Number of active general practices by number of staff and local health board

Data values	Data description	Staff Measure	Number of staff	Date	Local health board
453	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	30/09/2015	Wales
453	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	30/09/2015	Wales
112	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	30/09/2015	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
112	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	30/09/2015	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
17	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	30/09/2015	Powys Teaching Health Board
17	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	30/09/2015	Powys Teaching Health Board
54	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	30/09/2015	Hywel Dda University Health Board
54	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	30/09/2015	Hywel Dda University Health Board
85	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	30/09/2015	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
85	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	30/09/2015	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
66	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	30/09/2015	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
66	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	30/09/2015	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
74	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	30/09/2015	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board
74	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	30/09/2015	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board
45	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	30/09/2015	Cwm Taf University Health Board
45	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	30/09/2015	Cwm Taf University Health Board
452	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	31/12/2015	Wales
452	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	31/12/2015	Wales
112	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	31/12/2015	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
112	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	31/12/2015	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
17	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	31/12/2015	Powys Teaching Health Board
17	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	31/12/2015	Powys Teaching Health Board
54	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	31/12/2015	Hywel Dda University Health Board
54	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	31/12/2015	Hywel Dda University Health Board
85	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	31/12/2015	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
85	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	31/12/2015	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
66	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	31/12/2015	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
66	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	31/12/2015	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
73	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	31/12/2015	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board
73	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	31/12/2015	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board
45	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	31/12/2015	Cwm Taf University Health Board
45	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	31/12/2015	Cwm Taf University Health Board
449	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	31/03/2016	Wales
449	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	31/03/2016	Wales
112	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	31/03/2016	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
112	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	31/03/2016	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
17	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	31/03/2016	Powys Teaching Health Board
17	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	31/03/2016	Powys Teaching Health Board
54	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	31/03/2016	Hywel Dda University Health Board
54	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	31/03/2016	Hywel Dda University Health Board
84	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	31/03/2016	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
84	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	31/03/2016	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
66	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	31/03/2016	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
66	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	31/03/2016	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
73	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	31/03/2016	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board
73	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	31/03/2016	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board
43	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	31/03/2016	Cwm Taf University Health Board
43	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	31/03/2016	Cwm Taf University Health Board
446	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	30/06/2016	Wales
446	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	30/06/2016	Wales
111	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	30/06/2016	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
111	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	30/06/2016	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
17	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	30/06/2016	Powys Teaching Health Board
17	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	30/06/2016	Powys Teaching Health Board
54	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	30/06/2016	Hywel Dda University Health Board
54	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	30/06/2016	Hywel Dda University Health Board
82	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	30/06/2016	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
82	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	30/06/2016	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
66	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	30/06/2016	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
66	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	30/06/2016	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
73	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	30/06/2016	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board
73	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	30/06/2016	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board
43	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	30/06/2016	Cwm Taf University Health Board
43	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	30/06/2016	Cwm Taf University Health Board
443	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	30/09/2016	Wales
443	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	30/09/2016	Wales
109	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	30/09/2016	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
109	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	30/09/2016	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
17	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	30/09/2016	Powys Teaching Health Board
17	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	30/09/2016	Powys Teaching Health Board
53	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	30/09/2016	Hywel Dda University Health Board
53	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	30/09/2016	Hywel Dda University Health Board
82	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	30/09/2016	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
82	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	30/09/2016	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
66	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	30/09/2016	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
66	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	30/09/2016	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
73	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	30/09/2016	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board
73	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	30/09/2016	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board
43	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	30/09/2016	Cwm Taf University Health Board
43	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	30/09/2016	Cwm Taf University Health Board
441	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	31/12/2016	Wales
441	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	31/12/2016	Wales
109	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	31/12/2016	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
109	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	31/12/2016	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
17	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	31/12/2016	Powys Teaching Health Board
17	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	31/12/2016	Powys Teaching Health Board
53	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	31/12/2016	Hywel Dda University Health Board
53	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	31/12/2016	Hywel Dda University Health Board
81	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	31/12/2016	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
81	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	31/12/2016	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
66	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	31/12/2016	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
66	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	31/12/2016	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
73	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	31/12/2016	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board
73	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	31/12/2016	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board
42	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	31/12/2016	Cwm Taf University Health Board
42	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	31/12/2016	Cwm Taf University Health Board
441	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	31/03/2017	Wales
441	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	31/03/2017	Wales
109	Number of Practices	all staff excluding GP locums	All	31/03/2017	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
109	Number of Practices	all staff including GP locums	All	31/03/2017	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

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Main information

• Most recent update: 16 October 2025
• Next update expected: January 2026
• Designation: Official statistics
• Data provider: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
• Data source: Wales National Workforce Reporting System (WNWRS)
• Time period covered: September 2015 to June 2025

Data notes

• Revisions:
  • 16 October 2025
  • 16 October 2025

Overview

• Summary of dataset and variables:

  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 or 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.

• 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.

• Related reports:
  • Statistical Release

Published by

• Organisation: Welsh Government
• Contact email: stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

Metadata

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