East Ayrshire doctors surgeries have been ranked in a list of best to worst in Scotland.
The information ranked the surgeries out of the 889 in Scotland.
They were all also ranked on a number of factors including percentage of people who rate care at the surgery as excellent or good and the percentage of people who agreed that staff helped them feel in control of their treatment.
It was not great reading for one of the area's surgeries, which ranked in the bottom 25 in the country.
Below is how the area's surgeries ranked in each category, according to information compiled by the Reach Data Unit from information published by Public Health Scotland, with the Scottish average signalled in brackets.
Dalmellington Medical Practice
Top of the pile for the area was Dalmellington Medical Practice.
It ranked:
- 228th out of 889 surgeries in Scotland
- 76% who rate care at the surgery as excellent or good (67%)
- 78% who agreed that staff helped them feel in control of their treatment (62%)
- 91% who say they were treated with compassion and understanding (83%)
- 95% who say were listened to (86%)
- 46% who said they were able to make a GP appointment three or more working days in advance (48%)
- 90% who said they were able to see or speak to a doctor or nurse quite urgently when needed (86%)
- 78% who rate information from receptionists as excellent or good (67%)
Taiglum Medical Practice
Next in the list was Taiglum Medical Practice.
It ranked:
- 462nd out of 889 surgeries in Scotland
- 68% who rate care at the surgery as excellent or good
- 68% who agreed that staff helped them feel in control of their treatment
- 80% who say they were treated with compassion and understanding
- 86% who say were listened to
- 30% who said they were able to make a GP appointment three or more working days in advance
- 95% who said they were able to see or speak to a doctor or nurse quite urgently when needed
- 73% who rate information from receptionists as excellent or good
Tanyard Muirkirk Medical Group
Next was Tanyard Muirkirk Medical Group.
It ranked:
- 675th out of 889 surgeries in Scotland
- 56% who rate care at the surgery as excellent or good
- 64% who agreed that staff helped them feel in control of their treatment
- 78% who say they were treated with compassion and understanding
- 84% who say were listened to
- 43% who said they were able to make a GP appointment three or more working days in advance
- 83% who said they were able to see or speak to a doctor or nurse quite urgently when needed
- 56% who rate information from receptionists as excellent or good
Auchinleck Surgery
Next we have Auchinleck Surgery.
It ranked:
- 756th out of 889 surgeries in Scotland
- 56% who rate care at the surgery as excellent or good
- 52% who agreed that staff helped them feel in control of their treatment
- 70% who say they were treated with compassion and understanding
- 82% who say were listened to
- 51% who said they were able to make a GP appointment three or more working days in advance
- 59% who said they were able to see or speak to a doctor or nurse quite urgently when needed
- 65% who rate information from receptionists as excellent or good
Valley Medical Practice
The penultimate name on the area's list was Valley Medical Practice.
The New Cumnock surgery ranked:
- 768th out of 889 surgeries in Scotland
- 56% who rate care at the surgery as excellent or good
- 60% who agreed that staff helped them feel in control of their treatment
- 79% who say they were treated with compassion and understanding
- 84% who say were listened to
- 25% who said they were able to make a GP appointment three or more working days in advance
- 69% who said they were able to see or speak to a doctor or nurse quite urgently when needed
- 51% who rate information from receptionists as excellent or good
Ballochmyle Medical Group
Bottom of the list for the area was Ballochmyle Medical Group.
It ranked:
- 876th out of 889 surgeries in Scotland
- 28% who rate care at the surgery as excellent or good
- 39% who agreed that staff helped them feel in control of their treatment
- 63% who say they were treated with compassion and understanding
- 70% who say were listened to
- 28% who said they were able to make a GP appointment three or more working days in advance
- 67% who said they were able to see or speak to a doctor or nurse quite urgently when needed
- 35% who rate information from receptionists as excellent or good
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