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Bolton Community Practice

Waters Meeting Health Centre, Waters Meeting Road, Bolton, BL1 8TT · 01204 463444
Part of Horwich Network PCN in Greater Manchester ICB · Bolton. NHS code Y03079.

July 2026 at a glance

Routine appointments seen within 7 days
32.1%
England 58% · area 62% · ▲ 0.4 pts on Jun 2026
Routine appointments seen within 14 days
49.9%
England 77% · area 81% · ▼ 4.4 pts on Jun 2026
Urgent appointments seen the same day
50.3%
England 77% · area 84% · ▼ 0.2 pts on Jun 2026
Appointments in the month
7,822
488.5 per 1,000 of 16,013 registered patients (England 535.2)

Ranked 4,948th of 5,703 practices in England for routine appointments within 7 days; 44th of 47 in Greater Manchester ICB; 5,013th of 5,616 for urgent appointments seen the same day. 1st is fastest.

In July 2026 the practice recorded 1,431 routine appointments, of which 32.1% took place within 7 days of being booked, 26 points below the England figure. Of 518 appointments the practice classed as clinically urgent, 50.3% were dealt with on the day they were booked (England 77%).

How long between booking and the appointment

Routine appointments 1,431

Same day 15%1 day 4%2 to 7 days 13%8 to 14 days 18%15 to 21 days 23%22 to 28 days 19%Over 28 days 8%

7 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Urgent appointments 518

Same day 50%1 day 15%2 to 7 days 32%8 to 14 days 1%15 to 21 days 1%22 to 28 days 0%Over 28 days 0%

1 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

All appointments 7,813

Same day 24%1 day 18%2 to 7 days 26%8 to 14 days 10%15 to 21 days 10%22 to 28 days 8%Over 28 days 4%

9 appointments had an unknown booking gap and are excluded.

Appointments with a GP 3,461

Same day 38%1 day 10%2 to 7 days 23%8 to 14 days 10%15 to 21 days 8%22 to 28 days 8%Over 28 days 3%

What the appointments were

MeasureThis practiceEngland
Face to face61.9%60.1%
With a GP (rather than a nurse or other staff)44.2%44.5%
Same day, all appointment types24.1%44.7%
Missed by the patient (did not attend)8.7%4.3%
Appointments per 1,000 registered patients488.5535.2
Appointment type (as recorded by the practice)Count
General consultation, routine1,350
General consultation, acute (urgent)519
Planned clinics2,582
Planned clinical procedures644
Unplanned clinical activity0
Clinical triage663
Walk-in0
Home and care home visits221

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 202631.7%54.3%50.5%22.3%8,020500
July 202632.1%49.9%50.3%24.1%7,822488.5

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
DR Sidda's Surgery, Waters Meeting HC
BL1 8TT
0 mi78%94%83%
Burnside Surgery
BL1 8TT
0 mi57%74%81%
Halliwell Surgery 2
BL1 3RG
0.2 mi53%86%93%
Halliwell Surgery 3
BL1 3RG
0.2 mi45%56%87%
DR Rizwan and DR Awan
BL1 3RG
0.2 mi44%71%88%
Crompton View Surgery
BL1 8UP
0.7 mi41%64%95%

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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.