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The Vale Medical Practice
Wootton Vale Hlth Liv Ctr, Fields Road, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9JJ · 01234 762500
Part of Caritas Medical PCN in Central East ICB · Bedford. NHS code Y00560.
July 2026 at a glance
Ranked 1,480th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 14th of 75 in Central East ICB; 1,060th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.
In July 2026 the practice recorded 139 routine appointments, of which 73.4% took place within 7 days of being booked, 15 points above the England figure. Of 6,792 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 93.1% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).
How long between booking and the appointment
Routine appointments 139
Urgent appointments 6,792
All appointments 19,248
7 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.
Appointments with a GP 3,823
What the appointments were
| Measure | This practice | England |
|---|---|---|
| Face to face | 29.5% | 60.1% |
| With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff) | 19.9% | 44.5% |
| Same day, all appointment types | 66.7% | 44.7% |
| Missed by the patient (did not attend) | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Appointments per 1,000 registered patients | 1,015.4 | 535.2 |
| Appointment type (as recorded by the practice) | Count |
|---|---|
| General consultation, routine | 130 |
| General consultation, acute (urgent) | 6,792 |
| Planned clinics | 4,200 |
| Planned clinical procedures | 515 |
| Unplanned clinical activity | 0 |
| Clinical triage | 7,189 |
| Walk-in | 0 |
| Home and care home visits | 47 |
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 | 62.9% | 96.6% | 92.7% | 65.1% | 17,963 | 957.9 |
| July 2026 | 73.4% | 91.4% | 93.1% | 66.7% | 19,255 | 1,015.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Street Surgery MK42 8QD | 2.2 mi | 88% | 100% | 83% |
| Marston Forest Healthcare MK43 0LA | 2.2 mi | 88% | 94% | 94% |
| Queens Park Health Centre MK40 4HR | 3.1 mi | 18% | 99% | 53% |
| Ashburnham Road Surgery MK40 1DS | 3.6 mi | 100% | 100% | 28% |
| London Road Health Centre MK42 0NT | 3.7 mi | 45% | 86% | 38% |
| Linden Road Surgery MK40 2DQ | 4 mi | 78% | 92% | 97% |
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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.