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Appointments in General Practice
Geography: England Englandas of Aug 2026
Total appointmentsEngland
28,848,524Aug 2026Appts per 1,000 registeredEngland
457EnglandAttended
89.6%of all appointmentsDid not attend (DNA)
4.1%of all appointmentsContact-mode mix
Share of appointments by mode · Aug 2026 · England
- Face-to-face59.9%
- Telephone24.2%
- Online / video12.3%
- Home visit1.2%
- Unknown2.5%
Appointment type
National Category · Share of appointments · Aug 2026 · England
- General Consultation Routine25.6%
- General Consultation Acute19.8%
- Planned Clinics13.8%
- Inconsistent Mapping12%
- Clinical Triage11.9%
- Planned Clinical Procedure10%
- Unmapped1.5%
- Structured Medication Review1%
- Care Related Encounter but does not fit into any other category0.9%
- Unplanned Clinical Activity0.9%
- Home Visit0.7%
- Patient contact during Care Home Round0.6%
- Care Home Visit0.4%
- Social Prescribing Service0.3%
- Service provided by organisation external to the practice0.3%
- Care Home Needs Assessment & Personalised Care and Support Planning0.2%
- Walk-in0.1%
- Non-contractual chargeable work0%
- Group Consultation and Group Education0%
| Category | Appointments | Share |
|---|---|---|
| General Consultation Routine | 7,370,906 | 25.6% |
| General Consultation Acute | 5,717,524 | 19.8% |
| Planned Clinics | 3,970,093 | 13.8% |
| Inconsistent Mapping | 3,452,557 | 12% |
| Clinical Triage | 3,435,087 | 11.9% |
| Planned Clinical Procedure | 2,872,005 | 10% |
| Unmapped | 440,815 | 1.5% |
| Structured Medication Review | 283,283 | 1% |
| Care Related Encounter but does not fit into any other category | 270,487 | 0.9% |
| Unplanned Clinical Activity | 250,597 | 0.9% |
| Home Visit | 215,227 | 0.7% |
| Patient contact during Care Home Round | 168,999 | 0.6% |
| Care Home Visit | 115,232 | 0.4% |
| Social Prescribing Service | 98,789 | 0.3% |
| Service provided by organisation external to the practice | 91,669 | 0.3% |
| Care Home Needs Assessment & Personalised Care and Support Planning | 43,646 | 0.2% |
| Walk-in | 32,919 | 0.1% |
| Non-contractual chargeable work | 11,135 | 0% |
| Group Consultation and Group Education | 7,554 | 0% |
Time to appointment
Booking-to-appointment delay · Aug 2026 · England
- Same Day45%
- 1 Day7.4%
- 2 to 7 Days16.8%
- 8 to 14 Days12.4%
- 15 to 21 Days7.6%
- 22 to 28 Days5.2%
- More than 28 Days5.6%
- Unknown / Data Issue0.1%
| Category | Appointments | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Same Day | 12,991,463 | 45% |
| 1 Day | 2,128,959 | 7.4% |
| 2 to 7 Days | 4,856,861 | 16.8% |
| 8 to 14 Days | 3,575,753 | 12.4% |
| 15 to 21 Days | 2,178,952 | 7.6% |
| 22 to 28 Days | 1,490,541 | 5.2% |
| More than 28 Days | 1,603,703 | 5.6% |
| Unknown / Data Issue | 22,292 | 0.1% |
Appointments per 1,000 registered
Last 13 months · England
Year-on-year
Appts per 1,000 by financial-year month · England
2025/262026/27
Top geographies — ICBs across England
Ranked by appointments per 1,000 registered · Aug 2026
England average: 457
Where this geography sits
This geography is at the 42nd percentile of 36 peers on appts per 1,000.
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All icbs — ICBs across England
Current-period metrics · Aug 2026 · sortable
| NHS CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 341,239 | 603,392 | 565.5 | 90.4% | 3.4% |
| NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 724,384 | 1,288,388 | 562.2 | 92.2% | 2.8% |
| NHS DORSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 451,923 | 822,565 | 549.4 | 92.1% | 2.9% |
| NHS LINCOLNSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 443,929 | 820,255 | 541.2 | 91% | 3.4% |
| NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 1,387,571 | 2,667,860 | 520.1 | 91.6% | 3.5% |
| NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 922,659 | 1,788,882 | 515.8 | 90.3% | 3% |
| NHS GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 359,072 | 697,118 | 515.1 | 92.1% | 2.9% |
| NHS NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 638,408 | 1,262,308 | 505.7 | 90.6% | 3.7% |
| NHS LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 613,123 | 1,221,056 | 502.1 | 90.1% | 3.9% |
| NHS HUMBER AND NORTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 904,258 | 1,802,409 | 501.7 | 92.4% | 2.9% |
| NHS SOUTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 758,238 | 1,512,951 | 501.2 | 90% | 4% |
| NHS HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 414,269 | 830,710 | 498.7 | 89.8% | 3.8% |
| NHS BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, SWINDON AND WILTSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 501,126 | 1,006,705 | 497.8 | 91.7% | 3% |
| NHS BLACK COUNTRY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 689,228 | 1,410,306 | 488.7 | 89.1% | 4.7% |
| NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 1,623,025 | 3,357,070 | 483.5 | 90.3% | 4.1% |
| NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 407,751 | 845,866 | 482.1 | 90.6% | 3.4% |
| NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 733,358 | 1,535,814 | 477.5 | 88.3% | 5.5% |
| NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 1,644,223 | 3,505,002 | 469.1 | 90.9% | 3.3% |
| NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 1,418,875 | 3,024,520 | 469.1 | 89.8% | 3.3% |
| NHS HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 1,137,313 | 2,443,204 | 465.5 | 88.3% | 4.5% |
| NHS DERBY AND DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 512,020 | 1,114,352 | 459.5 | 91.2% | 3.5% |
| NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 272,468 | 603,255 | 451.7 | 89.9% | 4.2% |
| NHS SHROPSHIRE, TELFORD AND WREKIN INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 239,292 | 534,634 | 447.6 | 90.4% | 3.7% |
| NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 1,239,239 | 2,791,192 | 444 | 88.1% | 4.7% |
| NHS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 485,108 | 1,105,986 | 438.6 | 89.6% | 4.1% |
| NHS ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 874,037 | 2,007,948 | 435.3 | 91.4% | 3.2% |
| NHS STAFFORDSHIRE AND STOKE-ON-TRENT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 513,390 | 1,200,931 | 427.5 | 88.1% | 4% |
| NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 728,688 | 1,717,845 | 424.2 | 88.8% | 4.8% |
| NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 1,943,261 | 4,646,555 | 418.2 | 88.9% | 5% |
| NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 835,577 | 2,033,363 | 410.9 | 87.3% | 4.2% |
| NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 445,060 | 1,084,714 | 410.3 | 89.2% | 4.7% |
| NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 990,537 | 2,429,137 | 407.8 | 86.4% | 6.4% |
| NHS THAMES VALLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 923,109 | 2,283,801 | 404.2 | 89.7% | 4.1% |
| NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 1,315,918 | 3,303,451 | 398.3 | 87.2% | 5.7% |
| NHS SOUTH WEST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 673,092 | 1,737,629 | 387.4 | 89% | 5.2% |
| NHS SOUTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 743,756 | 2,078,479 | 357.8 | 86.2% | 5.9% |
| NHS BEDFORDSHIRE, LUTON AND MILTON KEYNES INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| NHS BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE AND BERKSHIRE WEST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| NHS CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| NHS FRIMLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| NHS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| NHS NORFOLK AND WAVENEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| NHS NORTH CENTRAL LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| NHS NORTH WEST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| NHS SURREY HEARTLANDS INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
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About this data
Provenance & method
- Source
- NHS Digital ↗
- Status
- Official statistics in development
- Latest period
- Aug 2026
- History depth
- May 2025 → Aug 2026
- Scale
- 98,245 rows
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- How this is produced
- Harvested from the NHS publication, joined on the ODS organisation tree (practice → PCN → ICB → region), idempotently loaded and auto-refreshed each month.