An average GP practice in England has nearly 10,000 patients on its books, figures published by NHS Digital show.
The latest data shows there is the full-time equivalent of about 35,000 GPs, working across 6,500 surgeries in England.
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On average, each GP surgery has 9,445 patients on its practice list. But some practices have a much higher GP-to-patient ratio than others.
5. Bury Road Surgery
There are 2,785 patients per GP at Bury Road Surgery in Gosport. In total there are 4,560 patients and the full-time equivalent of 1.6 GPs. Photo: Google Maps
6. Bridgemary Medical Centre
There are 2,462 patients per GP at Bridgemary Medical Centre in Gosport. In total there are 8,863 patients and the full-time equivalent of 3.6 GPs. Photo: Sarah Standing
7. Wickham Surgery
There are 1,931 patients per GP at Wickham Surgery. In total there are 13,466 patients and the full-time equivalent of 7 GPs. Photo: Google Maps
8. Gosport Medical Centre
There are 1,854 patients per GP at Gosport Medical Centre. In total there are 13,270 patients and the full-time equivalent of 7.2 GPs. Photo: ih