§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people in the mid Glamorgan family health services authority area have been removed from the GP's list and how many have been(a) under 18 years, (b) women over 60 years, (c) men over 65 years of age, (d) registered disabled people, (e) in receipt of repeat prescriptions and (f) recorded as having been previously removed from a GP's list in each of the last four years.
§ Mr. Redwood[holding answer 1 November 1994]This information is not available in the form requested.
I understand that some 50,858 patients were removed from GP's lists in mid Glamorgan during 1993, according to data held by the mid Glamorgan family health services authority. A further 33,904 patients were removed between 1 January and 31 August 1994.
The most common reasons for the removal of 99 per cent. of these patients were moving home, emigration, adoption, death and the retirement of the GP.
In 1993 only 0.8 per cent. or 407 patients were deregistered at the request of the GP. They all had the opportunity to register with another GP. We do not keep records by age in the Welsh Office.