The GP practices in Brighton and Hove with the most and fewest patients per doctor have been revealed.

The British Medical Association said large disparities in GP-to-patient ratios throughout England are "wholly unacceptable" and called on the government to address the longstanding issues.

NHS Digital figures show 329,360 patients were registered at GP practices in the NHS Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissioning Group area at the end of January, along with the equivalent of 145 full-time GPs.

This means if the patients were equally spread, each GP would be dealing with an average of 2,275 patients.

St Luke's Surgery at the Grand Ocean Medical Centre in Longridge Avenue, Saltdean, has the worst ratio in the area, with 9,370 patients per full-time GP, though the surgery only had a GP for 21.33 per cent of the hours of one full-time role.

This was followed by School House Surgery in Hertford Road, Brighton, (5,575) and University of Sussex Health Centre in Refectory Road, Brighton (4,981).

Meanwhile, practices with the fewest patients per GP are Arch Healthcare in Morley Street, Brighton, (476) Hove Medical Centre in West Way, Hove, (1,121) and Mile Oak Medical Centre in Chalky Road, Portslade (1,406).

Patient ratios vary widely across England.

Dr Kieran Sharrock, British Medical Association (BMA) England GP committee deputy chairman, said: “This data shows worryingly large disparities in GP-to-patient ratios across the country and it is wholly unacceptable that patients should have to experience such variations in access to care.”

Dr Sharrock said the government has not paid enough attention to the primary care backlog and should provide "urgent and substantial support" to enable high quality care.

The Royal College of GPs said that between September 2015 and December 2021 the number of patients per GP increased by ten per cent, the number of fully qualified, full-time equivalent GPs fell by five per cent and the population grew by four per cent.

The Department of Health and Social Care said there were over 1,600 more full-time equaivalent doctors in December 2021 than two years previously, with a record-breaking number starting training last year.

A spokeswoman added: “We have invested £520 million to improve access and expand GP capacity during the pandemic."