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.
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.Here we reveal the busiest GP surgeries in the Dacorum area of NHS Herts Valleys Clinical Commisioning Group according to the data.
5. Parkwood Surgery, Hemel Hempstead
There are 1,888 patients per GP at Parkwood Surgery. In total there are 17,879 patients and the full-time equivalent of 9.5 GPs. Photo: Google
6. Archway Surgery, Bovingdon
There are 2,420 patients per GP at Archway Surgery. In total there are 2,575 patients and the full-time equivalent of 1.1 GPs. Photo: Google
7. Haverfield Surgery, Kings Langley
There are 3,226 patients per GP at Haverfield Surgery. In total there are 3,441 patients and the full-time equivalent of 1.1 GPs. Picture used for illustrative purposes only. Photo: Adobe Stock
8. Bennetts End Surgery, Hemel Hempstead
There are 1,328 patients per GP at Bennetts End Surgery. In total there are 16,675 patients and the full-time equivalent of 12.6 GPs. Photo: Google