HC Deb 09 June 2003 vol 406 c698W
Mrs. Iris Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) general practitioners and (b) other doctors aged more than 65 years are employed in Northern Ireland within the national health service. [116989]

Mr. Browne

The information is provided in the following table.

General practitioners and other doctors aged more than 65 years

employed in Northern Ireland
Number
General Practitioners1 8
Other Doctors (Consultants and Hospital

Practitioners)2

 9
1 General Practitioners figures are as at May 2003–06–09
2 Other Doctors figures are as at 31 March 2003

Mrs. Iris Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) full-time and (b) part-time permanent general practice posts there are in Northern Ireland. [116985]

Mr. Browne

At May 2003 there were 1,079 general medical practitioners of which 866 were full time and 213 were part-time or job share. A more detailed breakdown is given in the table.

Number of general medical practitioners by employment status at

May 2003
Employment status Number
Full time 866
Three-quarter time 103
Job share 16
Half time 94
Total 1,079
Source:
Central Service Agency