HC Deb 14 September 2004 vol 424 cc1497-8W
Mr. Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general practitioners there were in the London Borough of Havering in(a) 1997 and (b) 2004; and what the figures are for all other London boroughs. [187730]

Mr. Hutton

The number of general practitioners broken down by boroughs is not collected centrally. However, the tables show the number of GPs broken down by strategic health authority and primary care trust.

General medical practitioners (excluding retainers, registrars and locums) for London by strategic health authority (SHA)

Numbers (headcount)
1997 March 2004
London SHA 4,324 4,676
North West London Q04 1,164 1157
North Central London Q05 744 795
North East London Q06 849 926
South East London Q07 833 974
South West London Q08 734 824
Note:
All practitioners (excluding retainers, registrars and locums) include general medical service (QMS) unrestricted principals, personal medical service (PMS) contracted GPs, PMS salaried GPs, restricted principals, assistants, salaried doctors (Para 52 SFA), PMS other and flexible career scheme GPs and GP returners. Data as at 1 October 1997 and 31 March 2004.
Source:
Department of Health general and personal medical services statistics.

General medical practitioners (excluding retainers, registrars and locums) for London by strategic health authority (SHA) and primary care trust (PCT)
Number (headcount)
London, as at 31 March 2004 General medical practitioners(excluding retainers, registrars and locums)1
London 4,676
Q05 North Central London 795
5A9 Barnet PCT 234
5K7 Camden PCT 139
5C1 Enfield PCT 151
5C9 Haringey PCT 143
5K8 Islington PCT 128
Q06 North East London 926
5C2 Barking and Dagenham PCT 80
5C3 City and Hackney PCT 156
5A4 Havering PCT 124
5C5 Newham PCT 171
5NA Redbridge PCT 121
5C4 Tower Hamlets PCT 135
5NC Waltham Forest PCT 139
Q04 North West London 1,157
5K5 Brent PCT 194
5HX Ealing PCT 193
5H1 Hammersmith and Fulham PCT 96
5K6 Harrow PCT 140
5AT Hillingdon PCT 140
5HY Hounslow PCT 129
5LA Kensington and Chelsea PCT 113
5LC Westminster PCT 152
Q07 South East London 974
5AX Bexley Ct 120
5A7 Bromley PCT 193
5A8 Greenwich PCT 131
5LD Lambeth PCT 203
5LF Lewisham PCT 164
5LE Southwark PCT 163
Q08 South West London 824
5K9 Croydon PCT 197
5A5 Kingston PCT 103
5M6 Richmond and Twickenham PCT 114
5M7 Sutton and Merton PCT 211
5LG Wandsworth PCT 199
1All practitioners (excluding retainers, registrars and locums) include general medical service (QMS) unrestricted principals, personal medical service (PMS) contracted GPs, PMS salaried GPs, restricted principals, assistants, salaried doctors (Para 52 SFA), PMS other and flexible career scheme GPs and GP returners.
Source:
Department of Health general and personal medical services statistics.