HL Deb 10 July 2001 vol 626 cc72-3WA
Lord Smith of Leigh

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the general practitioner per capita ratio on the lowest geographical basis for which figures are available; and [HL105]

What information they have about the age profiles of general practitioners; and whether they can predict the level of retirements over the next five years.[HL106]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Information on the average number of registered patients per general practitioner by primary care group trust was published in March 2001 in the statistical bulletinGeneral and Personal Medical Services Statistics England and Wales.

Copies are available in the Library and on the Department of Health website at www.doh.gov.uk/ stats/gpcensus. The statistical bulletin also includes data on the age profile of GPs, which, with information received from other sources including the NHS Pensions Agency, inform the Department of Health's workforce forecasts.