Mr. W. E. Garrettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average remuneration paid to general practitioners by his Department in the counties of Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and Durham; and how this figure compares with the national average.
§ Mr. MoyleThe information available relates to gross remuneration, that is, net income plus reimbursement of National Health Service practice expenses. The estimated gross average remuneration per general medical practitioner in the three counties from NHS general medical services was £16,090 for 1976–77, the latest year for which figures are available. The corresponding estimated average in England was £16,150. These figures have been calculated from the expenditure returns of family practitioner committees and the numbers of all practitioners giving unrestricted services on 1st October 1976.