§ 18. Mr. Jacques ArnoldTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the average number of patients on each general practitioner's list(a) in 1978 and (b) in 1990; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. SackvilleAt 1 October 1978, the average number of patients on general medical practitioner lists in England was 2,312, and at 1 October 1990 this had reduced by 16 per cent. to 1,942. The average list size in England has continued to fall, and at 1 October 1991, the latest date for which figures are available, it stood at 1,887.