GP surgeries across the island have delivered tens of thousands of appointments over the past two years.
New figures released after a written Tynwald question from Onchan MHK Julie Edge show activity broken down by practice, appointment type and clinician group, giving the clearest picture yet of how primary care is operating.
Health Minister Claire Christian MHK confirmed that the tables cover face‑to‑face, telephone and video consultations, as well as home visits, minor operations and other additional services.
The Minister noted that not all practices offer the same range of services, and that recording methods vary between surgeries, making interpretation “complex”.
Island Practices
Across the island’s practices, the figures show consistently high levels of activity.
For example, Ballasalla Surgery delivered 23,293 appointments in 2024, including 16,518 face‑to‑face consultations and 3,894 telephone appointments.
Kensington Surgery recorded 37,673 appointments in the same year, while Ramsey topped the list with 56,879.
The data also reveals how work is shared between clinicians. At Ballasalla, GPs delivered 13,540 appointments in 2024, with nurse practitioners providing 7,981 and other staff groups a further 1,257.
Similar patterns appear across most practices, with GPs carrying the largest share of consultations but nurses and health‑care assistants playing a significant role.
Different Systems
The Minister said some appointment totals do not align perfectly with the breakdown by clinician type because practices configure their systems differently and some slots are used for administrative purposes rather than clinical contact.
She added that “the data presented has been processed to minimise these differences as far as possible and to provide a consistent and comparable view”.
The written answer can be found here.
Source: Manx News, 13 March 2026
