§ Mrs. Jane KennedyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general practitioners' surgeries there are in Liverpool, South Sefton, Knowsley and St. Helens and Wirral health authorities; how many of these are single general practitioner's practices; and what is the average list size of practices in each authority.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe information is shown in the table.
The data relate to April 1993. The practice information provided relates to the number of partnerships. Some of these partnerships may practise from more than one surgery.
Family services health authority Number of practices Number of single handed practices Average list size Liverpool 103 41 2,041 Sefton 55 21 2,010 St. Helens and Knowsley 77 26 2,034 Wirral 68 17 1,874
§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general practitioners have moved from working outside London to inner London under the provisions of "Making London Better".
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§ Dr. MawhinneyData are not available centrally showing the movement of general practitioners from one family health services authority to another. It is too early to assess the impact of "Making London Better" on GP manpower. Available information on the numbers of unrestricted GPs in the 12 complete FHSAs which fall wholly or partly within the London initiative zone as at 1 April 1993 is shown in the table:
FHSA Unrestricted GPs Brent and Harrow 272 Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow 372 Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster 189 Barking and Havering 182 Camden and Islington 218 City and East London 355 Enfield and Haringey 277 Redbridge and Waltham Forest 225 Greenwich and Bexley 213 Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 419 Croydon 160 Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 323 TOTAL 3,205