§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the number of general practitioners now serving the county of Leicestershire, showing the number serving rural areas, together with the average number of patients per doctor.
§ Mr. AlisonLeicestershire and Rutland—excluding the city of Leicester—forms a single unit which for the purposes of the family practitioner services is served by 209 doctors, and the average number of patients per doctor is 2,454. The number serving the rural areas of Leicestershire and Rutland is 94 doctors with an average number of 2,406 patients per doctor. The number of doctors serving the city of Leicestershire is 133 with an average number of 2,255.