Doctors and Dentists (Statistics) (Hansard, 29 June 1984)

§ Mr. Corrie
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of general practitioners per 1,000 population in (a) the Ayrshire and Arran region and (b) other regions in Scotland for the last five years.

§ Mr. Younger
The following table shows the number of doctors providing unrestricted general medical services per 1,000 of the estimated home population of each Scottish health board area for each of the last five years.

No. of unregistricted GPs per 1,000 of Home Population

Health Board 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983

Argyll and Clyde 0.58 0.59 0.59 0.60 0.61

Ayrshire and Arran 0.54 0.55 0.56 0.57 0.57

Borders 0.62 0.64 0.63 0.64 0.64

Dumfries and Galloway 0.62 0.64 0.65 0.65 0.66

Fife 0.51 0.52 0.52 0.53 0.54

Forth Valley 0.55 0.58 0.58 0.59 0.61

Grampian 0.56 0.56 0.55 0.56 0.57

Greater Glasgow 0.58 0.58 0.59 0.60 0.63

Highland 0.72 0.73 0.74 0.76 0.76

Lanarkshire 0.46 0.47 0.48 0.48 0.50

Lothian 0.58 0.60 0.61 0.62 0.64

Orkney 1.05 1.11 1.04 1.04 1.09

Shetland 0.68 0.76 0.65 0.75 0.77

Tayside 0.57 0.57 0.57 0.58 0.59

Western Isles 0.64 0.77 0.67 0.79 0.79

Scotland 0.57 0.57 0.58 0.59 0.60

§ Mr. Corrie
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of National Health Service contracted dentists per 1,000 population in (a) the Ayrshire and Arran region and (b) other health authority regions in Scotland for the last five years.
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§ Mr. Younger
The information is as follows:

Number of general dental practitioners in contract with health boards per 1,000 of population

Health board 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983

Ayrshire and Arran 0.25 0.26 0.28 0.28 0.30

Argyll and Clyde 0.20 0.21 0.22 0.22 0.24

Borders 0.20 0.23 0.23 0.25 0.25

Dumfries and Galloway 0.20 0.22 0.21 0.21 0.23

Fife 0.22 0.22 0.23 0.23 0.25

Forth Valley 0.21 0.22 0.24 0.25 0.23

Grampian 0.19 0.21 0.21 0.22 0.22

Greater Glasgow 0.24 0.24 0.25 0.27 0.27

Highlands 0.24 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.27

Lanarkshire 0.20 0.20 0.23 0.23 0.23

Lothian 0.30 0.31 0.31 0.32 0.33

Orkney 0.17 0.17 0.10 0.16 0.16

Shetland 0.27 0.13 0.11 0.25 0.26

Tayside 0.26 0.28 0.30 0.30 0.30

Western Isles 0.13 0.17 0.16 0.22 0.22

Scotland 0.23 0.24 0.25 0.26 0.27

No. of unregistricted GPs per 1,000 of Home Population
Health Board	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983
Argyll and Clyde	0.58	0.59	0.59	0.60	0.61
Ayrshire and Arran	0.54	0.55	0.56	0.57	0.57
Borders	0.62	0.64	0.63	0.64	0.64
Dumfries and Galloway	0.62	0.64	0.65	0.65	0.66
Fife	0.51	0.52	0.52	0.53	0.54
Forth Valley	0.55	0.58	0.58	0.59	0.61
Grampian	0.56	0.56	0.55	0.56	0.57
Greater Glasgow	0.58	0.58	0.59	0.60	0.63
Highland	0.72	0.73	0.74	0.76	0.76
Lanarkshire	0.46	0.47	0.48	0.48	0.50
Lothian	0.58	0.60	0.61	0.62	0.64
Orkney	1.05	1.11	1.04	1.04	1.09
Shetland	0.68	0.76	0.65	0.75	0.77
Tayside	0.57	0.57	0.57	0.58	0.59
Western Isles	0.64	0.77	0.67	0.79	0.79
Scotland	0.57	0.57	0.58	0.59	0.60

	Number of general dental practitioners in contract with health boards per 1,000 of population
Health board	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983
Ayrshire and Arran	0.25	0.26	0.28	0.28	0.30
Argyll and Clyde	0.20	0.21	0.22	0.22	0.24
Borders	0.20	0.23	0.23	0.25	0.25
Dumfries and Galloway	0.20	0.22	0.21	0.21	0.23
Fife	0.22	0.22	0.23	0.23	0.25
Forth Valley	0.21	0.22	0.24	0.25	0.23
Grampian	0.19	0.21	0.21	0.22	0.22
Greater Glasgow	0.24	0.24	0.25	0.27	0.27
Highlands	0.24	0.26	0.26	0.26	0.27
Lanarkshire	0.20	0.20	0.23	0.23	0.23
Lothian	0.30	0.31	0.31	0.32	0.33
Orkney	0.17	0.17	0.10	0.16	0.16
Shetland	0.27	0.13	0.11	0.25	0.26
Tayside	0.26	0.28	0.30	0.30	0.30
Western Isles	0.13	0.17	0.16	0.22	0.22
Scotland	0.23	0.24	0.25	0.26	0.27