Waiting times per practice
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.
| # | Practice | Within two weeks | Appointments | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swanlow Medical Centre | 98.6% | 3,257 | August 2026 |
| 2 | Fountains Medical Practice | 98.1% | 1,763 | August 2026 |
| 3 | Northgate Medical Centre | 96.2% | 1,853 | August 2026 |
| 4 | Heath Lane Medical Centre | 95.2% | 1,644 | August 2026 |
| 5 | Boughton Medical Group | 94.1% | 2,937 | August 2026 |
| 6 | Park Medical Centre | 93.7% | 1,339 | August 2026 |
| 7 | The Willaston Surgery | 92.8% | 933 | August 2026 |
| 8 | Oakwood Medical Centre | 92.4% | 1,533 | August 2026 |
| 9 | The Weaver Vale Surgery | 92.3% | 2,525 | August 2026 |
| 10 | York Road Group Practice | 92.3% | 1,981 | August 2026 |
| 11 | Neston Surgery | 91.9% | 2,795 | August 2026 |
| 12 | Westminster Surgery | 91.6% | 1,410 | August 2026 |
| 13 | Witton Street Surgery | 91.0% | 3,785 | August 2026 |
| 14 | Northgate Village Surgery | 90.8% | 1,448 | August 2026 |
| 15 | Willow Wood Surgery | 89.6% | 2,358 | August 2026 |
| 16 | Launceston Close Surgery | 88.9% | 1,562 | August 2026 |
| 17 | Hope Farm Medical Centre | 88.8% | 3,867 | August 2026 |
| 18 | Kelsall Medical Centre | 88.3% | 1,337 | August 2026 |
| 19 | The Handbridge Med.ctr. | 87.8% | 1,381 | August 2026 |
| 20 | Laurel Bank Surgery | 87.5% | 4,351 | August 2026 |
| 21 | Middlewich Road Surgery | 87.5% | 2,054 | August 2026 |
| 22 | Drs Adey and Dancy | 86.9% | 2,164 | August 2026 |
| 23 | Helsby Health Centre | 86.8% | 2,505 | August 2026 |
| 24 | The Elms Medical Centre | 86.8% | 1,257 | August 2026 |
| 25 | Western Ave Medical Ctre | 85.3% | 1,430 | August 2026 |
| 26 | Neston Medical Centre | 84.6% | 3,593 | August 2026 |
| 27 | The Weaverham Surgery | 84.6% | 1,652 | August 2026 |
| 28 | Watling Street Surgery | 84.1% | 1,374 | August 2026 |
| 29 | Danebridge Medical Centre | 83.3% | 6,455 | August 2026 |
| 30 | Firdale Medical Centre | 83.1% | 2,990 | August 2026 |
| 31 | Whitby Health Partnership | 81.2% | 4,980 | August 2026 |
| 32 | Princeway Surgeries | 78.2% | 4,814 | August 2026 |
| 33 | Lache Health Centre | 77.8% | 756 | August 2026 |
| 34 | Old Hall Surgery | 77.0% | 1,537 | August 2026 |
| 35 | Tarporley Health Centre | 72.1% | 1,946 | August 2026 |
| 36 | Upton Village Surgery | 69.6% | 1,710 | August 2026 |
| 37 | City Walls Medical Centre | 66.8% | 4,380 | August 2026 |
| 38 | Garden Lane Medical Ctr. | 66.2% | 1,087 | August 2026 |
| 39 | Great Sutton Medical Centre | 64.3% | 5,847 | August 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