Ayr GP surgeries ranked from best to worst

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.

Barns Medical Practice

Barns Medical Practice, Ayr

Barns Medical Practice was  ranked in the top 50 surgeries in Scotland:

• 41st out of 889 surgeries in Scotland
• 95% who rate care at the surgery as excellent or good (67%)
• 89% who agreed that staff helped them feel in control of their treatment (62%)
• 95% who say they were treated with compassion and understanding (83%)
• 96% who say were listened to (86%)
• 90% who said they were able to make a GP appointment three or more working days in advance (48%)
• 93% who said they were able to see or speak to a doctor or nurse quite urgently when needed (86%)
• 94% who rate information from receptionists as excellent or good (67%)

The Fullarton Practice

The Fullarton Practice, Ayr

It ranked:

• 199th out of 889 surgeries in Scotland
• 88% who rate care at the surgery as excellent or good (67%)
• 73% who agreed that staff helped them feel in control of their treatment (62%)
• 88% who say they were treated with compassion and understanding (83%)
• 88% who say were listened to (86%)
• 70% 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%)
• 87% who rate information from receptionists as excellent or good (67%)

Dalblair Medical Practice

• 413th out of 889 surgeries in Scotland
• 86% who rate care at the surgery as excellent or good (67%)
• 71% who agreed that staff helped them feel in control of their treatment (62%)
• 82% who say they were treated with compassion and understanding (83%)
• 84% who say were listened to (86%)
• 56% who said they were able to make a GP appointment three or more working days in advance (48%)
• 80% who said they were able to see or speak to a doctor or nurse quite urgently when needed (86%)
• 79% who rate information from receptionists as excellent or good (67%)

Cathcart Street Medical Practice

Cathcart Street Practice, Ayr

• 444th out of 889 surgeries in Scotland
• 76% who rate care at the surgery as excellent or good (67%)
• 65% who agreed that staff helped them feel in control of their treatment (62%)
• 85% who say they were treated with compassion and understanding (83%)
• 87% who say were listened to (86%)
• 53% who said they were able to make a GP appointment three or more working days in advance (48%)
• 79% who said they were able to see or speak to a doctor or nurse quite urgently when needed (86%)
• 77% who rate information from receptionists as excellent or good (67%)

Bankfield Medical Practice

Bankfield Medical Practice, Ayr

• 370th out of 889 surgeries in Scotland
• 78% who rate care at the surgery as excellent or good (67%)
• 57% who agreed that staff helped them feel in control of their treatment (62%)
• 86% who say they were treated with compassion and understanding (83%)
• 88% who say were listened to (86%)
• 84% who said they were able to make a GP appointment three or more working days in advance (48%)
• 86% who said they were able to see or speak to a doctor or nurse quite urgently when needed (86%)
• 75% who rate information from receptionists as excellent or good (67%)

The Surgery

The Surgery, Ayr

• 323rd out of 889 surgeries in Scotland
• 80% who rate care at the surgery as excellent or good (67%)
• 69% who agreed that staff helped them feel in control of their treatment (62%)
• 81% who say they were treated with compassion and understanding (83%)
• 89% who say were listened to (86%)
• 40% who said they were able to make a GP appointment three or more working days in advance (48%)
• 96% who said they were able to see or speak to a doctor or nurse quite urgently when needed (86%)
• 79% who rate information from receptionists as excellent or good (67%)

Racecourse Road Medical Group

Racecourse Road Medical Group, Ayr

• 399th out of 889 surgeries in Scotland
• 74% who rate care at the surgery as excellent or good (67%)
• 64% who agreed that staff helped them feel in control of their treatment (62%)
• 81% who say they were treated with compassion and understanding (83%)
• 87% who say were listened to (86%)
• 71% who said they were able to make a GP appointment three or more working days in advance (48%)
• 92% who said they were able to see or speak to a doctor or nurse quite urgently when needed (86%)
• 75% who rate information from receptionists as excellent or good (67%)

And finally, 

Tam's Brig Surgery

Tam's Brig Surgery, Ayr

• 740th out of 889 surgeries in Scotland
• 54% who rate care at the surgery as excellent or good (67%)
• 60% who agreed that staff helped them feel in control of their treatment (62%)
• 74% who say they were treated with compassion and understanding (83%)
• 79% who say were listened to (86%)
• 52% who said they were able to make a GP appointment three or more working days in advance (48%)
• 78% who said they were able to see or speak to a doctor or nurse quite urgently when needed (86%)
• 55% who rate information from receptionists as excellent or good (67%)