§ Mr. Arnoldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many general practitioners, both medical and dental, there are per 1,000 head of population within the area of the North-Western Regional Health Authority; and how this compares with all other regional health authorities;
(2) what is the total medical manpower both medical and dental in each regional health authority; and what figures these represent per 1,000 head of population.
§ Mr. MoyleThe table gives the number of general practitioners and the 43W whole-time equivalent of doctors and dentists in the hospital and community health services in 1976, and the ratios per 1,000 population. Certain general practitioners also hold appointments elsewhere
General Practice Region GMP's GMP's per 1,000 GDP's GDPs per 1,000 Northern … … 1,412 0.45 559 0.18 Yorkshire … … 1,649 0.46 743 0.21 Trent … … 1,982 0.44 826 0.18 East Anglia … … 853 0.47 389 0.22 North West Thames … 1,845 0.53 1,352 0.39 North East Thames … … 1,873 0.51 1,033 0.28 South East Thames … … 1,769 0.41 1,019 0.29 South West Thames … … 1,458 0.51 995 0.35 Wessex … … 1,283 0.48 713 0.28 Oxford … … 1,013 0.46 529 0.24 South Western … … 1,594 0.50 913 0.29 West Midlands … … 2,324 0.45 1,034 0.20 Mersey … … 1,126 0.45 573 0.23 North Western … … 1,834 0.45 825 0.20
Hospital and Community Health Services* Doctors Dentists Region Wte Wte per 1,000 Wte Wte per 1,000 Northern … … 1,983 0.64 158 0.05 Yorkshire … … 2,112 0.59 158 0.04 Trent … … 2,338 0.51 161 0.04 East Anglia … … 1,035 0.57 77 0.04 North West Thames … 2,902 0.84 148 0.04 North East Thames … … 2,895 0.78 209 0.06 South East Thames … … 2,583 0.72 222 0.06 South West Thames … … 1,886 0.65 152 0.05 Wessex … … 1,518 0.57 138 0.05 Oxford … … 1,355 0.61 81 0.04 South Western … … 1,728 0.55 171 0.05 West Midlands … … 2,967 0.57 253 0.05 Mersey … … 1,604 0.64 121 0.05 North Western … … 2,673 0.66 189 0.05 * Figures do not include part-time medical or dental officers in the hospital service or staff holding occasional sessional appointments in the community health services GMP=General Medical Practitioner.
GDP=General Dental Practitioner.
Wte=Whole time equivalent.