How busy is my GP? The surgeries with the most patients per doctor in Preston

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

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 have a much higher GP-to-patient ratio than others.

Here we reveal the busiest GP surgeries in the NHS Greater Preston area, according to the data.

9. St. Mary's Health Centre,PR1 0SR.

There are 2,226 per GP at St. Mary's Health Centre. In total there are 18,928 patients and the full-time equivalent of 8.5 GPs. Photo: Google Maps

There are1,641 per GP at Longton Health Centre. In total there are 10,832 patients and the full-time equivalent of 6.6 GPs. Photo: Google Maps

There are 1,602 per GP at Gutteridge Medical Centre. In total there are 3,866 patients and the full-time equivalent of 2.4 GPs. Photo: Google Maps

There are 1,594 per GP at Stonebridge Surgery. In total there are 7,736 patients and the full-time equivalent of 4.9 GPs. Photo: Google Maps