As of December 2024, the average number of patients per GP practice in England amounted to over ten thousand. This figure has been increasing since December 2016, when there were 7.7 thousand patients per GP practice in England. GP practices have increasing pressure due to decreasing GP practice numbers and rising demand. Note: the NHS now publishes data for each UKcountry separately. See the number of patients per GP practice in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

This statistic displays the average number of patients per GP practice in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2017. In 2017, there were, on average, over *** thousand patients to each GP practice in the United Kingdom, the highest ratio in the provided time interval. Note: the NHS now publishes data for each country separately. See the number of patients per GP practice in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Data for this publication are extracted each month as a snapshot in time from the Primary Care Registration database within the NHAIS (National Health Application and Infrastructure Services) system. This release is an accurate snapshot as at 1 April 2024. This publication also includes monthly data outputs from the Personal Demographic Service, which will become the data source for this publication from May 2024. More information about the data source change can be found in the Data Quality Statement. GP Practice; Primary Care Network (PCN); Sub Integrated Care Board Locations (SICBL); Integrated Care Board (ICB) and NHS England Commissioning Region level data are released in single year of age (SYOA) and 5-year age bands, both of which finish at 95+, split by gender. In addition, organisational mapping data is available to derive PCN; SICBL; ICB and Commissioning Region associated with a GP practice and is updated each month to give relevant organisational mapping. Quarterly publications in January, April, July and October will include Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA) populations.

In 2023, there were, on average, over *** thousand patients to each GP practice in Scotland, the highest ratio in the provided time interval. This statistic displays the average number of patients per GP practice in Scotland from 2007 to 2023.

Data for this publication are extracted each month as a snapshot in time from the Primary Care Registration database within the PDS (Personal Demographics Service) system. This release is an accurate snapshot as at 1 July 2025. GP Practice; Primary Care Network (PCN); Sub Integrated Care Board Locations (SICBL); Integrated Care Board (ICB) and NHS England Commissioning Region level data are released in single year of age (SYOA) and 5-year age bands, both of which finish at 95+, split by gender. In addition, organisational mapping data is available to derive PCN; SICBL; ICB and Commissioning Region associated with a GP practice and is updated each month to give relevant organisational mapping. Quarterly publications in January, April, July and October will include Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA) populations.

The number of patients per FTE fully qualified general practitioner (GP) has been steadily increasing in the recorded time period, showing a growing strain on the GPs and a heavier workload. This is despite the number of registered GPs and GPs in the NHS workforce expanding during this time.

In 2023, there were approximately *** thousand patients to each GP practice in Wales, the highest ratio recorded in the provided time interval. This statistic displays the average number of patients per GP practice in Wales from 2012 to 2023.

Total number of patients registered at each GP Practice

GP Practices with 100 or fewer registered patients have been suppressed due to possible identification of individuals when data is linked to other data sets.

Demographic data is extracted as a quarterly snapshot in time from the GP Payments system maintained by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).

These releases are an accurate snapshot as at each date.

Number of patients registered at each GP Practice, in 5-year age bands and split by gender.

GP Practices with 100 or fewer registered patients have been suppressed due to possible identification of individuals when data is linked to other data sets.

Demographic data is extracted as a quarterly snapshot in time from the GP Payments system maintained by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).

These releases are an accurate snapshot as at each date.

Practice demographic data are extracted as a quarterly snapshot in time from the GP Payments system maintained by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).

Data for GP Practices with 100 or fewer registered patients has been suppressed due to possible identification of individuals when data are linked to other data sets.

These releases are an accurate snapshot as at each date.

From April 2017, following a consultation, the frequency of this release has changed to monthly, and file structure has changed - there are now three files per release: Males by practice, Females by practice and all persons by commissioning region/region/CCG.

How the number of patients per doctor and nurse at GP practices in England has changed over time, and how it differs across age, region and deprivation.

This statistic displays the average number of patients per GP practice in Northern Ireland from 2014 to 2023. In 2023, there were over *** thousand patients on average registered at each GP practice in Northern Ireland, the highest ratio in the provided time interval.

This dataset comprises the number of patients registered at each General Practioner (GP) Practice, in 5-year age bands and split by gender. It includes organization type and code, postcode, gender and the number of patients belonging to different age groups.

PLEASE NOTE: Following the consultation on the proposal to stop producing this report, it has been confirmed that this report will continue to be produced by NHS Digital. The format in which it will continue is yet to be finalised.

Data are extracted as a quarterly snapshot in time from the GP Payments system maintained by NHS Digital. This release is an accurate snapshot as at 1 January 2017.

Since April 2014, geographical references have been taken from 2011 census information.

GP level data are released in single year of age (SYOA) and 5-year age bands, both of which finish at 95+, split by gender and aggregated.

Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), NHS England Region and NHS England Commissioning Region level data are released in 5-year age bands which also finish at 95+, split by gender and aggregated.

Unlike early versions of this report, there is no suppression of data for practices with 100 or fewer registered patients.

An additional machine readable version is provided in practice/LSOA/totals format. Further information on LSOA is available via the link at the end of the page.

New Health Geography structure:

Please note that this publication reflects NHS England’s health geography structure as at 1 April 2016. (This includes the 2015 change, whereby NHS England Area Teams were replaced by NHS England Regions.)

Furthermore, in addition to the 3-digit ODS codes, this report also includes the ONS 9-digit codes for each CCG, Region and Commissioning Region.

More information: http://www.content.digital.nhs.uk/article/2021/Website-Search?productid=...

Practice demographic data are extracted as a quarterly snapshot in time from the GP Payments system maintained by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).

These releases are an accurate snapshot as at each date.

This publications is one of three that make up the NHS Staff 1997 - 2007 publication. The other two are: Non-Medical staff 1997 - 2007 Medical and Dental staff 1997 - 2007 You can access both of these sections and an overview of the whole publication via the links. Summary The general practice census is collected each year and records numbers and details of GPs in England along with information on their practices, staff, patients and the services they provide. General Practice staff, 30 September 2007 - Detailed Results The detailed results contain further data tables for September 2007 for England, by Strategic Health Authority area and selected statistics by primary care trust.

Please note that this publication reflects NHS England’s health geography structure as at 1 April 2016. (This includes the 2015 change, whereby NHS England Area Teams were replaced by NHS England Regions.) Furthermore, in addition to the 3-digit ODS codes, this report also includes the ONS 9-digit codes for each CCG, Region and Commissioning Region. More information: http://www.content.digital.nhs.uk/article/2021/Website-Search?productid=...

In 2022, primary care physicians in Germany saw an average of *** patients during their typical work week, which is the highest number among surveyed countries. On the other hand, with ** patients, Sweden reported the lowest average count of patients seen per week by primary care physicians.

Data are extracted as a quarterly snapshot in time from the GP Payments system maintained by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC). This release is an accurate snapshot as at 1 January 2016. Since April 2014, geographical references have been taken from 2011 census information. GP Practice level data are released in single year of age (SYOA) and 5-year age bands, both of which finish at 95+, split by gender and aggregated. Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), NHS England Region and NHS England Commissioning Region level data are released in 5-year age bands which now finish at 95+, split by gender and aggregated. Unlike previous versions of this report, there is no suppression of data for GP Practices with 100 or fewer registered patients. An additional machine readable version is provided in practice/LSOA/totals format. Further information on LSOA is available via the link at the end of the page. New Health Geography structure: Please note that this publication reflects NHS England's new health geography structure which became effective 1 April 2015: NHS England Area Teams have been replaced by NHS England Regions. Furthermore, in addition to the 3-digit ODS codes, this report now includes the ONS 9-digit codes for each CCG, Region and Commissioning Region.

Demographic data are extracted as a quarterly snapshot in time from the GP Payments system maintained by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).

These releases are an accurate snapshot as at each date.