§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the secretary of State for Health how much money was paid to(a) fundholding and (b) non-fundholding general practitioner practices for computer hardware and software in 1990–91 and in each year since then; and how many (i) fundholding and (ii) non-fundholding practices and general practitioners there were at the end of each of those years. [23299]
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§ Mr. MaloneReimbursement of the costs of computerisation in general practice are shown in the list. The amount reimbursed in 1990–91, when the scheme was introduced, includes claims for the financial years 1989–90 and 1990–92. The apportionment of these costs between fundholders and other GPs is not available centrally.
The related figures for the number of fundholding and non-fundholding practices and general practitioners are as follows:
- 1990–91: £17 million
- 1991–92: £34 million
- 1992–93: £40 million
- 1993–94: £39 million
- 1994–95: £17 million.
Source:
Number of fundholding: Number of non-fundholding: Year Practices GPS practices GPs 1990–91 0 0 9,354 25,622 1991–92 306 1,715 8,822 23,749 1992–93 587 3,159 8,578 22,664 1993–94 1,249 6,140 7,869 19,976 1994–95 2,066 8,889 7,045 17,498 Information prior to 1993–94 is a mixture of enhanced GP census data (about all GPs) and regional health authority data (about GP fundholders);
All information on 1993–94 and 1994–95 is from the enhanced GP census.