwen. NHS code P81694.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days

38.2%

England 58% · area 68% · ▲ 8.2 pts on Jun 2026

Routine appointments seen within 14 days

46.1%

England 77% · area 79% · ▲ 7.9 pts on Jun 2026

Urgent appointments seen the same day

53.4%

England 77% · area 76% · ▲ 3.2 pts on Jun 2026

Appointments in the month

1,640

313.3 per 1,000 of 5,235 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 4,503rd of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 18th of 19 in Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB; 4,905th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 102 routine appointments, of which 38.2% took place within 7 days of being booked, 20 points below the England figure. Of 1,261 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 53.4% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 102

Same day 6%1 day 8%2 to 7 days 25%8 to 14 days 8%15 to 21 days 22%22 to 28 days 28%Over 28 days 4%

Urgent appointments 1,261

Same day 53%1 day 7%2 to 7 days 23%8 to 14 days 9%15 to 21 days 4%22 to 28 days 3%Over 28 days 2%

All appointments 1,640

Same day 49%1 day 9%2 to 7 days 24%8 to 14 days 8%15 to 21 days 5%22 to 28 days 4%Over 28 days 1%

Appointments with a GP 652

Same day 71%1 day 8%2 to 7 days 11%8 to 14 days 2%15 to 21 days 3%22 to 28 days 4%Over 28 days 0%

What the appointments were

Measure	This practice	England
Face to face	76.3%	60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)	39.8%	44.5%
Same day, all appointment types	48.6%	44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)	7.8%	4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients	313.3	535.2

Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)	Count
General consultation, routine	102
General consultation, acute (urgent)	1,261
Planned clinics	0
Planned clinical procedures	5
Unplanned clinical activity	66
Clinical triage	179
Walk-in	0
Home and care home visits	5

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	30%	38.2%	50.2%	45.2%	1,592	304.7
July 2026	38.2%	46.1%	53.4%	48.6%	1,640	313.3

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
Oakenhurst Medical Practice BB2 1AX	0 mi	79%	86%	90%
Olive Medical Centre BB1 7EP	0.2 mi	50%	79%	50%
Primrose Bank Medical Centre BB1 5ER	0.6 mi	48%	58%	90%
Limefield Surgery BB2 6PL	0.6 mi	88%	92%	95%
Shifa Surgery BB1 6DY	0.7 mi	47%	70%	59%
Redlam Surgery BB2 1UW	0.8 mi	63%	81%	–

More practices near BB2 1AX · All practices in Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB

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.