§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what action he(a) has taken and (b) plans to take against general practitioner fundholders who overspend on the allocation given to them. [18439]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonIn cases where a general practitioner fundholding practice spends in excess of its allotted sum it is for the relevant health board to review the reasons for the overspend and to take any action required.
§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which general practitioner fundholders in Scotland(a) overspent and (b) underspent their budgets in each year for which there are figures; what was the overspend or underspend in each case; and what were the total sums overspent and underspent in Scotland in each year. [18438]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonSpending details of individual general practitioner fundholders in Scotland are not held centrally; however, information is collected on a health board basis. This is set out in the table.
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1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Health board Under-spend Over-spend Under-spend Over-spend Under-spend Over-spend Under-spend Over-spend Argyll and Clyde 56 — — — 55 — 214 — Ayrshire and Arran — — — — 330 — 214 43 Borders — — — — 65 — 291 — Dumfries and Galloway — — — — — — 76 — Fife — — — — 96 — 150 — Forth Valley — — — — 23 — 101 40 Grampian 103 9.8 95 4.8 551 279 1,207 452 Greater Glasgow — — 13 — 185 — 888 — Highland —1 — — — 87 — — 130 Lanarkshire — — — — 458 — 1,360 — Lothian 29 — 39 — 354 — 868 264 Orkney — — — — — — — — Shetland — — — — — — — — Tayside — 26 12 — 278 172 363 120 Western Isles — — — —1 — — — — Scotland 188 35.8 159 4.8 2,482 451 5,732 1,049