Waiting times per practice
Shortest wait for a GP appointment in County Durham 2026
61 GP practices in County Durham 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 61 ranked practices in County Durham reported 193,137 appointments, 85.1% of them within two weeks of booking, the practices' shares running from 61.4% to 97.6%.
Shortest wait now: Annfield Plain Surgery with 97.6% 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 | Annfield Plain Surgery | 97.6% | 1,231 | August 2026 |
| 2 | Oakfields Health Group | 97.3% | 2,526 | August 2026 |
| 3 | Old Forge Surgery | 97.3% | 928 | August 2026 |
| 4 | Bishops Close Medical Practice | 97.1% | 1,780 | August 2026 |
| 5 | Dunelm Medical Practice | 97.0% | 3,435 | August 2026 |
| 6 | Murton Medical Centre | 96.3% | 2,765 | August 2026 |
| 7 | Lanchester Medical Centre | 95.9% | 1,327 | August 2026 |
| 8 | Southdene Medical Centre | 95.4% | 1,280 | August 2026 |
| 9 | Pelton & Fellrose Medical Group | 95.2% | 3,337 | August 2026 |
| 10 | Marlborough Surgery | 95.0% | 4,380 | August 2026 |
| 11 | Coxhoe Medical Practice | 94.2% | 1,945 | August 2026 |
| 12 | Cestria Health Centre | 93.5% | 2,104 | August 2026 |
| 13 | Chastleton Medical Group | 93.3% | 2,219 | August 2026 |
| 14 | Hallgarth Surgery | 93.1% | 2,260 | August 2026 |
| 15 | Consett Medical Centre | 93.0% | 3,984 | August 2026 |
| 16 | Bewick Crescent Surgery | 92.7% | 5,013 | August 2026 |
| 17 | Cedars Medical Group | 92.4% | 1,986 | August 2026 |
| 18 | Auckland Medical Group | 92.0% | 6,832 | August 2026 |
| 19 | William Brown Centre | 90.7% | 8,008 | August 2026 |
| 20 | St Andrew's Medical Practice | 90.7% | 5,069 | August 2026 |
| 21 | West Rainton Surgery | 90.4% | 2,445 | August 2026 |
| 22 | Blackhall and Peterlee Practice | 90.2% | 2,704 | August 2026 |
| 23 | Browney House Surgery | 90.2% | 1,439 | August 2026 |
| 24 | West Cornforth Medical Centre | 89.5% | 1,024 | August 2026 |
| 25 | Woodview Medical Practice | 89.1% | 1,429 | August 2026 |
| 26 | Gainford Surgery | 89.0% | 1,441 | August 2026 |
| 27 | East Durham Medical Group | 88.9% | 5,960 | August 2026 |
| 28 | Claypath & University Medical Group | 88.4% | 4,456 | August 2026 |
| 29 | Great Lumley Surgery | 88.2% | 2,154 | August 2026 |
| 30 | The Horden Group Practice | 87.5% | 3,620 | August 2026 |
| 31 | Cheveley Park Medical Ctr | 87.5% | 1,601 | August 2026 |
| 32 | Middle Chare Medical Group | 87.3% | 2,395 | August 2026 |
| 33 | Sacriston Medical Centre | 87.2% | 4,130 | August 2026 |
| 34 | The Weardale Practice | 87.2% | 2,427 | August 2026 |
| 35 | Ferryhill and Chilton Medical Practice | 87.1% | 4,622 | August 2026 |
| 36 | Pinfold Medical Practice | 86.1% | 1,648 | August 2026 |
| 37 | Villages Medical Group | 85.5% | 1,644 | August 2026 |
| 38 | Bishopgate Medical Centre | 85.3% | 6,531 | August 2026 |
| 39 | Silverdale Family Practice | 84.0% | 3,786 | August 2026 |
| 40 | The Medical Group | 82.0% | 9,169 | August 2026 |
| 41 | North House Surgery | 81.9% | 5,757 | August 2026 |
| 42 | Bridge End Surgery | 81.7% | 2,630 | August 2026 |
| 43 | Leadgate Surgery | 80.9% | 3,616 | August 2026 |
| 44 | Bowburn Medical Centre | 80.3% | 462 | August 2026 |
| 45 | Station View Medical Centre | 79.4% | 3,422 | August 2026 |
| 46 | Queens Road Surgery | 77.0% | 7,326 | August 2026 |
| 47 | Bevan Medical Group | 76.7% | 3,039 | August 2026 |
| 48 | Stanley Medical Group | 76.1% | 4,202 | August 2026 |
| 49 | Skerne Medical Group | 76.0% | 8,854 | August 2026 |
| 50 | Willington Medical Group | 75.3% | 2,870 | August 2026 |
| 51 | Tanfield View Medical Group | 74.9% | 5,069 | August 2026 |
| 52 | The Haven Surgery | 74.2% | 1,111 | August 2026 |
| 53 | Barnard Castle Surgery | 72.7% | 2,798 | August 2026 |
| 54 | Byron Medical Practice | 72.3% | 3,209 | August 2026 |
| 55 | Belmont & Sherburn Medical Group | 71.4% | 1,432 | August 2026 |
| 56 | Evenwood Medical Practice | 71.3% | 1,323 | August 2026 |
| 57 | Drs Lambert & Ng | 70.8% | 1,905 | August 2026 |
| 58 | Wingate Medical Practice Intrahealth | 70.2% | 1,377 | August 2026 |
| 59 | The New Seaham Medical Group | 69.3% | 1,289 | August 2026 |
| 60 | Pease Way Medical Centre | 68.5% | 2,217 | August 2026 |
| 61 | Jubilee Medical Group | 61.4% | 2,195 | 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