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 Chronicle Country, according to the data.
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1. Larksfield Surgery Medical Partnership, Stotfold
There are 7,432 patients per GP at Larksfield Surgery Medical Partnership, Stotfold. In total there are 14,170 patients and the full-time equivalent of 1.9 GPs. Photo: Fabio Balbi - stock.adobe.com
2. Ivel Medical Centre, Biggleswade
There are 2,318 patients per GP at Ivel Medical Centre, Biggleswade. In total there are 13,992 patients and the full-time equivalent of 6 GPs. Photo: Monkey Business - stock.adobe.co
3. Great Barford Surgery
There are 2,200 patients per GP at Great Barford Surgery. In total there are 5,279 patients and the full-time equivalent of 2.4 GPs. Photo: megaflopp - stock.adobe.com
4. Sandy Health Centre
There are 1,994 patients per GP at Sandy Health Centre. In total there are 8,809 patients and the full-time equivalent of 4.4 GPs. Photo: Monkey Business - stock.adobe.co