§ Lord Harmsworthasked Her Majesty's Government:
What percentage of (a) general medical practices and (b) general dental practices was computerised in each year since 1989/90, or in each of those years where figures are available.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Baroness Cumberlege)Information on general practitioner computing is given in the table:
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per cent. 1989 1990 1991 1992 England and Wales 28 47 63 74 Scotland 47 58 76 86 Northern Ireland 1— 1— 1— 71 1—Figures for these years were not held centrally. Information on general dental practice computing is not held centrally.