HC Deb 18 July 1997 vol 298 cc336-7W
Dr. Harris

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients have been removed from patient lists in the last year by(a) general practitioner fundholding practices and (b) general practitioner non-fundholding practices. [9467]

Mr. Milburn

The number of patients removed from general practitioners lists in 94–95 is shown in the table. It is not possible to distinguish between those removals which relate to fundholding and non-fundholding general practitioners.

England 11994–95
Patients removed from GP list because of act or threat of violence 692
Patients removed from GP list at request of GP 82,139
Patients transferred at the request of the patient 875
Bulk transfers on resignation or death of GP 2,518,124
Patients transferred for all other reasons 2,284,010
Total 4,885,840
1 Latest data available Data is published in "GMP Census Additional Data Collection 1994–95", copies of which are available in the Library.

Source:

GMP Census.