§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will give, for the largest stated number of engineers now unemployed with a wife and three children, the amounts of
Hospital doctors per 100,000 Unrestricted Principals in General Practice per 100,000 population North Staffs Health District (includes Leek Parliamentary Constituency) … 58 40 England and Wales … 62 44 We have a long-standing commitment to try to reduce the existing inequalities in the distribution of medical staff across the country.
§ Mr. Corbettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average list size of general practitioners in each of the four districts within the Hertfordshire Area Health Authority boundary compared with the North West Thames Regional Health Authority boundary and with England and Wales.
§ Dr. OwenThe average list sizes of NHS doctors providing the full range of general medical services are as follows:
Hertfordshire AHA … 2,380 North Health District … 2,470 East Health District … 2,460 North West Health District … 2,390 South West Health District … 2,230 North-West Thames RHA … 2,300 England and Wales … 2,360