The Peterborough Telegraph has looked into the latest data for how many patients are registered to GP surgeries in Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire.
It comes as 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 practices have a much higher GP-to-patient ratio than others.
Last week, the Peterborough Telegraph revealed the busiest GP surgeries in Peterborough.Here we reveal the busiest GP surgeries, slightly further afield than Peterborough, according to the data.
![There are 1,726 patients per GP at [Practice Name]. In total there are 16,090 patients and the full-time equivalent of 9.3 GPs.](https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/webimg/T0FLMTM3OTQ0Njkx.jpg?crop=4:3&trim=&width=640)
13. Long Sutton Medical Centre - Spalding
There are 1,726 patients per GP at [Practice Name]. In total there are 16,090 patients and the full-time equivalent of 9.3 GPs. Photo: Google Maps
14. The Spalding GP Surgery - Spalding
There are 1,508 patients per GP at The Spalding GP Surgery. In total there are 3,269 patients and the full-time equivalent of 2.2 GPs. Photo: Google Maps
15. Sutterton Surgery - Sutterton
There are 1,431 patients per GP at Sutterton Surgery. In total there are 3,624 patients and the full-time equivalent of 2.5 GPs. Photo: Google Maps
16. The Deepings Practice - Peterborough
There are 1,376 patients per GP at The Deepings Practice. In total there are 23,792 patients and the full-time equivalent of 17.3 GPs. Photo: Google Maps