§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many general practitioners in Wales are salaried; what proportion of general practitioners. in Wales this represents; what is the annual cost of employing these salaried general practitioners; and if he will make a statement. [29060]
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§ Mr. RichardsThere are no general medical practitioners in Wales whose salaries are paid directly by family health service authorities.
There were nine, out of 1,710, unrestricted principal GPs in Wales at 1 October 1994 who were "salaried partners": that is, their salary was paid by the partnership for whom they worked. The salaries of all assistant and trainee GPs—138 at 1 October 1994—are paid by the partnership for whom they work. Information on the cost of employing these staff is not available centrally.