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Shortest wait for a GP appointment in Cheshire West and Chester 2026

39 GP practices in Cheshire West and Chester 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 39 ranked practices in Cheshire West and Chester reported 96,590 appointments, 84.6% of them within two weeks of booking, the practices' shares running from 64.3% to 98.6%. 2 practices are listed without a place.

Shortest wait now: Swanlow Medical Centre 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.

#PracticeWithin two weeksAppointmentsMonth
1Swanlow Medical Centre98.6%3,257August 2026
2Fountains Medical Practice98.1%1,763August 2026
3Northgate Medical Centre96.2%1,853August 2026
4Heath Lane Medical Centre95.2%1,644August 2026
5Boughton Medical Group94.1%2,937August 2026
6Park Medical Centre93.7%1,339August 2026
7The Willaston Surgery92.8%933August 2026
8Oakwood Medical Centre92.4%1,533August 2026
9The Weaver Vale Surgery92.3%2,525August 2026
10York Road Group Practice92.3%1,981August 2026
11Neston Surgery91.9%2,795August 2026
12Westminster Surgery91.6%1,410August 2026
13Witton Street Surgery91.0%3,785August 2026
14Northgate Village Surgery90.8%1,448August 2026
15Willow Wood Surgery89.6%2,358August 2026
16Launceston Close Surgery88.9%1,562August 2026
17Hope Farm Medical Centre88.8%3,867August 2026
18Kelsall Medical Centre88.3%1,337August 2026
19The Handbridge Med.ctr.87.8%1,381August 2026
20Laurel Bank Surgery87.5%4,351August 2026
21Middlewich Road Surgery87.5%2,054August 2026
22Drs Adey and Dancy86.9%2,164August 2026
23Helsby Health Centre86.8%2,505August 2026
24The Elms Medical Centre86.8%1,257August 2026
25Western Ave Medical Ctre85.3%1,430August 2026
26Neston Medical Centre84.6%3,593August 2026
27The Weaverham Surgery84.6%1,652August 2026
28Watling Street Surgery84.1%1,374August 2026
29Danebridge Medical Centre83.3%6,455August 2026
30Firdale Medical Centre83.1%2,990August 2026
31Whitby Health Partnership81.2%4,980August 2026
32Princeway Surgeries78.2%4,814August 2026
33Lache Health Centre77.8%756August 2026
34Old Hall Surgery77.0%1,537August 2026
35Tarporley Health Centre72.1%1,946August 2026
36Upton Village Surgery69.6%1,710August 2026
37City Walls Medical Centre66.8%4,380August 2026
38Garden Lane Medical Ctr.66.2%1,087August 2026
39Great Sutton Medical Centre64.3%5,847August 2026

Without enough data

These GP practices in Cheshire West and Chester have no appointment figures with enough appointments for the month (fewer than 100, or none reported), or serve one group of patients only. We list them openly rather than leave them out, but do not rank them: a share without enough behind it would mislead.

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