§ Mr. Edwin Wainwrightasked the Minister of Health how many family doctors practise in the Sheffield Regional Hospital Board area; and what is the existing number of vacancies.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonI regret that the first part of the Question cannot be answered in the terms requested, since22W statistics on family doctors relate to executive council areas, and not to regional hospital board areas. The following table gives the total numbers of doctors providing full general medical services at 1st October, 1967 in executive council areas wholly or partly within the area of the Sheffield Regional Hospital Board.
Executive Council Total number of doctors providing full general medical services at 1st October, 1967 in the entire area of each Council Barnsley … 26 Derby … 59 Doncaster … 37 Grimsby … 39 Leicester … 119 Lincoln … 32 Rotherham … 34 Sheffield … 210 Lincolnshire (Holland) … 40 Lincolnshire (Lindsey) … 149 Nottingham County and City … 355 Derbyshire* … 287 Leicestershire and Rutland* … 169 Lincolnshire (Kesteven)* … 59 Yorkshire (West Riding)* … 653 Total … 2,268 * Executive Council's area is partly within area of Sheffield Regional Hospital Board. As to the second part of the Question, I would refer my hon. Friend to my reply to him on 30th January, 1968.—[Vol. 757, c. 259–60.]