HC Deb 19 October 1990 vol 177 cc941-2W
Sir Geoffrey Finsberg

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the average general practitioner list size in Hampstead health authority in 1984 and in the latest year for which figures are available.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

At 1 October 1984, the average list size of general practitioners in Camden and Islington family health services authority's area was 2,053. At 1 October 1989 (the latest year for which figures are available) the figure was 1,865. Figures are not available for the Hampstead area alone.

Sir Geoffrey Finsberg

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) nurses and midwives, (b) hospital doctors, (c) general practitioners, (d) general practitioners' support staff and (e) dentists were employed by Hampstead health authority in 1984 and in the latest year for which figures are available.

Mr. Dorrell

The information which is available is shown in the table.

Hampstead health authority
September 1984 September 1989
Nurses and midwifery staff1 2,191.6 32,188.9
Hospital/community medical staff1 277.5 270.8
Hospital/community dental staff1 5.4 6.2

Camden and Islington family health services authority
October 1984 October 1989
General medical practitioners2 194 209
General medical practitioners' support staff1 159.8 231.1
General dental practitioners2 209 195
1 Whole-time equivalent.
2 Numbers.

3 Provisional.

Note: Figures for numbers of general medical and dental practitioners are not available for the Hampstead health authority area alone. Family doctors and dentists are not employed but hold contracts with the relevant family health services authority.

Sir Geoffrey Finsberg

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) in-patients, (b) out-patients and (c) day cases were treated by Hampstead health authority in 1984 and the latest year for which figures are available.

Mr. Dorrell

The information requested is as follows:

1984 1989–90
Finished in-patient episodes 31,100 31,200
Day case admissions 2,500 2,500
New out-patients 41,900 44,600
Total out-patient attendances 205,300 201,400