GP Waits: the local reality of GP appointment access

Field notes

The homepage separates routine access within seven and fourteen days from urgent same-day access, then places individual practices within a wider distribution. Its comparison also works at the local commissioning-area level, where the displayed seven-day figures range from 39% for Dorset to 72% for Birmingham and Solihull. The site cautions that booking gaps can reflect patient-selected dates and differences in how practices record appointment types.