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 17 busiest GP surgeries in East Sussex, according to the data.
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There are 15,431 patients per GP at Hastings Old Town Surgery. In total there are 24,056 patients and the full-time equivalent of 1.6 GPs SUS-210212-122610001
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There are 6,875 patients per GP at Manor Park Medical Centre. In total there are 6,875 patients and the full-time equivalent of 1.0 GP. Picture from Google Street Maps SUS-220419-104831001
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There are 4,488 patients per GP at The Station Practice. In total there are 17,852 patients and the full-time equivalent of 4.0 GPs. Picture from Google Street Maps SUS-220419-105824001
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There are 3,538 patients per GP at South Saxon House Surgery. In total there are 3,538 patients and the full-time equivalent of 1.0 GP. Picture from Google Street Maps SUS-220419-105804001