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Data Provider: Welsh Government Number of active general practices by practice size and local health board
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Keywords

GPs, general practices

Statistical quality

The practice size breakdown is only available from March 2020 onwards in-line with the dates where we have received data from the Welsh National Workforce Reporting System (WNWRS).

Locum headcount is not available before June 2021 and is therefore not part of the total headcount used to determine practice size in the ‘all staff including GP locums’ data before this date. For comparisons across periods before and after June 2021, we recommend using the ‘all staff excluding GP locums’ data, as it excludes locums at all snapshot dates.

Up to March 2019, general practices in Bridgend were categorised as part of the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board. From June 2019, they have been categorised as part of the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. There is a step-change in the data as a result.

Title

Number of active general practices by practice size and local health board

Last update

24 April 2025 24 April 2025

Next update

To be confirmed

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Welsh Reference Data and Terminology Service - Digital Health and Care Wales

Source 2

Wales National Workforce Reporting System (WNWRS)

Contact email

stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local health boards

Geographical coverage

Wales

General description

The information presented here shows the number of active general practices by practice size and local health board at every quarterly snapshot date since 30 September 2015.

Data collection and calculation

Practice size is defined as the number of overall staff (headcount) in a practice, grouped into bands of 10. The data are presented with locums (temporary staff) both included and excluded in the total headcount determining the practice size.

Frequency of publication

Quarterly

Data reference periods

Data are shown as at 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December.