HC Deb 11 February 1997 vol 290 cc154-6W
Mr. Chris Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the amounts retained by GP fundholders by health authority at the end of each financial year since the introduction of GP fundholding. [13651]

Mr. Malone

Information about efficiency savings made by general practitioner fundholders for 1995–96 is not yet available. Figures for 1994–95 are given in the table. For years prior to 1994–95, I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave the right hon. Member for Derby, South (Mrs. Beckett) on 16 March 1995,Official Report column 704. GP fundholder savings are available to be reinvested for the benefit of patients in accordance with regulations.

Amount of fundholder savings in 1994–95 by family health services authority
FHSA name Amount of retained savings (£000)
Cleveland 939
Cumbria 902
Durham 1,458
Northumberland 1,170
Gateshead 194
Newcastle 322
North Tyneside 231
South Tyneside 579
Sunderland 217
Humberside 2,113
North Yorkshire 2,476
Bradford 1,335
Calderdale 183
Kirklees 758
Leeds 1,728
Wakefield 1,198
Derbyshire 2,730
Leicestershire 1,395
Lincolnshire 2,435
Nottinghamshire 1,269
Barnsley 309
Doncaster 337
Rotherham 887
Sheffield 1,497
Cambridgeshire 577
Norfolk 875
Suffolk 756
Bedfordshire 752
Berkshire 2,215
Buckinghamshire 2,090
Northamptonshire 484
Oxfordshire 1,515
Hertfordshire 3,072
Barnet 537
Brent and Harrow 827
Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow 114
Hillingdon 163
Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster 738
Essex 1,437
Barking and Havering 289
Camden and Islington 17
City and East London 208
Enfield and Haringey 199
Redbridge and Waltham 296
East Sussex 447
Kent 1,981
Greenwich and Bexley 1,630
Bromley 151
Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 948
Surrey 1,380
West Sussex 800
Croydon 319
Kingston and Richmond 1,176
Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 1,725
Dorset 470
Hampshire 2,038
Wiltshire 1,318
Isle of Wight 275
Avon 1,458
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 720
Devon 2,037
Gloucestershire 822
Somerset 520
Hereford and Worcestershire 3,921
Shropshire 1,033
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 1,130
Birmingham 3,610
Coventry 1,236
Dudley 605

Amount of fundholder savings in 1995– by family health services authority
FHSA name Amount of retained savings (£000)
Sandwell 894
Solihull 601
Walsall 512
Wolverhampton 434
Cheshire 1,218
Liverpool 441
St. Helen's and Knowsley 542
Sefton 592
Wirral 102
Lancashire 1,931
Bolton 367
Bury 334
Manchester 666
Oldham 295
Rochdale 260
Salford 372
Stockport 799
Tameside 166
Trafford 37
Wigan 403

Source:

NHS Executive regional offices.

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