§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam (Mr. Burstow), of 8 January 2003,Official Report, columns 278–79W, on general practitioners, what the figures were for the year to April 2003. [137377]
§ Mr. HuttonThe number of whole-time equivalent general practitioners in each strategic health authority, Government office region and in England between October 1997 and March 2003 are shown in the table.
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General Medical Practitioners (excluding GP retainers) 1,2 in England, by Strategic Health Authority and Government Office Region; 1997 to March 2003
Estimated whole-time equivalents 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 England 27,660 27,848 28,033 28,154 28,439 North East 1,402 1,418 1,426 1,434 1,488 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 782 802 807 812 836 County Durham and Tees Valley 620 617 619 622 652 North West 3,834 3,822 3,880 3,874 3,903 Cumbria and Lancashire 1,079 1,083 1,090 1,079 1,093 Greater Manchester 1,409 1,404 1,420 1,424 1,422 Cheshire and Merseyside 1,346 1,335 1,370 1,371 1,388 Yorkshire and the Humber 2,848 2,843 2,892 2,911 2,950 North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 944 934 951 959 968 West Yorkshire 1,188 1,198 1,221 1,227 1,248 South Yorkshire 716 711 720 725 734 West Midlands 2,877 2,901 2,920 2,959 2,962 Shropshire and Staffordshire 757 776 787 792 779 Birmingham and the Black Country 1,261 1,272 1,279 1,299 1,305 Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire 859 853 853 869 878 East Midlands 2,220 2,233 2,227 2,225 2,261 Trent 1,363 1,382 1,386 1,408 1,434 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 857 851 841 817 827 East of England 2,901 2,955 2,963 2,979 2,987 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 1,227 1,243 1,250 1,268 1,276 Bedford and Herfordshire 869 892 894 897 906 Essex 805 819 819 814 805 London 4,225 4,212 4,198 4,217 4,212 North West London 1,107 1,097 1,055 1,044 1,064 North Central London 738 741 727 748 746 North East London 835 845 844 866 841 South East London 814 810 840 825 833 South West London 731 720 732 735 727 South East 4,410 4,482 4,512 4,507 4,579 Thames Valley 1,145 1,186 1,198 1,202 1,218 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 996 999 1,014 1,017 1,037 Kent and Medway 860 867 868 853 860 Surrey and Sussex 1,410 1,430 1,432 1,435 1,464 South West 2,942 2,981 3,014 3,048 3,097 Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1,225 1,257 1,281 1,289 1,301 South West Peninsula 990 981 972 1,000 1,025 Somerset and Dorset 727 744 761 759 771 854W855W
Estimated whole-time equivalents Increase March 2002 2002 March 2003 1997 to 2003 1999 to 2003 England 28,540 28,740 29,180 1,520 1,146 North East 1,494 1,523 1,542 140 116 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 852 866 855 73 48 County Durham and Tees Valley 642 657 688 68 68 North West 3,923 3,943 4,002 168 122 Cumbria and Lancashire 1,107 1,103 1,116 37 26 Greater Manchester 1,422 1,409 1,444 35 24 Cheshire and Merseyside 1,395 1,430 1,442 96 72 Yorkshire and the Humber 2,979 2,988 3,037 189 145 North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 985 989 998 54 47 West Yorkshire 1,266 1,257 1,298 110 77 South Yorkshire 728 742 741 26 21
Estimated whole-time equivalents Increase March 2002 2002 March 2003 1997 to 2003 1999 to 2003 West Midlands 3,001 3,034 3,051 174 132 Shropshire and Staffordshire 781 806 818 61 31 Birmingham and the Black Country 1,317 1,330 1,323 62 44 Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire 903 898 910 51 57 East Midlands 2,236 2,275 2,311 91 84 Trent 1,405 1,439 1,462 99 76 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 831 836 849 -8 8 East of England 2,997 2,991 3,040 140 77 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 1,276 1,277 1,297 70 47 Bedford and Hertfordshire 906 914 918 49 23 Essex 814 800 826 21 7 London 4,229 4,288 4,398 173 199 North West London 1,043 1,056 1,085 -22 30 North Central London 755 759 760 22 33 North East London 859 888 919 84 74 South East London 820 830 872 58 32 South West London 752 755 762 31 30 South East 4,602 4,608 4,670 260 158 Thames Valley 1,236 1,268 1,273 129 75 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1,041 1,022 1,047 51 33 Kent and Medway 855 854 863 3 -5 Surrey and Sussex 1,469 1,464 1,487 77 55 South West 3,079 3,091 3,128 185 113 Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1,300 1,302 1,316 90 35 South West Peninsula 1,012 1,006 1,039 48 66 Somerset and Dorset 768 783 773 46 12 1 All Practitioners (excluding GP retainers) include QMS Unrestricted Principals, PMS Contracted GPs, PMS Salaried GPs, Restricted Principals, Assistants, GP Registrars, Salaried Doctors (Para 52 SFA), PMS Other and Flexible Career Scheme GPs. 2 GP retainers were first collected in 1999 and have been omitted for comparability purposes. Notes: 1. WTE data has been estimated using the results from the 1992-93 GMP Workload Survey; Full time = 1.00wte; Three quarter time = 0.69 wte; Job share = 0.65 wte; Half time = 0.60 wte. 2. Totals may not add up to sum of component parts due to rounding 3. Data as at 1 October 1997-99, 30 September 2000–02, 31 March 2002–03 Source:
Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics.