HC Deb 10 July 1978 vol 953 cc425-6W
Mr. Brittan

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what percentage of general practitioners have left the National Health Service in each of the past three years;

(2) what percentage of general practitioners in North Yorkshire have left the National Health Service in each of the past three years;

(3) what percentage of general practitioners in Cleveland have left the National Health Service in each of the past three years.

Mr. Moyle

The table gives the percentage of doctors providing the full range of general medical services who withdrew from family practitioner committee medical lists in each of the areas specified during each of the last three years:

England Per cent. Cleveland Per cent. North Yorkshire Per cent.
1974–75 4 5 5
1975–76 4 2 6
1976–77 5 5 5

Some of these doctors may have been admitted to the National Health Service in other parts of the United Kingdom.

Mr. Brittan

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what is the average number of patients per general practitioner in the National Health Service in Cleveland;

(2) what is the average number of patients per general practitioner in the National Health Service in North Yorkshire;

(3) what is the average number of patients per general practitioner in the National Health Service.

Mr. Moyle

The average number of patients on the lists of doctors providing

technicians—coming within the purview of the Professional and Technical Staffs B Whitley Council are as follows:

the full range of general medical services at 1st October 1977 was:

England 2,330
Cleveland 2,610
North Yorkshire 2,090