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 Blackpool, according to the data.
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1. Glenroyd Medical Centre, FY2 0JG
There are 2,960 patients per GP at Glenroyd Medical Centre. In total there are 14,455 patients and the full-time equivalent of 4.9 GPs. Photo: Google
2. Abbey Dale Medical Centre, FY4 5AU
There are 2,531 patients per GP at Abbey Dale Medical Centre. In total there are 5,939 patients and the full-time equivalent of 2.3 GPs. Photo: Google
3. Layton Medical Centre, FY3 7EN
There are 2,446 patients per GP at Layton Medical Centre. In total there are 7,828 patients and the full-time equivalent of 3.2 GPs. Photo: Google
4. South King Street Medical Centre, FY1 4NF
There are 2,199 patients per GP at South King Street Medical Centre. In total there are 5,981 patients and the full-time equivalent of 2.7 GPs. Photo: Google
5. Marton Medical Practice, FY3 9ES
There are 1,851 patients per GP at Marton Medical Practice. In total there are 9,476 patients and the full-time equivalent of 5.1 GPs. Photo: Google
6. Newton Drive Health Centre, FY3 8NX
There are 1,820 patients per GP at Newton Drive Health Centre. In total there are 11,455 patients and the full-time equivalent of 6.3 GPs. Photo: Google