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.

13. Ochilview Practice, Stenhousemuir

There are 1182 patients per GP at Ochilview Practice, Stenhousemuir. In total there are 5910 patients and five GPs Photo: Google Maps

There are 1150 patients per GP at Westburn Medical Practice, Falkirk In total there are 4598 patients and four GPs. Photo: Google Maps

There are 1106 patients per GP at Graeme Medical Centre, Falkirk. In total there are 5529 patients and five GPs. Photo: Google Maps

There are 871 patients per GP at Denny Cross Medical Centre. In total there are 5228 patients and six GPs. Photo: Google Maps