§ Mrs. DeanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general practitioners have been(a) struck off and (b) reprimanded for professional negligence in each year since 1995. [110790]
§ Mr. DenhamThe information requested is contained in the table:
However, the increase in the total number of sight tests paid for by Shropshire Health Authority in the six months April to September 1999 was just under 11,0001 . It is fair to assume that the majority of this increase was due to newly eligible people aged over 60 obtaining NHS sight tests.
1 There is a one-month lag in payments so this figure will increase.Source:
Department of Health—General Ophthalmic Services Activity Statistics