Pharmacies (Hansard, 16 December 1977)

§ Mr. Ovenden
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many pharmacies there are in each county in the United Kingdom; and what is the number per 10,000 population in each county.

§ Mr. Moyle
The information requested for each county in England is as follows:

Area Number of pharmacies^* Number of pharmaciest† per 10,000 population

Greater London 1,679 2.4

Metropolitan Counties

Greater Manchester 561 2.1

Merseyside 370 2.4

South Yorkshire 238 1.8

Tyne and Wear 256 2.2

West Midlands 487 1.8

West Yorkshire 432 2.1

Non-Metropolitan Counties

Avon 185 2.0

Bedfordshire 69 1.4

Berkshire 100 1.5

Buckinghamshire 86 1.7

Cambridgeshire 78 1.4

Cheshire 168 1.8

Cleveland 86 1.5

Cornwall/Isles of Scilly 90 2.2

Cumbria 102 2.2

Derbyshire 155 1.7

Devon 222 2.4

Dorset 145 2.7

Durham 118 1.9

East Sussex 158 2.4

Essex 219 1.5

Gloucestershire 81 1.7

Hampshire 258 1.8

Hereford/Worcester 83 1.4

Hertfordshire 175 1.9

Humberside 156 1.8

Isle of Wight 33 3.0

Kent 255 1.8

Lancashire 312 2.3

Leicestershire 150 1.8

Lincolnshire 75 1.4

Norfolk 94 1.4

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Area Number of pharmacies^* Number of pharmacies† per 10,000 population

Northamptonshire 71 1.4

Northumberland 58 2.0

North Yorkshire 120 1.8

Nottinghamshire 152 1.6

Oxfordshire 70 1.3

Salop 59 1.7

Somerset 74 1.8

Staffordshire 148 1.5

Suffolk 82 1.4

Surrey 193 1.9

Warwickshire 64 1.4

West Sussex 126 2.0

Wiltshire 72 1.4

^* Number of pharmacies at which NHS pharmaceutical services were being provided at 31st December 1976.

† Based on estimated population at 30th June 1976.

Note: Reponsibility for health services in the other parts of the United Kingdom rests with my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales respectively.

§ Mr. Ovenden
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many pharmacies have closed in the last 12 months for which figures are available; how many have commenced business; and how many remain in operation.

§ Mr. Moyle
According to the records of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain pharmacy closures and openings in England in the 12 months ended 31st October 1977 were as follows:

Closures Openings

1976—

November 32 28

December 26 10

1977—

January 28 16

February 17 8

March 29 16

April 27 10

May 25 11

June 23 13

July 27 13

August 14 3

September 26 7

October 14 11

Total 288 146

At 31st October 1977 there were 8,959 registered pharmacies in England.

Area	Number of pharmacies^*	Number of pharmaciest† per 10,000 population
Greater London	1,679	2.4
Metropolitan Counties
Greater Manchester	561	2.1
Merseyside	370	2.4
South Yorkshire	238	1.8
Tyne and Wear	256	2.2
West Midlands	487	1.8
West Yorkshire	432	2.1
Non-Metropolitan Counties
Avon	185	2.0
Bedfordshire	69	1.4
Berkshire	100	1.5
Buckinghamshire	86	1.7
Cambridgeshire	78	1.4
Cheshire	168	1.8
Cleveland	86	1.5
Cornwall/Isles of Scilly	90	2.2
Cumbria	102	2.2
Derbyshire	155	1.7
Devon	222	2.4
Dorset	145	2.7
Durham	118	1.9
East Sussex	158	2.4
Essex	219	1.5
Gloucestershire	81	1.7
Hampshire	258	1.8
Hereford/Worcester	83	1.4
Hertfordshire	175	1.9
Humberside	156	1.8
Isle of Wight	33	3.0
Kent	255	1.8
Lancashire	312	2.3
Leicestershire	150	1.8
Lincolnshire	75	1.4
Norfolk	94	1.4

Area	Number of pharmacies^*	Number of pharmacies† per 10,000 population
Northamptonshire	71	1.4
Northumberland	58	2.0
North Yorkshire	120	1.8
Nottinghamshire	152	1.6
Oxfordshire	70	1.3
Salop	59	1.7
Somerset	74	1.8
Staffordshire	148	1.5
Suffolk	82	1.4
Surrey	193	1.9
Warwickshire	64	1.4
West Sussex	126	2.0
Wiltshire	72	1.4
^* Number of pharmacies at which NHS pharmaceutical services were being provided at 31st December 1976.
† Based on estimated population at 30th June 1976.

	Closures	Openings
1976—
November	32	28
December	26	10
1977—
January	28	16
February	17	8
March	29	16
April	27	10
May	25	11
June	23	13
July	27	13
August	14	3
September	26	7
October	14	11
Total	288	146