§ Mrs. Chalkerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many doctors have left the National Health Service in the last five years from the Wirral Area Health Authority; and of these how many have left for overseas medical posts for each category of National Health Service doctor.
§ Mr. EnnalsBetween 1st October 1973 and 1st July 1977, 36 general practitioners withdrew from the general medical services in the Wirral Area counting only doctors providing the full range of general medical services. It is not known how many of these left the National Health Service altogether, nor how many left for overseas medical posts. Comparable information for other categories of National Health Service doctors is not available.
§ Mrs. Chalkerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average number of patients on a general practitioner's list in the Wirral Area Health Authority; and how this compares with the national average.
§ Mr. DeakinsThe average number in the Wirral area at 1st October 1976 was 2,262, compared with the England average of 2,351.
§ Mrs. Chalkerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many vacancies there are for junior housemen, registrars, and senior registrars in the Wirral Area Health Authority.
§ Mr. DeakinsThis information is not collected centrally.