§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many patients were registered with NHS family doctor practices in(a) 1980, (b) 1985, (c) 1990 and (d) 1995, indicating the figures as a percentage of the population in Wales. [18819]
§ Mr. RichardsInformation on patients registered with general medical practitioners (family doctors) in Wales is given in the following table. The figures may include people who, although registered with doctors in Wales, are not Welsh residents and people who are still registered with a doctor but who have either died or moved and not re-registered.
Number of patients registered Percentage of population 1 October 1980 2,862,239 102 1 October 1985 2,915,168 104 1 October 1990 2,963,612 103 1 April 19951 2,982,429 102 1 The latest data available. The 1994 population figure has been used to calculate the percentage as 1995 data are not yet available.
§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many(a) junior doctors, and (b) other hospital doctors there were in (i) 1985, (ii) 1990 and (iii) 1995. [18739]
§ Mr. RichardsThe information is given in the following table:
Whole-time equivalent number of staff in post (excluding locums) Junior hospital doctors1 Other hospital doctors2 30 September 1985 1,305 893 30 September 1990 1,394 1,042 30 September 19953 1,651 1,321 1 House officers, senior house officers, registrars and senior registrars. 2 Consultants, staff grades, associate specialists, hospital practitioners and clinical assistants. 3 Provisional.