General Practitioners (Hansard, 16 July 2003)

§ Mr. Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general practitioners there are per head of population in England. [126069]

§ Mr. Hutton
The number of all general medical practitioners, all practitioners per head of population and all practitioners per 100,000 population in England as at 30 September 2002 is shown in the table.

All General Medical Practitioners¹ in England, as at 30 September 2002

England Numbers (headcount)

All Practitioners¹ 32,292

All Practitioners per head of population 0.0007

All Practitioners per 100,000 population 65.4

¹ All Practitioners includes CMS Unrestricted Principals, PMS Contracted GPs, PMS Salaried GPs, Restricted Principals, Assistants, GP Registrars, Salaried Doctors (para 52 SFA), PMS Other and GP Retainers.

Source:
Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics.
Government Actuary's Department (GAD) 2001 based resident population projections for mid year 2002.

§ Tom Cox
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many vacancies for general practitioners there are in the London borough of Wandsworth. [126179]

§ Mr. Hutton
There are 6.5 general practitioner vacancies in Wandsworth.

All General Medical Practitioners¹ in England, as at 30 September 2002
England	Numbers (headcount)
All Practitioners¹	32,292
All Practitioners per head of population	0.0007
All Practitioners per 100,000 population	65.4
¹ All Practitioners includes CMS Unrestricted Principals, PMS Contracted GPs, PMS Salaried GPs, Restricted Principals, Assistants, GP Registrars, Salaried Doctors (para 52 SFA), PMS Other and GP Retainers.