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.
13. Gossoms End Surgery, Berkhamsted
There are 1,833 patients per GP at Gossoms End Surgery. In total there are 2,982 patients and the full-time equivalent of 1.6 GPs. Photo: Google
14. Everest House Surgery, Hemel Hempstead
There are 1,638 patients per GP at Everest House Surgery. In total there are 14,349 patients and the full-time equivalent of 8.8 GPs. Photo: Google