Data released at the end of March for February shows how many appointments at local doctor’s surgeries take place on the same day as an appointment is made and those where patients have to wait over 28 days. READ: Dorset GP waiting times are second longest in England The type of appointment is also recorded which includes face-to-face appointments and telephone appointments. On average 40 per cent of patients were seen on the same day they called up their practice requesting to see a medical professional, slightly below the national average of 43.
5 percent. READ: Dorchester Road Surgery & Royal Crescent/Preston Road merger In total, there were 49,341 appointments recorded across Weymouth and Portland in February, however, 3,138 patients had to wait 28 days or more for their appointment. Weymouth and Portland doctor's surgery appointments February 2024 (Data sourced from NHS England) (Image: Canva) The best performing doctor’s practice to see their patients on the same day they called up was Cross Road Surgery, with 55 per cent.
The practice to see the lowest percentage of patients on the same day was Wyke Regis and Lanehouse Medical practice with 29 per cent. READ: Hospital non-urgent surgery wait times below NHS standard However, when it comes to waiting more than 28 days for an appointment, Wyke Regis and Lanehouse has the least number of patients waiting that long, with just 5 per cent. Dorchester Road Surgery was the least well performing practice, with 10 per cent of.