HC Deb 16 February 1987 vol 110 cc502-3W
Mr. Stan Thorne

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will state the number of unrestricted principals analysed by practice structure for England, the Mersey region and Liverpool for the years 1957, 1960, 1970, 1980 and 1985;

(2) if he will state the number of unrestricted principals analysed by age groups for England, the Mersey region and Liverpool for 1957, 1960, 1970, 1980 and 1985.

Number of Unrestricted Principal General Medical Practitioners

Practice Structure

Total Single-handed Partnerships of
2 3 4 5 6 or more
England
1957 18,173
1960 18,643
1970 19,099 4,034 4,706 4,872 3,000 1,450 1,037
1974 20,219 3,663 4,269 5,055 3,608 1,985 1,639
1980 21,812 3,089 4,016 5,112 4,208 2,764 2,623
1985 24,035 2,915 3,880 4,986 4,352 3,610 4,292
Mersey RHA
1974 1,045 193 244 318 192 60 38
1980 1,131 144 246 309 232 125 75
1985 1,221 124 210 276 308 190 113
Liverpool FPC
1974 251 67 86 69 24 5
1980 260 53 78 75 32 10 12
1985 264 40 56 72 64 20 12

Note: No breakdown by practice structure is available for 1957 or 1960.

Numbers of unrestricted principal general medical practitioners
Age group
Total Under 30 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64 65–69 70 and over
England
1957 18,173
1960 18,643
1970 19,099 2,560 5,764 5,769 3,662 1,344
1974 20,219 1,115 2,118 2,642 2,814 3,373 2,992 2,336 1,565 708 556
1980 21,812 963 3,118 3,022 2,912 2,925 3,123 2,817 1,606 794 532
1985 24,035 943 3,696 4,132 3,454 3,057 2,863 2,884 1,858 659 489
Mersey RHA
1974 1,045 71 101 129 125 184 159 127 90 34 25
1980 1,131 73 153 139 138 123 173 161 84 57 30
1985 1,221 66 191 187 153 142 118 165 117 44 38
Liverpool FPC
1974 251 13 12 17 22 47 50 41 30 11 8
1980 260 8 19 24 23 21 46 50 29 27 13
1985 264 14 26 32 29 24 21 45 36 20 17

Note: No breakdown by age group is available for 1957 or 1960.