HC Deb 07 February 1994 vol 237 cc43-4W
Ms Primarolo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) general practitioner fundholders, (b) general practitioner fundholding practitioners and (c) general practitioners were involved in fundholdings in the first, second, third and fourth wave by (i) region and (ii) FHSA.

Dr. Mawhinney

Information given in the tables is the number of fundholding units, and numbers of the practices and general practitioners who make up these units in the first, second and third waves by region. Fourth wave figures are not yet available and information at family health services authority level is not collected centrally.

First wave
Region Fundholding units Practices GPs
Northern 27 29 168
Yorkshire 34 39 208
Trent 28 28 115
East Anglia 9 9 57
North West Thames 22 23 123
North East Thames 13 13 73
South East Thames 15 15 85
South West Thames 21 21 125
Wessex 17 18 98

Region Fundholding units Practices GPs
Oxford 25 25 155
South Western 20 21 127
West Midlands 26 26 144
Mersey 20 21 107
North Western 16 17 88
Totals 293 305 1,713

Second Wave
Region Fundholding units Practices General Practitioners
Northern 11 11 63
Yorkshire 25 27 154
Trent 28 32 157
East Anglia 4 4 27
North West Thames 21 26 110
North East Thames 8 8 43
South East Thames 15 15 77
South West Thames 17 18 100
Wessex 17 18 109
Oxford 21 23 124
South Western 18 20 108
West Midlands 31 33 178
Mersey 24 30 121
North Western 13 15 72
Totals 253 280 1,443

Third Wave
Region Fundholding units Practices General Practitioners
Northern 31 34 161
Yorkshire 54 57 249
Trent 84 102 420
East Anglia 35 38 193
North West Thames 45 46 223
North East Thames 25 29 122
South East Thames 48 59 227
South West Thames 28 30 135
Wessex 22 23 128
Oxford 28 28 152
South Western 31 33 170
West Midlands 73 80 357
Mersey 40 51 196
North Western 37 49 168
Totals 581 659 2,901

Source: Regional Health Authorities.