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Farnworth Family Practice

Frederick Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9AH · 01204 463100
Part of Farnworth & Kearsley PCN in Greater Manchester ICB · Bolton. NHS code P82652.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days
38%
England 58% · area 62% · ▼ 8.6 pts on Jun 2026
Routine appointments seen within 14 days
67.9%
England 77% · area 81% · ▼ 5.3 pts on Jun 2026
Urgent appointments seen the same day
77.8%
England 77% · area 84% · ▼ 5.4 pts on Jun 2026
Appointments in the month
2,099
479.2 per 1,000 of 4,380 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 4,518th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 43rd of 47 in Greater Manchester ICB; 3,328th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 913 routine appointments, of which 38% took place within 7 days of being booked, 20 points below the England figure. Of 454 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 77.8% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 913

Same day 9%1 day 5%2 to 7 days 23%8 to 14 days 30%15 to 21 days 21%22 to 28 days 8%Over 28 days 3%

Urgent appointments 454

Same day 78%1 day 6%2 to 7 days 11%8 to 14 days 5%15 to 21 days 0%22 to 28 days 0%Over 28 days 0%

All appointments 2,098

Same day 38%1 day 9%2 to 7 days 18%8 to 14 days 15%15 to 21 days 13%22 to 28 days 5%Over 28 days 2%

1 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Appointments with a GP 964

Same day 45%1 day 9%2 to 7 days 18%8 to 14 days 17%15 to 21 days 9%22 to 28 days 2%Over 28 days 1%

What the appointments were

MeasureThis practiceEngland
Face to face70.7%60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)45.9%44.5%
Same day, all appointment types38%44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)5.6%4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients479.2535.2
Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)Count
General consultation, routine913
General consultation, acute (urgent)454
Planned clinics26
Planned clinical procedures120
Unplanned clinical activity0
Clinical triage368
Walk-in0
Home and care home visits37

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 202646.6%73.2%83.2%41.3%2,135490.6
July 202638%67.9%77.8%38%2,099479.2

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
Fig Tree Medical Practice
BL4 9AH
0 mi87%97%96%
Stonehill Medical Centre
BL4 9QZ
0.2 mi77%95%96%
Kearsley Medical Centre
BL4 8EP
0.6 mi96%98%91%
P876131.2 mi
P870281.5 mi
Beehive Surgery
BL3 2JR
1.6 mi75%86%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.