§ Mr. Duncan SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many single-handed general practitioner practices there are(a) in England and (b) in London; and what is their average patient holding.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe information is shown in the table:
England Greater London Number of single-handed GP practices 2,867 772 Average patient list size for single-handed GPs 2,118 2,276 Note: Data relate to 1 October 1992 except for the average patient list size for Greater London, for which the latest available figure is for 1 April 1992.