Scrape GP practices — find_a_gp • scrappy

Scrape GP practices near a given postcode

Usage

find_a_gp(
  client,
  postcode,
  base = "https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-gp",
  sleep = 1
)

Arguments

client: RSelenium client.
postcode: String with the target postcode.
base: String with the base URL for Google Maps website.
sleep: Integer with number of seconds to use as pause between actions on the web page.

Value

Data frame with GP practices near the given postcode.

Examples

if (FALSE) {
# Create RSelenium session
rD <- RSelenium::rsDriver(browser = "firefox", port = 4544L, verbose = FALSE)

# Retrieve GP practices near L69 3GL
# (Waterhouse building, University of Liverpool)
wh_gps_tb <- scrappy::find_a_gp(rD$client, postcode = "L69 3GL")

# Stop server
rD$server$stop()
}