National Clinical Director of Primary Care

HC Deb 07 November 2002 vol 392 c541W

Tim Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many GP surgeries have been visited by the GP tsar in that capacity since his appointment. [75511]

Mr. Hutton

[holding answer 21 October 2002]: Professor David Colin-Thome is a part-time practising general practitioner (GP) as well as the current National Clinical Director of Primary Care, a position which he occupies on a two day per week basis. Since his appointment in May 2001, he has visited 14 GP surgeries. He has, however, met considerably more GPs and other primary care professionals through attending conferences, seminars and other events, which average at well over one per week.