§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the number and percentage of general practitioner practices in(a) Merthyr Tydfil, (b) Rhymney and (c) Mid Glamorgan which have established patient participation groups. [17387]
§ Mr. RichardsThis information is not held centrally.
§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many general practitioner trainees there are currently in(a) Merthyr Tydfil, (b) Rhymney and (c) Mid Glamorgan. [17389]
§ Mr. RichardsThe numbers of GP trainees currently engaged in the general practice component of their training are as follows:
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Number Rhymney 1 Merthyr 0 Ogwr 13 Rhondda/Taff 8 Total in Mid Glamorgan 22
§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the number of general practitioner practices in(a) Merthyr Tydfil, (b) Rhymney and (c) Mid Glamorgan that have established the programmes and standards listed in section 6.2 of the Mid Glamorgan family health services authority's business plan 1995–96. [17391]
§ Mr. RichardsThis information is not held centrally.
This is a local management issue for the Mid Glamorgan family health services authority.
§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has of the number and percentage of general practitioner practices in(a) Merthyr Tydfil, (b) Rhymney and (c) in Mid Glamorgan which have employed nurses. [17386]
§ Mr. RichardsThis information is not held centrally.
The number of practice nurses employed in Mid Glamorgan at 1 April 1994 was 169—whole-time equivalent 121.5.
§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the number and percentage of United Kingdom-trained general practitioners in(a) Merthyr Tydfil, (b) Rhymney and (c) Mid Glamorgan. [17388]
§ Mr. RichardsThis information is not readily available.
The number of unrestricted principals at 1 April 1994 in Mid Glamorgan was 303.
§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of whether family health services authorities' procedures are adequate in assisting and advising families who believe that a general practitioner has been negligent in his care of a patient belonging to that family; and if he will make a statement. [18099]
§ Mr. RichardsNegligence is a matter for the courts; it is not something on which FHSAs would offer advice.
§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the number of general practitioner practices in(a) Alyn and Deeside and (b) Clwyd that have established patient participation groups; and if he will make a statement. [18101]
§ Mr. RichardsThis information is not held centrally.