§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was(a) the total number of general practitioners and the whole-time equivalent and (b) the total number of, and the amount paid to, general practitioners receiving deprivation payments in each of the low, medium and high categories for 1991–92 and 1993–94; and what are the comparable figures in each case for fund holding general practitioners.
§ Dr. Mawhinney(a) The total number of general practitioners and the whole time equivalents for England in 1991–92 and 1992–93 is as follows:
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Number of GPs Whole Time Equivalent 1 October 1991 25,686 25,039.05 1 April 1992 25,823 25,108.25 (b) The total number of GPs receiving deprivation payments in each of the low, medium and high categories in England for 1991–92 and 1992–93 is as follows:
Low Medium High Total 1 October 1991 10,035 6,200 4,272 11,485 1 April 1992 10,363 6,431 4,584 11,833 It is possible for a GP to have patients in a combination of deprived areas. The sum of the three areas is not, therefore, equal to the total number of GPs. The figure given in the "Total" column is the number of GPs with patients in any deprived area.
The total amounts of deprivation payments in each of these categories for 1991–92 is as follows:
£ Lower 8,341,614.68 Medium 8,749,245.27 High 13,803,269.91 Notes:
Figures are not yet available for 1992–93.
Separate figures are not available for fundholding GPs.