§ 67. Mr. Pavittasked the Minister of Health what the average gross remuneration of a general practitioner will be when the recent award has been added; and what are the average figures that this would include for capitation and loading payments, temporary residents fees, initial practice allowance and other central pool payments, mileage allowance, payment for maternity medical services, payment for drugs, reimbursement of training grants and allowance for the supervision of trainee practitioners, payments for sight testing, and payments from hospitals, local authorities and Government Departments.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonI give below a table analysing estimated gross remuneration from all official sources. Information for an estimate of earnings from private practice is not available.
The information is as follows:
Estimated gross remuneration in 1965–66 from all official sources of general medical practitioners under 70 providing unrestricted general medical services under the National Health Service, expressed as averages per such practitioner.
£ Capitation and loading payments 3,580 Temporary resident fees 70 Initial practice allowances and other central pool payments 60 Rural practice payments 90 Payments for maternity medical services 320 Payments for drugs and dispensing 220 Trainee practitioner grants, allowances for the supervision of trainee practitioners and payments for sight testing 20 Payments from hospitals, local authorities and Government Departments 240 Total £4,600