THOUSANDS of patients across Herefordshire are waiting 28 days or more for a GP appointment, new data from the NHS has revealed.

But the data has also revealed the surgeries where patients are most likely to get an appointment on the same or next day.

The data from NHS Digital reveals just how long patients at each of the county's GP surgeries are waiting, with appointment waits broken down into same day, one day, two to seven days, eight to 14 days, 15 to 21 days, 22 to 28 days, and more than 28 days.

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Across Herefordshire during January, 4,459 of 108,997 patients waited more than 28 days between booking an appointment and seeing their GP, although it is important to note that there are several factors that drive the time from a booking to an appointment.

These include GP availability, patient availability, the urgency of the appointment, and GP advice.

The data does not explain the reason behind each wait.

So how did your surgery compare?

You can choose your surgery from the drop-down menu on our graphic to see its stats, then scroll down for more comparison.

Best for same-day appointments

  1. The best-performing surgery for same-day appointments was Nunwell Surgery in Bromyard, where just over 62 per cent of patients, or 3,998, were seen on the same day.
  2. Next up was Alton Street Surgery in Ross-on-Wye, with just over 60 per cent of patients (3,608) seen the same day.
  3. Cradley Surgery came in third place, at 51.27 per cent (1,091).

Worst for same-day appointments

  1. Hereford Medical Group came in last place, with just 27.78 per cent of patients (8,225) given same-day appointments.
  2. Kington Medical Practice came second from last, seeing 31.43 per cent of patients (1,305) the same day.
  3. Pendeen Surgery in Ross was third from the bottom, seeing 35.54 per cent of patients (1,731) the same day.

Best for next-day appointments

  1. Hereford Medical Group went storming up the chart for next-day appointments, with 10.49 per cent of patients (2,242) seen one day after booking.
  2. Wargrave House Surgery in Hereford was not far behind, at 10.44 per cent of patients (456).
  3. Third place went to Cantilupe Surgery in Hereford, with 8.70 per cent seen one day after (605).

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Worst for next-day appointments

  1. Golden Valley Practice patients received the fewest next-day appointments, at 4.54 per cent (163).
  2. Second from last was Mortimer Medical Practice in Leominster, with 5.18 per cent seen the next day (221).
  3. The Surgery, Kingstone, was in third place, with 5.35 seen the next day (146).

Fewest waits of more than 28 days

  1. Colwall Surgery had the fewest patients waiting more than 28 days between booking and their appointment, at just 0.35 per cent (eight).
  2. Ryeland Surgery in Leominster was next, with 0.55 per cent (58) waiting more than 28 days.
  3. Third place goes to Nunwell Surgery, where 1.01 per cent of patients (65) waited more than 28 days.

Most waits of more than 28 days.

  1. Golden Valley Practice had the greatest percentage of patients waiting more than 28 days, at 10.27 per cent (369).
  2. Hereford Medical Group was second from last, with 7.01 per cent waiting more than 28 days (1,498).
  3. Third from the bottom was Ledbury Health Partnership, where 6.34 per cent of patients (552) waited more than 28 days.