Stark figures show family doctors are cramming in up to 60 patients per day trends now
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Family doctors are cramming in nearly 60 patients a day in some areas amid an appointments crisis.
Alarming figures reveal that each GP in England saw an average of 8,534 patients last year after many put off visits during the Covid pandemic.
A growing population and shrinking workforce has exacerbated the crisis, with patients waiting as long as four weeks for an appointment in some areas.
GPs in North East Lincolnshire saw an average 58 patients a day or one every seven minutes based on a 37.5 hour, five-day week.
This was more than double the average 25 patients seen daily in Liverpool and the highest figure for the last four years across all of England's 106 health districts.
The 10 worst hit areas when it comes to the average GP's daily patient count
GPs in just over half of the health districts saw more patients daily than the national average of 34 – or one every 13 minutes (file image)
It was followed by Thurrock, where GPs saw an average 48 patients a day in 2022, and North East
