§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what statistics will be available centrally from his Department on NHS foundation trusts. [166438]
§ Mr. HuttonThe Department will continue to publish statistics on the performance of the national health service as a whole. This will include information on services commissioned by primary care trusts and provided by NHS trusts, NHS foundation trusts, diagnosis and treatment centers and independent sector providers.
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All General Medical Practitioners1 (excluding Gp Retainers) per 100,000 of the population by Strategic Health Authority; 1997-2003, England Number (headcount) 1997 1998 1999 All practitioners (excl. Ret) All practitioners (excl. Ret) per 100,000 population All practitioners (excl. Ret) All practitioners (excl. Ret) per 100,000 population All practitioners (excl. Ret) All practitioners (excl. Ret) per 100,000 population England total 29,389 60 29,697 61 29,987 61 North East total 1,485 58 1,506 59 1,520 60 County Durham and Tees Valley 649 57 650 57 656 58 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 836 59 856 61 864 62 North West total 4,040 59 4,044 60 4,124 61 Cheshire and Merseyside 1,421 60 1,413 60 1,456 62 Cumbria and Lancashire 1,134 60 1,147 60 1,158 61 Greater Manchester 1,485 59 1,484 59 1,510 60 Yorkshire and the Humber total 3,021 61 3,028 61 3,092 63 North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 999 62 991 62 1.011 63 South Yorkshire 758 59 758 59 772 61 West Yorkshire 1,264 61 1,279 62 1,309 63 East Midlands total 2,338 57 2,361 58 2,369 58 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 908 60 902 59 898 58 Trent 1,430 56 1,459 57 1,471 57 West Midlands total 3,026 58 3,057 58 3,093 59 Birmingham and The Black Country 1,327 58 1,343 59 1,357 60 Shropshire and Staffordshire 792 54 813 55 830 56 West Midlands South 907 60 901 60 906 60 East of England total 3,080 58 3,141 59 3,156 59 Bedford and Hertfordshire 915 59 944 60 948 60 Essex 849 54 862 54 860 54 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 1,316 62 1,335 62 1,348 62 London total 4,532 65 4,515 65 4,496 64 North Central London 788 69 802 70 786 68 North East London 888 62 896 62 894 61 North West London 1,209 73 1,188 71 1.134 67 South East London 868 60 862 59 901 61 South West London 779 62 767 61 781 62 South East total 4,682 60 4,788 61 4,830 61 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1,060 61 1,070 61 1,089 62 Kent and Medway 904 58 916 59 918 59 Surrey and Sussex 1,486 59 1,518 60 1,522 60 Thames Valley 1,232 60 1,284 62 1,301 63 South West total 3,185 66 3,257 67 3,307 68 Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1,325 63 1,374 65 1,404 65 Somerset and Dorset 794 68 820 70 843 72 South West Peninsula 1,066 69 1,063 69 1,060 68