Table 1 Structural GP and practice characteristics in four UK countries
Variable | England | Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of practices | 8542 | 501 | 1056 | 366 |
Number of whole-time equivalent (WTE) GPs | 31523 | 1816 | 3782 | 1078 |
Average registered population | 6401 | 6171 | 5249 | 5361 |
Average number of GPs per practice | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
Registered population per WTE GP | 1666 | 1674 | 1343 | 1663 |
Single-partner practices (%) | 23 | 19 | 16 | 19 |
Practices with six or more GPs (%) | 21 | 16 | 20 | 9 |