HC Deb 01 July 2002 vol 388 cc154-5W
Mr. Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people are served, on average, by each general practitioner in the North West. [63498]

Jacqui Smith

The information requested is shown in the list.

North West

  1. 1. NHS Plan GPs—3,722
  2. 2. Unrestricted principals and equivalents (UPEs)—3,595
  3. 3. Population—6,608,382

NHS Plan GPs per 100,000 population—56. 3

UPEs per 100,000 population—54.4

Notes:

1. NHS plan GPs include GMS unrestricted principals, PMS contracted GPs, PMS salaried GPs. restricted principals, assistants, salaried doctors (para. 52 of the statement of fees and allowances) and PMS others;

2. UPEs include GMS unrestricted principals, PMS contracted GPs and PMS salaried GPs; and population data based on 2,000 ONS population projections; and

3. Population data based on 2,000 ONS population projections.

Source:

Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics.

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