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.

21. Carronbank Medical Practice

There are 801 patients per GP at Carronbank Medical Practice. In total there are 10,416 patients and 13 GPs. Photo: Google Maps

There are 1610 patients per GP at Braesview Medical Group, Polmont In total there are 9660 patients and five GPs. Photo: Google Maps

There are 3079 patients per GP at Stenhouse Practice, Larbert In total there are 3079 patients and one GP. Photo: Google Maps

There are 720 patients per GP at Kinglass Medical Practice, Bo’ness In total there are 3605 patients and five GPs. Photo: Google Maps