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Garswood Surgery

Billinge Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 0XD · 01744 621670
Part of St Helens North PCN in Cheshire and Merseyside ICB · St. Helens. NHS code Y00475.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days
70.8%
England 58% · area 63% · ▼ 4 pts on Jun 2026
Routine appointments seen within 14 days
76.7%
England 77% · area 84% · ▼ 6.3 pts on Jun 2026
Urgent appointments seen the same day
67.1%
England 77% · area 79% · ▼ 2.5 pts on Jun 2026
Appointments in the month
4,195
785.6 per 1,000 of 5,340 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 1,694th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 9th of 25 in Cheshire and Merseyside ICB; 4,230th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 252 routine appointments, of which 70.8% took place within 7 days of being booked, 13 points above the England figure. Of 252 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 67.1% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 252

Same day 35%1 day 27%2 to 7 days 9%8 to 14 days 6%15 to 21 days 8%22 to 28 days 8%Over 28 days 7%

1 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Urgent appointments 252

Same day 67%1 day 4%2 to 7 days 21%8 to 14 days 7%15 to 21 days 0%22 to 28 days 0%Over 28 days 0%

All appointments 4,194

Same day 42%1 day 14%2 to 7 days 19%8 to 14 days 8%15 to 21 days 9%22 to 28 days 4%Over 28 days 3%

1 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Appointments with a GP 2,315

Same day 40%1 day 15%2 to 7 days 22%8 to 14 days 6%15 to 21 days 9%22 to 28 days 5%Over 28 days 3%

What the appointments were

MeasureThis practiceEngland
Face to face49.3%60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)55.2%44.5%
Same day, all appointment types41.9%44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)3.7%4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients785.6535.2
Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)Count
General consultation, routine253
General consultation, acute (urgent)252
Planned clinics893
Planned clinical procedures350
Unplanned clinical activity132
Clinical triage549
Walk-in0
Home and care home visits33

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 202674.8%83%69.6%43.2%3,845721.8
July 202670.8%76.7%67.1%41.9%4,195785.6

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
Billinge Medical Practice
WN5 7LY
1.1 mi64%78%60%
P920341.4 mi
P920411.6 mi
P920381.8 mi
P920011.9 mi
Y023781.9 mi

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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.