HC Deb 27 June 1996 vol 280 c196W
Mr. Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the number of GPs, GP practices and patients covered by community fundholding as at 1 April 1996; and what proportion each figure is of the total numbers of GPs, practices and patient population. [34760]

Mr. Malone

The information is shown in the table.

Community Percentage of total
General Practitioners 960 4
Practices 419 5
Patients 1.8 million 4

Sources:

Community fundholding data from regional offices as at 1 April 1996. Data about all GPs from October 1995 GP Census.