HC Deb 07 April 2000 vol 347 cc614-5W
Mr. Steinberg

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the amount of under-spend in the budgets of general practitioners in Durham in each of the last five years. [117212]

Mr. Denham

County Durham Health Authority has reported underspends as set out in the table.

£000
1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
General Medical Services Cash Limited 535.7 1.206.2 1,274.7 1,451.5
General Medical Services Non Cash Limited
Prescribing 0.5 79.6 946.6 500.0
Others (259.0) 57.9 (344.4) (620.0)
Total (258.5) 1,375 602.2 1—
General Practitioner
Fundholding:
Hospital and Community (363.0) (371.0) (894.0) 3.0
Health Services:
Prescribing 561.0 896.0 2,658.0 1—
Management Allowance 319.0 254.0 (75.0) 1—
Total 517.0 779.0 1,689.0 3.0
1Indicates there are no figures available

Notes:

  1. 1. 1999–2000 is a forecast outturn position.
  2. 2. Figures in brackets show overspend.
  3. 3. Prescribing figures for 1999–2000 are now cash limited.
  4. 4. County Durham Health Authority was established in 1996–97. Previously the area was covered by three separate authorities for which data are not available.

Source:

County Durham Health Authority

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