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General Practitioners

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many whole-time equivalent NHS plan group general practitioners per 100,000 population there were
 
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in (a) each region, (b) each strategic health authority and (c) each primary care trust in (i) 2002 and (ii) 2003. [167424]

Mr. Hutton [pursuant to his reply, 28 April 2004, Official Report, c. 1090W]: I regret my previous response was incorrect, due to an error in the published figures. The correct figures have now been placed in the Library.

Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general practitioners there are per head in each primary care trust in England. [172828]

 
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Mr. Hutton [pursuant to his reply, 19 May 2004, Official Report, c. 1012W]: I regret that the figures provided in my previous response were incorrect, due to an error in the published figures. Correct figures have now been placed in the Library.

Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general practitioners there have been per head in Brent, East in each year since 1997. [172822]

Mr. Hutton [pursuant to his reply on 19 May 2004 columns 1012–15W]: I regret my previous response was incorrect, due to an error in the published figures. The correct figures are shown in the table.
All Practitioners (excluding GP Retainers but including GP Registrars)⁽²⁰⁾ per 100,000 patients of Unrestricted Principals and Equivalents (UPEs⁽²¹⁾ for North West London SHA and specified organisations, 1997–2003 Numbers (headcount)

		1997			1998
		All practitioners (excluding GP Retainers)	Patients of UPEs	Practitioners per 100,000 UPE patients	All practitioners (excluding GP Retainers)	Patients of UPEs	Practitioners per 100,000 UPE patients
Q04	North West London	1,209	2,031,706	60	1,188	2,011,394	59
	of which:
4JC46	Brent Central	—	—	—	—	—	—
4XW97	Brent North	—	—	—	—	—	—
4EF26	Brent South	—	—	—	—	—	—
5K5	Brent PCT	—	—	—	—	—	—
5HX	Ealing PCT	—	—	—	—	—	—
5H1	Hammersmith and Fulham	—	—	—	—	—	—
5K6	Harrow PCT	—	—	—	—	—	—
5AT	Hillingdon PCT	—	—	—	—	—	—
5HY	Hounslow PCT	—	—	—	—	—	—
5LA	Kensington and Chelsea PCT	—	—	—	—	—	—
5LC	Westminster PCT	—	—	—	—	—	—

		1999			2000
		All practitioners (excluding GP Retainers)	Patients of UPEs	Practitioners per 100,000 UPE patients	All practitioners (excluding GP Retainers)	Patients of UPEs	Practitioners per 100,000 UPE patients
Q04	North West London	1,134	1,881,696	60	1,125	2,004,915	56
:	of which
4JC46	Brent Central	47	93,074	50	50	95,790	52
4XW97	Brent North	65	108,692	60	64	113,029	57
4EF26	Brent South	63	79,638	79	57	98,801	58
5K5	Brent PCT	—	—	—	—	—	—
5HX	Ealing PCT	—	—	—	—	—	—
5H1	Hammersmith and Fulham	—	—	—	—	—	—
5K6	Harrow PCT	—	—	—	—	—	—
5AT	Hillingdon PCT	—	—	—	—	—	—
5HY	Hounslow PCT	—	—	—	—	—	—
5LA	Kensington and Chelsea PCT	—	—	—	—	—	—
5LC	Westminster PCT	—	—	—	—	—	—

		2001			2002
		All practitioners (excluding GP Retainers)	Patients of UPEs	Practitioners per 100,000 UPE patients	All practitioners (excluding GP Retainers)	Patients of UPEs	Practitioners per 100,000 UPE patients
Q04	North West London	1,150	2,026,480	57	1,139	2,040,719	56
:	of which
4JC46	Brent Central	—	—	—	—	—	—
4XW97	Brent North	—	—	—	—	—	—
4EF26	Brent South	—	—	—	—	—	—
5K5	Brent PCT	184	320,649	57	197	347,890	57
5HX	Ealing PCT	198	360,064	55	195	352,583	55
5H1	Hammersmith and Fulham	105	180,949	58	106	186,741	57
5K6	Harrow PCT	142	259,168	55	121	221,675	55
5AT	Hillingdon PCT	138	254,204	54	137	253,087	54
5HY	Hounslow PCT	123	240,173	51	118	248,171	48
5LA	Kensington and Chelsea PCT	124	178,455	69	132	189,307	70
5LC	Westminster PCT	136	232,818	58	133	241,265	55

 
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		2003
		All practitioners (excluding GP Retainers)	Patients of UPEs	Practitioners per 100,000 UPE patients
Q04	North West London	1,176	2,083,156	56
:	of which
4JC46	Brent Central	—	—	—
4XW97	Brent North	—	—	—
4EF26	Brent South	—	—	—
5K5	Brent PCT	205	352,148	58
5HX	Ealing PCT	194	361,069	54
5H1	Hammersmith and Fulham	96	188,199	51
5K6	Harrow PCT	146	222,615	66
5AT	Hillingdon PCT	139	258,940	54
5HY	Hounslow PCT	133	253,558	52
5LA	Kensington and Chelsea PCT	120	195,743	61
5LC	Westminster PCT	143	250,884	57

⁽²⁰⁾ All Practitioners (excluding GP Retainers) include GMS Unrestricted Principals, PMS Contracted GPs, PMS Salaried GPs, Restricted Principals, Assistants, GP Registrars, Salaried Doctors (Para 52 SFA). PMS Other, GP Retainers. Flexible Career Scheme GPs and GP Returners
⁽²¹⁾ UPEs include GMS Unrestricted Principals, PMS Contracted GPs and PMS Salaried GPs.
Note:
Data as at 1 October 1997–99, 30 September 2000–03
Source:
Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics



All practitioners (excluding GP Retainers)⁽²²⁾ per 100,000 patients of Unrestricted Principals and Equivalents (UPEs)⁽²³⁾for Brent and Harrow HA: 1997–2003

	Numbers (headcount)
Brent and Harrow HA
1997
All practitioners (excluding GP Retainers)	324
Patients of UPEs	554,018
Practitioners per 100,000 UPE patients	58
1998
All practitioners (excluding GP Retainers)	333
Patients of UPEs	561,395
Practitioners per 100,000 UPE patients	59
1999
All practitioners (excluding GP Retainers)	311
Patients of UPEs	516,923
Practitioners per 100,000 UPE patients	60
2000
All practitioners (excluding GP Retainers)	306
Patients of UPEs	560,208
Practitioners per 100,000 UPE patients	55
2001
All practitioners (excluding GP Retainers)	326
Patients of UPEs	579,817
Practitioners per 100,000 UPE patients	56

⁽²²⁾ All Practitioners (excluding GP Retainers) include GMS Unrestricted Principals, PMS Contracted GPs, PMS Salaried GPs, Restricted Principals, Assistants, GP Registrars, Salaried Doctors (Para 52 SFA). PMS Other. GP Retainers. Flexible Career Scheme GPs and GP Returners
⁽²³⁾ UPEs include GMS Unrestricted Principals. PMS Contracted GPs and PMS Salaried GPs.
Note:
Data as at 1 0ctober 1997–99
Source:
Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics



 
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Mr. Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average general practitioner list size was in (a) Birmingham and (b) the Black Country in each of the last 10 years. [165804]

Dr. Ladyman [pursuant to his reply, 1 April 2004, c. 260W]: I regret my previous response was incorrect, due to an error in the published figures. The correct figures are shown in the tables.
Unrestricted Principals and Equivalents⁽²⁴⁾ (UPEs) Average List Size for Birmingham and the Black Country Stategic Health Authority, by Primary Care Trust, 2001–2003

	Number (headcount)
Birmingham
South Birmingham PCT	1,716	1,659	1,711
North Birmingham PCT	1,886	1,942	1,941
Heart of Birmingham PCT	2,203	2,299	2,385
East Birmingham PCT	1,991	2,024	2,100
Black Country
Dudley South PCT	1,927	1,855	1,880
Dudley Beacon and Castle PCT	2,075	2,082	2,018
Walsall PCT	2,063	2,002	2,139
Oldbury and Smethwick PCT	1,884	1,867	1,893
Rowley, Regis and Tipton PCT	2,022	2,041	1,916
Wednesbury and West Bromwich PCT	2,063	1,960	2,035
Wolverhampton City PCT	1,959	1,930	1,992
Other
Solihull PCT	1,786	1,795	1,898

⁽²⁴⁾ UPEs include GMS Unrestricted Principals, PMS Contracted GPs and PMS Salaried GPs. 2003 Patient data has been revised from previously published figures All data as at 30 September
Source:
Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics



Unrestricted Principals and Equivalents⁽²⁵⁾ (UPEs) Average List Size for Birmingham and the Black Country Strategic Health Authority 1993–2003

	Average list size
1993	1,993
1994	1,972
1995	1,955
1996	1,945
1997	1,941
1998	1,930
1999	1,967
2000	1,927
2001	1,943
2002	1,928
2003	1,983

⁽²⁵⁾ UPEs include GMS Unrestricted Principals, PMS Contracted GPs and PMS Salaried GPs. 2003 patient data has been revised from previously published figures Data as at 1 October 1993–99 and 30 September 2000–03.
Source:
Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics

Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general practitioners per head of population there were in (a) the Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) Tyne and Wear, (d) the North East and (e) England in each year since 1997. [162917]

 
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Mr. Hutton [pursuant to his reply, 1 April 2004, Official Report c.1664W]: I regret my previous response
 
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was incorrect, due to an error in the published figures. The correct figures are shown in the table.
Unrestricted Principals and Equlvalents⁽²⁶⁾ (UPEs) per 100,000 patients for England, South Tyneside PCG/PCT, Tyne and Wear and the North East Government Office Region 1997–2003 Numbers (headcount)

North East	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
England	53	54	54	54	54	54	54
South Tyneside PC	(27)—	(27)—	51	51	(27)—	(27)—	(27)—
South Tyneside PC	(27)—	(27)—	(27)—	(27)—	52	52	51
Tyne and Wear	53	53	54	55	57	59	58
North East	53	53	54	55	56	57	57

⁽²⁶⁾ UPEs include GMS Unrestricted Principals, PMS Contracted GPs and PMS Salaried GPs. Figures for South Tyneside PCG appear comparable to South Tyneside PCT but this is unable to be confirmed Data as at 1 October 1997–1999 and 30 September 2000–2003
⁽²⁷⁾ Denotes not available 2003 patient data has been revised from previously published figures
Source:
Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics

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