§ Mr. Edwin Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of family doctors in the 501W Yorkshire and Humberside Region for each of the past five years, and the numbers of vacancies for each year.
Year Unrestricted Principals Restricted Principals Assistants Trainees Total Vacancies occurring during, the year* 1st October 1968 … 1,881 24 59 5 1,969 24 1st October 1969 … 1,914 21 52 6 1,993 21 1st October 1970 … 1,919 20 53 9 2,001 17 1st October 1971 … 1,938 18 47 16 2,019 19 1st October 1972 … 1,959 18 44 29 2,050 26 * The figures in this column relate to vacancies advertised by executive councils. Since there is no fixed establishment for general medical practitioners, no statistics are available to indicate who many additional doctors would be desirable in the region.