§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general practitioners there were in Birmingham in each of the last 10 years.
§ Dr. MawhinneyInformation relating to the Birmingham family health services authority area is shown in the table.
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Date 1 October Number of unrestricted principals Date 1 October Number of unrestricted principals 1984 536 1989 574 1985 547 1990 579 1986 556 1991 564 1987 570 1992 563 1988 574 11993 560 1 Average list size 1,909; England average list size 1,902. The Medical Practices Committee has advised that since 1990 there have been a number of single-handed general practitioners leaving the medical list and because they had small list sizes their lists were dispersed. There have also been a number of GPs leaving partnerships where the partnerships have succeeded to the outgoing doctor's list but no replacement was required.