How busy is my GP? The surgeries with the most patients per doctor in Dunfermline & west Fife

Editor, Fife Free Press

Published 27th Apr 2022, 16:31 GMT

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 in Dunfermline, Inverkeithing and across towns and villages in west Fife.

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.

. Doctor woman handing slip for prescription drug over to patient

Stock image of a GP handing over a prescription to a patient Photo: Kzenon

There are 1460 patients per GP at Charlestown Surgery. In total there are 2819 patients and two GPs. Photo: Google Maps

There are 1295 patients per GP at Inverkeithing Medical Group. In total there are 18,125 patients and 14 GPs. Photo: Google Maps

There are 1460 patients per GP at Charlestown Surgery. In total there are 2819 patients and two GPs. Photo: Google Maps

There are 1295 patients per GP at Inverkeithing Medical Group. In total there are 18,125 patients and 14 GPs. Photo: Google Maps

There are 1752 patients per GP at Linburn Road Health Centre, Dunfermline. In total there are 8761 patients and five GPs. Photo: Google Maps

There are 1460 patients per GP at Oakley Medical Practice. In total there are 8759 patients and six GPs. Photo: Google Maps