§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Minister of Health what was the number of doctors in general practice in each of the past five years; and what is the number or estimated number for each quarter of the present year.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonFollowing is the information:
Principals Providing Full General Medical Services, England and Wales 1st July, 1960 … … 19,914 1st October, 1961 … … 20,175 1st October, 1962 … … 20,312 1st October, 1963 … … 20,335 1st October, 1964 … … 20,232 1st January, 1965 … … 20,194 1st April, 1965 … … 20,190 1st July, 1965 … … 20,144 1st October, 1965 … … 20,014 (provisional) Note.These figures exclude a few doctors—13 in 1965—who practise mainly in Scotland.