Waiting times per practice
Shortest wait for a GP appointment in Rossendale 2026
9 GP practices in Rossendale 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 9 ranked practices in Rossendale reported 22,332 appointments, 87.4% of them within two weeks of booking, the practices' shares running from 77.7% to 96.9%.
Shortest wait now: Whitworth Medical Centre with 96.9% 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 | Whitworth Medical Centre | 96.9% | 2,928 | August 2026 |
| 2 | Hazelvalley Family Practice | 94.5% | 2,906 | August 2026 |
| 3 | Haslingden Healthcare | 90.4% | 1,984 | August 2026 |
| 4 | St James' Medical Centre | 90.0% | 2,308 | August 2026 |
| 5 | Rossendale Valley Medical Practice | 89.3% | 549 | August 2026 |
| 6 | Waterfoot Medical Practice | 87.6% | 3,339 | August 2026 |
| 7 | Irwell Medical Practice | 81.2% | 5,409 | August 2026 |
| 8 | Fairmore Medical Practice | 81.1% | 148 | August 2026 |
| 9 | Ilex View Medical Practice | 77.7% | 2,761 | 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