General Practitioners (Hansard, 18 December 2002)

§ Mr. Hutton

[holding answer 16 December 2002]: The age distribution of general practitioners in England and in Hampshire and Isle of Wight Strategic Health Authority as at March 2002 is shown in the table.

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All practitioners¹, NHS plan GPs², unrestricted principals and equivalents (UPEs)³ in Hampshire and Isle of Wight strategic health authority and England as at 31 March 2002
Number⁴
	Of which aged:
	Total	Under 30	30–34	35–39	40–44	45–59
Hampshire and Isle of Wight StHA
All Practitioners	1,184	40	153	206	251	209
Percentage		3.4	12.9	17.4	21.2	17.7
Of which:
NHS Plan GPs	1,035	6	95	172	236	203
Percentage		0.6	9.2	16.6	22.8	19.6
UPEs	1,024	6	93	172	231	201
Percentage		0.6	9.1	16.8	22.6	19.6

Number⁴
	Of which aged:
	50–54	55–59	60–64	65–69	70 and over	Unknown
England
All Practitioners	4,633	3,379	1,419	506	66	1
Percentage	14.5	10.6	4.4	1.6	0.2	0.0
Of which:
NHS Plan GPs	4,594	3,365	1,419	506	65	0
Percentage	15.9	11.6	4.9	1.7	0.2	—
UPEs	4,525	3,281	1,358	454	0	0
Percentage	16.2	11.7	4.9	1.6	0.0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight StHA
All Practitioners	164	128	29	4	0	0
Percentage	13.9	10.8	2.4	0.3	0.0	—
Of which:
NHS Plan GPs	163	127	29	4	0	0
Percentage	15.7	12.3	2.8	0.4	0.0	—
UPEs	163	125	29	4	0	0
Percentage	15.9	12.2	2.8	0.4	0.0	—
¹ All Practitioners include GMS Unrestricted Principals, PMS Contracted GPs, PMS Salaried GPs, Restricted Principals, Assistants, GP Registrars, Salaried Doctors (Para 52 SFA),
PMS Other and GP Retainers.
² NHS Plan GPs include GMS Unrestricted Principals, PMS Contracted GPs, PMS Salaried GPs, Restricted Principals, Assistants, Salaried Doctors (Para 52 SFA) and PMS Others.
³ UPEs include GMS Unrestricted Principals, PMS Contracted GPs and PMS Salaried GPs.
⁴ Headcount

Note:

Data has been converted to match April 2002 StHA boundaries.

Source:

Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics