HC Deb 15 July 2003 vol 409 c225W
Mr. Flook

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general practitioners working in the

General medical practitioners1 by age-band for specified primary care trusts—England, as at 30 September 2002
Number (headcount)
Primary care trusts
Mendip North Devon Somerset Coast South Somerset Taunton Deane
PCT code 5FX 5FQ 5FW 5K1 5K2
All practitioners 87 125 112 108 81
of which
under 40 29 44 31 31 35
40 to 54 45 65 70 64 41
55 to 64 13 16 11 11 5
65 + 0 0 0 2 0
of which
Unrestricted principals and equivalents (UPEs)2 63 105 94 92 74
of which
Under 40 15 28 22 21 30
40 to 54 38 61 63 59 39
55 to 64 10 16 9 10 5
65 + 2
1 All practitioners includes UPEs, restricted principals, assistants, GP registrars, salaried doctors (Para 52 SFA), PMS other and GP retainers.
2 UPEs include GMS unrestricted principles, PMS contracted GPs and PMS salaried.

Source:

Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics.