§ Mr. Michael McGuireasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many doctors in the North-West are receiving the special payment under the designated area allowance scheme, giving in each case the name of the constituency and the number of doctors concerned; and what is the rate and period of payment.
§ Dr. OwenI regret that the information is not generally available by constituency. Two types of designated area allowance are payable: Type 1, currently
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Family Practitioner Committee Practice Area Number of Doctors Type of Allowance 1 2 3 4 Cheshire … Runcorn 14 1 Widnes 20 1 Poynton 5 2 St. Helens and Knowsley … Kirkby 23 1 St. Helens, Eccleston and Windle 46 1 Whiston 23 1 Haydock and Newton-le-Willows 5 1 Huyton 28 1 Sefton … Formby 9 2 Litherland 10 1 Lancashire … Accrington, Church, Clayton-le-Moors and Oswaldtwistle 22 1 Bacup and Whitworth 1 1 Bacup and Whitworth 7 2 Blackburn 46 1 Chorley, Euxton, Adlington and Coppull 18 1 Darwen and Edgeworth 13 1 Fleetwood 11 1 Great Harwood and Rishton 7 2 Haslingden 6 2 Leyland 10 2 Ormskirk and Aughton 14 1 Upholland 4 1 Bolton … Bolton North-East and East 14 1 Bolton North-West and West 32 1 Bolton South 21 1 Farnworth and Kearnsley 14 1 Little Lever 4 1 Westhoughton and Blackrod 8 1 Bury … Radcliffe 9 1 Oldham … Chadderton, Failsworth, Royston and Crompton 39 1 Oldham 33 1 Rochdale … Littleborough and Wardle 6 2 Rochdale East 35 1 Rochdale East 5 2 Rochdale West 19 1 Salford … Irlam 8 1 Swinton and Pendlebury 15 2 Stockport … Stockport South 18 1 Stockport West 14 1 Tameside … Tameside South-West 42 1 Trafford … Sale, Carrington and Partington 27 1 Wigan … Aspull, Wigan and Standish 45 1 Ashton in Makerfield, Orrell and Billinge 14 2 Atherton and Tyldesley 8 1 Leigh 17 2 Golborne, Abram, Hindley and Ince 36 1 £750 per annum, applies in an area continuously designated for at least three years and is payable while the area is designated and for a concessionary period of three years afterwards; type 2, currently £1,150 per annum, applies in an area continuously designated for one year with average lists of 3,000 or more patients and is payable while the criteria are satisfied and for a concessionary period of two years after the average list drops below 3,000. The number of doctors in the North-West in receipt of designated area allowances at 30th July 1976 by practice area within family practitioner committee areas were as follows: