Waiting times per practice
Shortest wait for a GP appointment in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2026
32 GP practices in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole ranked by how soon appointments take place: the share of appointments within two weeks of booking, from NHS England’s Appointments in General Practice (latest month: August 2026).
In August 2026, the 32 ranked practices in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole reported 156,282 appointments, 84.1% of them within two weeks of booking, the practices' shares running from 65.5% to 98.6%.
Shortest wait now: The Harvey Practice with 98.6% within two weeks.
Ranking: share within two weeks, highest first
The practices with the highest share of appointments within two weeks of booking come first. Only practices with at least 100 appointments in the month are ranked; a high share on a handful says nothing. On an equal share the larger number of appointments comes first, and when both are exactly equal the practices share a place. The number of appointments and the month are on every row.
| # | Practice | Within two weeks | Appointments | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Harvey Practice | 98.6% | 2,730 | August 2026 |
| 2 | The Panton Practice | 96.8% | 3,798 | August 2026 |
| 3 | Moordown Medical Centre | 94.8% | 3,910 | August 2026 |
| 4 | James Fisher Medical Centre | 93.0% | 5,524 | August 2026 |
| 5 | Southbourne Practice | 92.3% | 3,104 | August 2026 |
| 6 | The Rosemary Health Ctr | 92.2% | 5,366 | August 2026 |
| 7 | Kinson Road Medical Centre | 91.6% | 2,422 | August 2026 |
| 8 | Shore Medical | 90.9% | 22,386 | August 2026 |
| 9 | Denmark Road Medical Centre | 89.1% | 4,210 | August 2026 |
| 10 | The Newman Practice (Dr Newmans Surgery) | 88.6% | 2,440 | August 2026 |
| 11 | Shelley Manor Holdenhurst Medical Centre | 87.8% | 4,325 | August 2026 |
| 12 | Evergreen Oak Surgery | 86.6% | 1,272 | August 2026 |
| 13 | Poole Town Surgery | 86.4% | 1,949 | August 2026 |
| 14 | The Birchwood Practice | 84.6% | 2,040 | August 2026 |
| 15 | Stour Surgery | 84.5% | 6,310 | August 2026 |
| 16 | The Banks & Bearwood Medical Centre | 83.8% | 3,592 | August 2026 |
| 17 | The Adam Practice | 83.2% | 16,286 | August 2026 |
| 18 | Village Surgery | 82.3% | 1,971 | August 2026 |
| 19 | St Albans Medical Centre | 82.1% | 2,290 | August 2026 |
| 20 | Farmhouse Surgery | 82.1% | 2,287 | August 2026 |
| 21 | Westbourne Medical Centre | 82.0% | 7,712 | August 2026 |
| 22 | Talbot Medical Centre | 81.6% | 7,690 | August 2026 |
| 23 | Crescent Providence Surgery | 81.4% | 4,559 | August 2026 |
| 24 | Littledown Surgery | 81.4% | 1,919 | August 2026 |
| 25 | Highcliffe Medical Centre | 81.0% | 7,159 | August 2026 |
| 26 | The Marine & Oakridge Partnership | 78.2% | 3,831 | August 2026 |
| 27 | Grove Surgery | 77.0% | 2,696 | August 2026 |
| 28 | Woodlea House Surgery | 73.5% | 2,143 | August 2026 |
| 29 | Christchurch Medical Practice | 73.2% | 4,891 | August 2026 |
| 30 | Beaufort Road Surgery | 73.2% | 3,177 | August 2026 |
| 31 | Canford Heath Group Pract | 65.6% | 2,466 | August 2026 |
| 32 | The Hadleigh Practice | 65.5% | 9,827 | August 2026 |
How we count, source and method
The figures are NHS England’s Appointments in General Practice: for each practice and month, the appointments that took place, and how long after booking, in the categories of NHS England’s measure ACC-08. Each practice is shown with its latest month.
- The ranking needs enough appointments. Only practices with at least 100 appointments in the month are ranked, the same threshold as when appointments count towards the Practice Grade.
- The data are official statistics in development. They come from practices’ booking systems, practices record differently, and the time from booking is not the whole wait.
Source: NHS England, Appointments in General Practice (up to August 2026). Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence. Appointments in General Practice