§ Mrs. Knightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many general practitioners were in the National Health Service in 1978 and in the latest year in which figures are available; and whether he will give comparable figures for hospital doctors.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe information requested is as follows:
England 1978 1982* Number of principals assistants and trainees in general medical practice at 1 October 22,651 24,844 Number of hospital medical staff at 30 September† 31,515 34,600 All figures exclude locums. * Provisional figures. † Excluding hospital practitioners and paragraph 94 appointments.