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

*All figures for 2004-05 with the exception of Northern Ireland 2003-4[12]

McLean et al. BMC Health Services Research 2007 7:74   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-7-74