How busy is my GP? The surgeries with most patients per doctor across Falkirk

How easy do you find booking an appointment at your local GP surgery?

Figures published by Public Health Scotland show GP practices across Scotland usually have thousands of patients on their books.

The latest data shows there are more than 5,000 GPs working across 921 surgeries across Scotland, as of 1 January 2022.

An average surgery has 6,349 patients but some practices have a much higher GP-to-patient ratio than others.

Here we reveal the busiest GP surgeries across Falkirk district.

The analysis excludes GPs working only on a locum or sessional basis and those working only in Out of Hours service locations.

We have also omitted practices which have no registered GPs or patients.

9. Ark Medical Practice, Falkirk

There are 1305 patients per GP at Ark Medical Practice, Falkirk. In total there are 2609 patients and two GPs. Photo: Google Maps

There are 1280 patients per GP at Parkview Practice, Larbert. In total there are 5118 patients and four GPs. Photo: Google Maps

There are 1201 patients per GP at Bonnybank Medical Practice. In total there are 8405 patients and seven GPs. Photo: Google Maps

There are 1255 patients per GP at Viewpoint Medical Practice, Stenhousemuir. In total there are 6276 patients and five GPs. Photo: Google Maps