HC Deb 26 March 2004 vol 419 cc1132-3W
Simon Hughes

: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) nurses and (b) general practitioners are in training in (i) each London borough, (ii) Greater London and (iii) England; and what the figures were in 1997. [162366]

Mr. Hutton

: The available information on the number of general practitioner registrars and student nursing populations is shown in the table. Student nursing population information by strategic health authority is only available for 2001–02 and from 1998–99 for the Greater London area.

GP registrars and nursing course student populations by strategic health authority (SHA) and primary care trust (PCT) for London and England
Headcount GP Registrars1 Whole-time equivalents Student nurse population2
1997 2003 1998–99 2001–02
England 1,343 2,235 45,668 51,713
Of Which:
London 208 348 9,081 12,200
Of Which:
Q04 North West London SHA 45 58 n/a 2,672
5AT Hillington PCT n/a 8 n/a n/a
5H1 Hammersmith and Fulham PCT n/a 2 n/a n/a
5HX Ealing PCT n/a 8 n/a n/a
5HY Hounslow PCT n/a 4 n/a n/a
5K5 Brent PCT n/a 17 n/a n/a
5K6 5K6 Harrow PCT n/a 8 n/a
5LA Kensington and Chelsea PCT n/a 10 n/a n/a
5LC Westminster PCT n/a 1 n/a n/a
QO5 North Central London SHA 44 74 n/a 2,803
5A9 Barnet PCT n/a 15 n/a n/a
5C1 Enfield PCT n/a 6 n/a n/a
5C9 Haringey PCT n/a 14 n/a n/a
5K7 Camden PCT n/a 30 n/a n/a
5K8 Islington PCT n/a 9 n/a n/a
QO6 North East London SHA 39 71 n/a 3,015
5A4 Havering PCT n/a 12 n/a n/a
5C2 Barking and Dagenham PCT n/a 5 n/a n/a
5C3 City and Hackney PCT n/a 17 n/a n/a
5C4 Tower Hamlets PCT n/a 16 n/a n/a
5C5 Newham PCT n/a 8 n/a n/a
5NC Waltham Forest PCT n/a 13 n/a n/a
QO7 South East London SHA 35 51 n/a 2,424
5A7 Bromley PCT n/a 13 n/a n/a
5A8 Greenwich PCT n/a 8 n/a n/a
5AX Bexley PCT n/a 5 n/a n/a
5LD Lambeth PCT n/a 11 n/a n/a
5LE Southwark PCT n/a 6 n/a n/a
5LF Lewisham PCT n/a 8 n/a n/a
Q08 South West London SHA 45 94 n/a 1,286
5A5 Kingston PCT n/a 16 n/a n/a
5K9 Croydon PCT n/a 24 n/a n/a
5LG Wansworth PCT n/a 15 n/a n/a
5M6 Richmond and Twickenham PCT n/a 19 n/a n/a
5M7 Sutton and Merton PCT n/a 20 n/a n/a
n/a = Not applicable.
1 Figures as at 30 September each year.
2 Figures for the financial year.

Source:

Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics.

Tim Loughton

: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general practitioners he estimates over-prescribe (a) Seroxat and (b) other selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors. [162564]

Ms Rosie Winterton

: Information is not available in requested format.

It is not possible to estimate the numbers of general practitioners prescribing above the recommended doses.